(2) It is the policy of the State of Florida to:(a) Develop and promote the effective use of energy in the state, discourage all forms of energy waste, and recognize and address the potential of global climate change wherever possible.
(b) Play a leading role in developing and instituting energy management programs aimed at promoting energy conservation, energy security, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
(c) Include energy considerations in all state, regional, and local planning.
(d) Utilize and manage effectively energy resources used within state agencies.
(e) Encourage local governments to include energy considerations in all planning and to support their work in promoting energy management programs.
(f) Include the full participation of citizens in the development and implementation of energy programs.
(g) Consider in its decisions the energy needs of each economic sector, including residential, industrial, commercial, agricultural, and governmental uses, and reduce those needs whenever possible.
(h) Promote energy education and the public dissemination of information on energy and its environmental, economic, and social impact.
(i) Encourage the research, development, demonstration, and application of alternative energy resources, particularly renewable energy resources.
(j) Consider, in its decisionmaking, the social, economic, and environmental impacts of energy-related activities, including the whole-life-cycle impacts of any potential energy use choices, so that detrimental effects of these activities are understood and minimized.
(k) Develop and maintain energy emergency preparedness plans to minimize the effects of an energy shortage within Florida.