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BARRIERS <br />Peoule and Oreanizations <br />- Not In My Back Yard (NIMBYs) <br />- Luddites (People Who Are Opposed to Technological Change, Anti-Change) <br />- Resistance to Change <br />- Fear <br />- Affluent Are Tolerant of Waste <br />- Bureaucracy <br />- Utility/Regulatory Obstacles <br />- Developers Resistant to Cost Increases <br />- Private Energy Suppliers and Providers <br />- Political Considerations <br />Government <br />- Federal Government Energy Policy (Example: Enron Plan) <br />- City Staff <br />- City and Regional Legal Issues and Bureaucratic Maze <br />- Regulatory/Legislative Barriers and Uncertainties <br />- Cycle Time, Inability to Respond to Opportunities <br />- Political Considerations <br />- Limiting Introduction of New Technology <br />- Sensitivity to Economic Downturn <br />Financin¢ <br />- Lack of Knowledge about Existing Programs <br />- "True Cost" of Energy Is Not Considered (Externalities) <br />- Risk (Real or Perceived) <br />- Lack of Financial Sophistication <br />- Existing Subsidies Are Not Aligned with EAG Goals <br />- Subsidies Are Not High Enough <br />- Time Limit on Rebates <br />Page 3 <br />