Energy
Today, local governments have a growing role in the decision-making process related to their energy systems. These municipal systems include both sources of energy supply (utility plants, generators, etc) and sources of energy demand (transportation systems, buildings, etc.). Environmentally-friendly municipal energy strategies require balancing the need for i) appropriate selection of energy sources based on a hierarchy of sustainable practices, ii) increased decentralization of the local energy grid, iii) affordable pricing based on full-cost accounting methods, and iv) lessening the vulnerability of communities that are overly-dependent on a single energy source.
