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2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />b. Energy from Wind and Solar Power. While the geography of Piedmont North Carolina <br />is an unlikely source for large -scale wind power, it may provide sufficient energy for <br />individual farms to produce power for farm buildings. Likewise solar power may <br />provide farmers with a cleaner and cheaper form of energy to pump water, charge <br />electric fences batteries and light and heat buildings. Eventually farmers who are able <br />to produce more power than they need may be able to sell their surplus to local <br />C. <br />741 <br />energy companies. <br />Energy Crops. Agricultural crops that can produce biofuels and ethanol <br />for fossil fuels are becoming increasingly popular in <br />Orange County. Soybeans and corn are currently the <br />most common crops, but with new technology other <br />as substitutes <br />As other alternative energy opportunities become available education and outreach will be <br />important. But these examples provide a sample of the types of programs that could work <br />in Orange County, particularly with the county's proximity to several universities and <br />Research Triangle.32 <br />32 North Carolina agencies include: NC Technological Development Authority, NC, DENR, Solid Waste <br />Section, NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC State Office of Energy. Federal partners include: US EPA <br />Landfill Methane Outreach Program, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the US EPA <br />Divisions of Pollution Prevention. <br />Draft 1012812009 Action Steps to Ensure a Viable Agricultural Community 44 <br />59 <br />