• Gathering cross-discipline information from all NREL renewable energy/efficiency areas.Findings reveal that there is little information available on how to integrate renewable technologies as a system in community building design. There is a real information gap and need to share renewable technology information with builders, developers, and stakeholders who are interested in pursuing renewable technology integration in communities. One purpose of this report is to help bridge this information gap; another is to describe and emphasize the "systems approach" to designing a Renewable Energy Community that provides the paradigm-shifting ability to develop these communities cost-effectively. Looking at the community system as a whole-linking homes with vehicles and addressing energy issues on a community level rather than individual households-makes good business sense. 4 This report outlines and provides examples of the elements necessary to develop a Renewable Energy Community. It also discusses stakeholders that might be involved, and gives details on the systems approach recommended. The elements can be thought of as a progression of stepsnot necessarily in order-but nonetheless building on each other towards such a community. In addition, a literature review and reference list is provided in an Appendix that cites further examples and contact information on stakeholders involved in each particular element.
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