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[ + ]Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)
| Title | Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) |
| Description | DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewable energy and energy efficiency in the U.S. DSIRE is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and operated by the Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University. Resources include presentations, publications, and detailed summary maps of policies and incentives as well as maps that provide a geographical overview of policies that promote renewable energy in the U.S. |
| URL | http://www.dsireusa.org/ |
[ + ]Department of Energy (DOE)
| Title | Department of Energy (DOE) |
| Description | The United States DOE ensures America’s security and prosperity using transformative science and technology solutions to address its energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges. DOE programs relate to vehicles, manufacturing, home weatherization, energy efficiency, climate change, and renewable energy. The department hosts a variety of offices, including those related to Indian energy policy and programs, advanced research, loan programs, environmental management, legacy management, fossil energy, nuclear energy, and electricity delivery and reliability. The Agency organizes its online content into the following categories: Public Services, Science & Innovation, Energy Saver, About Energy.gov, and Offices. Users may also search the entire site using the search box |
| URL | http://www.energy.gov |
[ + ]Department of Energy (DOE): SciTech Connect
| Title | Department of Energy (DOE): SciTech Connect |
| Description | SciTech Connect links users to all DOE science, technology, and engineering research. Users may search within full text, citations, multimedia, datasets, or everything. Users may also browse by subject, including power generation and distribution; renewable energy sources; energy storage, conversion and utilization; fossil fuels; national defense; biology and medicine; chemistry; engineering; environmental science; fission and nuclear technologies; geosciences, materials, mathematics and computing; and physics. Users can create an account to save searches and receive content-specific alerts. Additional Resources include data sets, reports, and news. |
| URL | http://www.osti.gov/scitech/ |
[ + ]Department of Energy: Office of Environmental Management (EM)
| Title | Department of Energy: Office of Environmental Management (EM) |
| Description | The EM’s mission is “to address the nation’s Cold War environmental legacy resulting from five decades of nuclear weapons production and government-sponsored nuclear energy research.” The EM is responsible for environmental clean-up and managing nuclear materials. This source offers acquisition information, news, policy and guidance information, and safety standards. |
| URL | https://www.energy.gov/em/office-environmental-management |
[ + ]Department of Energy: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
| Title | Department of Energy: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) |
| Description | The FECM is in charge of “Federal research, development, and demonstration efforts on advancing technologies to meet [ ] climate goals and minimize the environmental impacts of fossil fuel use.” The FECM also manages the US’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. |
| URL | https://www.energy.gov/fecm/office-fossil-energy-and-carbon-management |
[ + ]Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD)
| Title | Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) |
| Description | Utility Dive provides in-depth journalism and insight into news and trends shaping the utility industry. The Resource Library and website covers topics such as distributed energy, energy storage, solar and renewables, smart grid, regulation and policy, efficiency & demand response, generation, technology, etc. Additional resources include a podcast, webinars, articles, press releases, events, surveys, reports, opinion pieces, and newsletter. |
| URL | https://www.hud.gov/topics/energy |
[ + ]Energy and the Environment - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| Title | Energy and the Environment - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Description | The EPA's Energy and the Environment page links to overviews of Energy in the U.S., the Electricity System, Renewable Heating and Cooling, and Combined Heat and Power. Resources include detailed Clean Energy Programs information, eGRID (Emissions and Generator Resource Integrated Database), Power Profiler (to determine the mix of sources used for how electricity is generated, by zip code), a Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, etc. Users can also search the entire site using the search box. |
| URL | http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/ |
[ + ]Energy Information Administration (EIA)
| Title | Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Description | U.S. EIA provides independent and impartial statistical data and analysis related to energy, the economy, and the environment. Topics include analysis & projections, markets & finance, environment, petroleum & other liquids, coal, natural gas, renewable & alternative fuels, nuclear & uranium, electricity, consumption & efficiency, and total energy. Users can browse different mapping tools, including: U.S. states, regional maps, international, and other maps (see e.g., the U.S. Energy Atlas). The site contains resources such as energy outlooks, factsheets, data points, maps, tables, and reports. |
| URL | http://www.eia.gov/ |
[ + ]Environmental Protection Agency: Energy Star
| Title | Environmental Protection Agency: Energy Star |
| Description | Energy Star is a government-backed standard for energy efficiency that was established by the EPA. Energy Star offers resources and tools for the private sector, public sector, and residential sector. This source provides energy use and renovation guides, news, product information, publications, reports. |
| URL | https://www.energystar.gov |
[ + ]Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
| Title | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) |
| Description | FERC, an independent Commission of the executive branch of the U.S. government, regulates interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. FERC also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines, and licenses hydropower projects. Topics include electric, oil, hydropower, and natural gas. FERC’s Legal Resources tab provides access to documents and filings, legal resources, market oversight, federal statutes, major orders and regulations, administrative litigation alternative dispute resolution resources, memoranda of understanding, and staff reports and papers. Additional resources include a glossary of terms and acronyms, enforcement resources, market reports and analyses, market snapshots, events, and guides. |
| URL | http://www.ferc.gov/ |
[ + ]House of Representatives: Committee on Energy & Commerce
| Title | House of Representatives: Committee on Energy & Commerce |
| Description | The House Committee on Energy and Commerce considers legislation relating to climate change, consumer protection, energy policy, environmental quality, food and drug safety, interstate and foreign commerce, public health research, and telecommunications. The Committee oversees the Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Trade Commission, Indian Health Service, etc. The Committee legislates on a variety of issues, such as environmental protection, motor vehicle safety, nuclear facilities, and renewable energy & conservation. Resources include summaries of Committee issues, hearings and votes; bills; blogs; fact sheets; podcasts; photos; news; and videos. |
| URL | http://energycommerce.house.gov/ |
[ + ]National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
| Title | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) |
| Description | The U.S. Department of Energy relies on NREL for research and development related to energy efficiency and renewable energy development. NREL maintains national research centers, collaborative research facilities, and thirteen research programs. Research areas include bioenergy, buildings, department of defense projects, electricity, hydrogen and fuel cells, electricity, wind energy, transportation, hydropower, weatherization and intergovernmental programs, and international energy issues. NREL also hosts the Federal Energy Management Program. Resources include NREL’s publication database, tools and models, NERL’s data database, research highlights, an image gallery, and the NREL library which covers solid state theory, superconductivity, optoelectronics, carbon-based nanosciences, and biological, and bimolecular. Users may browse the website content by subject or via the search box |
| URL | http://www.nrel.gov/ |
[ + ]North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
| Title | North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) |
| Description | NERC is an international regulatory authority charged with assuring North America’s (including Canada, the United States, and parts of Mexico) electricity reliability. NERC has multiple program areas, including compliance & enforcement, standards, electricity information sharing & analysis (E-ISAC), reliability risk management, training & certification, and reliability assessment & performance analysis (RAPA). The “Filings & Orders” tab links to delegated orders, notices, and provincial filings pertaining to FERC and Canadian authorities. Additional resources include reports, templates, procedures, business plans, implementation plans, Rules of Procedure, special reports, seasonal assessments, workshops, briefings, webinars, news, filings, governance documents, and events. Users can search the entire site through the search box. |
| URL | https://www.nerc.com/Pages/default.aspx |
[ + ]Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)
| Title | Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) |
| Description | NEEP is one of six Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEOs) funded, in part, by the U.S. Department of Energy to support state efficiency policies and programs. Initiatives include high efficiency products, energy efficient and resilient buildings, decarbonization, strategic electrification, and Evaluation, Measurement & Verification (EM & V). NEEP’s website connects users with state legislative and regulatory updates and tracking, appliance efficiency standards, building energy codes and ratings, and a regional energy efficiency database. Resources include blogs, news, events, reports, newsletters, forums, reports, websites, a glossary, and resource library. Users may also search website content by using the search box. |
| URL | http://www.neep.org/ |
[ + ]SmartGrid.gov
| Title | SmartGrid.gov |
| Description | The information on SmartGrid.gov helps consumers and stakeholders understand the basics of Smart Grid technologies, practices, and benefits. Topics covered include Grid Talk, Voices of Experience, GridPiQ, Sensor Technology and Data Analytics, and other featured initiatives. The website also provides access to agency resources including: publications, meeting minutes, public comments, reports, press releases, and podcasts. Users may search the entire site’s content or the Resource Library via the search box. |
| URL | http://www.smartgrid.gov/ |
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