1. Marrying Policy and the Public: DSIRE as a Policy Tool Justin Barnes North Carolina Solar Center/DSIRE World Renewable Energy Forum 2012 Denver, CO

2. Background Created by the NC Solar Center in 1995 Funded by the US DOE (EERE) Administered by NREL Approximately 2,700 entries Renewable energy and energy efficiency Rules, regulations, policies, and incentives Approximately 170,000 unique visitors/month

3. User-Friendly Tools Search tool Summary maps Summary tables Glossary Library Policy Map Solar Portal and Policy Guide MyDSIRE RPS Data

5. How do we keep it up to date? Entries are updated at least once every 11 months – Utility EE incentives every 6 – 9 months Solicit input from program administrators Regularly monitor legislative and regulatory websites Subscribe to many newsletters and Google alerts Unsolicited emails from DSIRE users A few web tricks…

6. Keys to DSIRE User OptionsPrioritizationEvolutionStandardizationInfrastructure

7. Open EI Incentives and Policies Populated with info from DSIRE Allows direct user input DSIRE staff review DSIRE India Under Development

8. Questions? Contact: Justin Barnes North Carolina Solar Center Justin_barnes@ncsu.edu