Source: Sustain Charlotte's 2014 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Sustainability Report Card
Key Fact
Transportation fuels, natural gas, and electricity consumption are the source of 84% of Mecklenburg County's 2009 carbon footprint. Source: Mecklenburg County
Additional Resources
O2 Energies
North Carolina Solar Center
North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Energy
Our Vision for Energy
North Carolina Solar Center
North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Energy
Our Vision for Energy
By 2030, we envision a region in which...
- The region is known as a clean energy capital.
- A better, smarter electricity grid exists that helps us use energy more efficiently.
- Electric vehicles and recharging stations are widely available.
- Low carbon transportation fuels are produced and used locally.
- Carbon-free renewable energy sources provide at least 25% of our energy.
- Energy usage per person is reduced by at least 20% -- or 1% per year.
- Each home is able to produce its own energy and sell what it does not use.
- Citizens are knowledgeable about their energy consumption and actively participate in energy conservation.
- New buildings are designed and built to minimize energy consumption.
- Measures have been taken in existing homes and buildings to maximize energy efficiency.
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