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8 <br /> working, with Orange County inmates routinely <br /> transferred out of Orange County to other facilities; <br /> 7) Agriculture/Solar Energy - Orange County supports <br /> renewable energy initiatives such as House Bill <br /> 495/Senate Bill 473 (2011) and Senate Bill 694 (2011) <br /> to create a market for agricultural-sourced energy <br /> credits . Both provide incentives for farmers to <br /> produce renewable energy, which will become <br /> increasingly important to preserving and strengthening <br /> the agricultural economy and rural infrastructure as <br /> well as maintaining Orange County' s rural heritage and <br /> culture . The lack of continued effective solar energy <br /> incentives is a lost opportunity for all North <br /> Carolinians, but this is especially true for the <br /> agricultural sector. Farmers use a lot of electrical <br /> power and are uniquely positioned to become energy <br /> producers . Every south-facing barn roof is a candidate <br /> for a photo-voltaic (PV) array, and farms usually have <br /> open acreage that can support a stand-alone PV array; <br /> 8) Authority to Amend the Orange County Civil Rights <br /> Ordinance - Orange County seeks legislative action to <br /> provide the County the authority to include sexual <br /> orientation and sexual identity as protected classes . <br />