Other Resources
National Organizations
Federal Resources
State Organizations
Regional Organizations
International Organizations
Energy Tools
National Organizations
- Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)
- American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
- American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)
- American Public Power Association (APPA)
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
- American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
- American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
- Biomass Energy Resource Center
- Biomass Power Association
- Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC)
- Center for Resource Solutions (CRS)
- Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA)
- Combined Heat & Power Association (CHPA)
- Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
- Energy Services Coalition (ESC)
- Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)
- Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
- National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
- National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
- National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA)
- National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- National Hydropower Association (NHA)
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
- National Wind Coordinating Committee (NWCC)
- Network for New Energy Choices (NNEC)
- North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP)
- North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center
- Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
- Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
- Solar America Board for Codes and Standards (Solar ABCs)
- Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA)
- Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
- Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC)
- Southface Energy Institute
- Vote Solar
- U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
- U.S. Green Building Initiative
- Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) – Renewable Electricity Standards Toolkit
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Federal Resources
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) – Energy Publications
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Environmental Management Division
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- U.S. DOE – Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC)
- U.S. DOE – Biomass Program
- U.S. DOE – Clean Cities
- U.S. DOE – Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- U.S. DOE – Green Power Network
- U.S. DOE – Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)
- U.S. DOE – Solar Powering America
- U.S. DOE – SunShot Solar Energy Resource Center
- U.S. DOE – Water Power Program
- U.S. DOE – Weatherization Assistance Program
- U.S. DOE – Wind Program
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. EPA – Clean Energy
- U.S. EPA – Green Power Partnership
- U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE – ENERGY STAR
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State Organizations
- Alliance for Clean Energy New York (ACE NY)
- Arizona Solar Center
- California Solar Center
- California Solar Energy Industries Association (CAL SEIA)
- California Wind Energy Association (CalWEA)
- Colorado Cleantech Industry Association
- Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES)
- Energy Center of Wisconsin
- Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE)
- Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)
- Florida Solar Energy Industries Association (FlaSEIA)
- Focus on Energy (Wisconsin)
- Georgia Solar Energy Association
- Green Energy Ohio (GEO)
- Idaho Clean Energy Association
- Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
- Illinois Solar Energy Association (ISEA)
- Indiana Renewable Energy Association
- Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency (IAEE)
- Iowa Renewable Energy Association (I-Renew)
- Michigan GREEN
- Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES)
- Montana Green Power
- New Jersey Business Council for Clean Energy
- New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA)
- North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center
- North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA)
- Renew Missouri
- Renewable Energy Vermont
- Solar Oregon
- South Carolina Biomass Council
- South Dakota Wind Energy Association (SDWEA)
- Tennessee Solar Energy Association
- Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association (TREIA)
- Utah Clean Energy
- Wisconsin Energy Research Consortium
- Wisconsin Wind Works
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Regional Organizations
- Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC)
- Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA)
- Interwest Energy Alliance
- Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA)
- Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA)
- Midwest Energy Efficiency Research Consortium (MEERC)
- Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA)
- Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)
- Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
- Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)
- Northwest SEED
- North & West Solar Services
- Renewable Northwest Project
- Solar Energy Business Association of New England (SEBANE)
- Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)
- Professional Writing Agency (PWA)
- Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP)
- Western Resource Advocates (WRA)
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International Organizations
- Clean Energy Solutions Center – Policy Resources
- European Union PV Legal Database
- Geothermal Resources Council (GRC)
- Indian Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy Database
- International Energy Agency – Policies and Measures Databases (IEA)
- International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership
- Solar Energy International (SEI)
- United Nations Development Programme – Environment and Energy
- United Nations Statistics Division – Energy Statistics
- World Bank – Energy Division
Energy Tools
- EnergySage Solar Calculator – EnergySage’s free tool allows you to quickly estimate your solar potential and savings by address. Estimates are based on your actual roof and electricity bill, plus real-time price data from offers in your area.
- PVWatts Calculator – Developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), this solar modeling tool allows customers to estimate the energy production of a solar PV energy system.
- System Advisor Model (SAM) – NREL’s SAM is a performance and financial model designed to facilitate decision making for people involved in the renewable energy industry.
- Jobs and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) Models – NREL’s JEDI Models estimate the economic impacts of building and operating renewable power projects.
- Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) – The U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy publishes the AFDC to provide information, data, and tools for alternative and renewable fuels, advanced vehicles, and other fuel-saving measures.
- ENERGY STAR Home Advisor – The Home Advisor allows users to create a profile of their home energy use features, receive prioritized recommendations to improve its efficiency, and track improvements.
- Energy Funds for All – Energy Funds for All is a resource guide to help NC and SC residents access support for home and community energy projects.
