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[ + ]Alliance to Save Energy
| Title | Alliance to Save Energy |
| Description | The Alliance to Save Energy is a coalition of business, nonprofit, environmental, and Congressional leaders dedicated to increasing energy efficiency across the United States. The Alliance focuses its initiatives on federal, state, local and international policy, utilities, buildings, education, and industry. ASE provides advocacy resources, including policy summaries and factsheets for specific bills and topics. Topics include buildings, public health, energy security, infrastructure, and transportation. Additional resources include lesson plans, advocacy alerts, annual reports, blog posts, case studies, presentations, reports, videos, news articles, events, and energy efficiency tips. Users may browse content by Initiative or resource type by selecting the “Resources” tab. Users may also search the text of the resource in that tab, or by using the search box. |
| URL | http://www.ase.org/ |
[ + ]American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
| Title | American Solar Energy Society (ASES) |
| Description | ASES is a nonprofit organization for solar energy professionals and advocates, aimed at supporting the transition to a sustainable energy economy. ASES advocates sustainable living and renewable energy by sharing information, events, and resources. These include infographics, articles, newsletters, data, reports, news, webinars, Solar training, Solar Energy Workbook, and Solar Today magazine. Users may search the entire site using the search box. |
| URL | http://www.ases.org/ |
[ + ]Berkeley Lab: Electricity Markets & Policy
| Title | Berkeley Lab: Electricity Markets & Policy |
| Description | Electricity Markets & Policy (EMP) informs public and private decision-making processes using independent and inter disciplinary analysis of critical electricity policy and market trends. Topics include electric system planning, electricity, reliability & resilience, utility regulation & business models, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. The site also hosts a series of tools including an eProject Builder, FINDER model, SUPRA tool, and Resource Planning Portal. Additional resources include publications, webinars, news, maps, factsheets, graphs, reports, and events. Users may also search the site using the search box. |
| URL | https://emp.lbl.gov |
[ + ]Berkeley Law - Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment (CLEE)
| Title | Berkeley Law - Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment (CLEE) |
| Description | CLEE partners with government, business, nonprofit organizations, and the Berkeley Law community to offer the expertise and pragmatic policy solutions to environmental and energy challenges. Topic areas include water, climate & energy, sustainable land use, and oceans. Resources include videos, policy reports, filings and testimony, white papers, data sets, journal articles, blog postings, events, and newsletters. Users may subscribe to “Legal Planet,” their environmental law blog. Users may also search the site using the search box. |
| URL | https://www.law.berkeley.edu/centers/clee/ |
[ + ]Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) - Energy Project
| Title | Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) - Energy Project |
| Description | The BPC’s Energy Project addresses energy issues related to grid security, climate change, technology, and oil and gas. BPC’s Energy issue areas include environmental regulation, electric grid security and cybersecurity, innovation and technology, nuclear, oil, natural gas, renewables and efficiency. Resources include congressional testimony, official reports and publications articles, infographics, press releases, and blog entries. Users may search the entire site by using the search box. |
| URL | http://bipartisanpolicy.org/ |
[ + ]Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI) - Princeton University
[ + ]Carnegie Melon University - Engineering and Public Policy Department
| Title | Carnegie Melon University - Engineering and Public Policy Department |
| Description | This Department integrates engineering and public policy with energy and environmental systems, working to solve problems at the interface of science, technology, and society. Focus areas include energy systems, climate and environment, technology innovation policy, risk analysis and risk communication, information and communication technology, and tools for policy analysis. Search content by using the search box or browse by selecting a topic from the menu. To see Carnegie Mellon University’s related resources, select “Research” and then “Research Centers.” |
| URL | http://www.epp.cmu.edu/ |
[ + ]Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE)
| Title | Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) |
| Description | The CEE, a non-profit organization, brings together gas and electric efficiency administrators from the U.S. and Canada to promote energy efficient products, systems, and public services for the benefit of the public. The site connects users to a variety of resources, organized by individual initiative: residential, commercial, and industrial. These initiatives all provide program summaries and lists of qualifying products. Under the “Influencing Markets” tab, users can access content related to decision-making tools, residential Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) programs, high tech lighting, energy efficiency, energy efficiency testing, and the distribution chain. The CEE website hosts an energy efficiency resources library, accessible via the “Program Insights” tab. |
| URL | http://www.cee1.org/ |
[ + ]EarthTime
| Title | EarthTime |
| Description | EarthTIme, launched by the Community Robotics, Education and Technology Empowerment (CREATE) Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, is an open-source data visualization of global renewable energy resources from 1984 to the present. EarthTime aims to "support positive future decision-making," through narrative animations of satellite imagery showing the Earth's natural and human-driven transformations. Readers can use navigation arrows to explore slides showing satellite imagery of the spatial distribution and growth of renewables. Slides in the visualization focus on specific types of renewable energy generation (wind, solar photovoltaic, and solar farms) and regions, with curated notes about what to observe. Users looking for a deeper dive can use the "Data Library" to build their own visualizations with data from a wide range of sources, such as the U.S. Geological Survey, Google, and GlobalData. Users may also search the site using the search box. |
| URL | https://earthtime.org/explore |
[ + ]Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
| Title | Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) |
| Description | EPRI conducts collaborative research to develop electricity generation, delivery, and public use. EPRI’s mission is to advance safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity through global collaboration, leadership, and science & technology innovation. EPRI develops annual research portfolios, identify critical and emerging electricity industry issues, and supports technology transfer and development. EPRI’s website features various programs including: underground transmission, distribution systems, electrification, wind generation, energy, environmental, and climate change policy, emission control for fossil plants, and aquatic resource protection. The “Journal” tab provides access to a wide range of articles, blogposts, videos, software, and reports on a variety of topics from Smart Grids to greenhouse gas emissions. Other resources include event and assorted training programs through EPRI’s course catalog. Additional resources made available by logging into the site are research reports, events, updates, software, training announcements, and other program deliverables. |
| URL | http://www.epri.com/ |
[ + ]Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law
| Title | Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law |
| Description | A nonprofit organization of experts promoting market-based solutions for energy efficiency and renewable energy system development. Operates as a collaborative think tank and engages business, government, academia, nonprofit, philanthropic and military stakeholders. The website focuses on its various global programs addressing communities, transportation, buildings, industry, electricity, energy and resources, transportation, industry & materials, climate, business & design innovation, and security. Resources include articles, reports, press releases, infographics, news & events, a blog, presentations, and video library. Users may search website content by using the search tab. |
| URL | http://www.rmi.org/ |
[ + ]Harvard Electricity Policy Group (HEPG)
| Title | Harvard Electricity Policy Group (HEPG) |
| Description | HEPG, hosted by Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, focuses on electric-industry policy issues, and maintains an extensive online research library containing research papers, relevant links, and a glossary. Research library topics include environmental issues, capacity building, emerging technologies, transmission, market design, regulation and policy, and regional transmission organizations. The library site also hosts numerous subtopics: coal, renewable energy, electric vehicles, price formation, national energy policy, smart grid, and public power. Users can browse content by category or find specific items through the search tab. Additional resources include papers, presentations, news, events, and reports. |
| URL | http://www.hks.harvard.edu/hepg/index.html |
[ + ]MIT - Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEPR)
| Title | MIT - Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEPR) |
| Description | CEPR focuses primarily on energy economics to support policy decision-making. Research areas include coal, nuclear power, nuclear fuel, natural gas, solar energy, and geothermal energy. Resources include news, newsletters, seminars and panel discussions, webinars, policy briefs, CEPR publications, working papers, white papers, research reports, peer-reviewed journal articles by CEPR staff, and relevant links. Users may also search the website via the search box. |
| URL | http://ceepr.mit.edu/ |
[ + ]National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
| Title | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) |
| Description | NARUC is a non-profit organization that represents state public service commissions who regulate utilities providing services such as energy, telecommunications, power, water, and transportation, providing a platform for collaboration, research, and public policy advocacy. NARUC has a variety of committees that provide resources by subject area including critical infrastructure, electricity, energy resources and the environment, gas, water, and international relations. Additionally, NARUC links to the National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI) which provides comprehensive training content and materials. Researchers can explore “Our Programs” for ongoing research and policy projects. Topics include fracking, natural gas, nuclear energy, transportation, wastewater, etc. The site also provides a list of member national and regional organizations under “Events->Regionals.” Additional resources include resolutions, federal testimony, legal filings, press releases, white papers, testimony, white papers, international policy and advocacy, letters, factsheets, reports, blogs, meetings and webinars, blog posts, and events. Users may also search the entire site by using the search box. |
| URL | http://www.naruc.org/ |
[ + ]National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) - Energy
| Title | National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) - Energy |
| Description | The NCSL is committed to improving the effectiveness of state legislatures through collaboration and by promoting policy and innovation. Among the many topics NCSL covers is Energy. Resources include Energy Publications and Legislative Updates, Energy Bill Tracking Database, Energy Newsletters, and Webinars. |
| URL | http://www.ncsl.org/research/energy.aspx |
[ + ]Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
| Title | Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) |
| Description | RAP is an international nonprofit that assists policymakers with making environmentally and economically sustainable regulatory decisions related to electricity and natural gas. Most useful to researchers is the site's “Knowledge Center.” Here, users may search by key word and/or browse content filtered by region, topic, date, and publication type. Topics include energy resource planning, renewable energy & distributed resources, regulation & governance, power markets & reliability, climate & public health, energy efficiency & demand response, and pricing & rate design. Users can also filter results by language. Additional resources include news, factsheets, reports, policy briefs, presentations, events, and a blog. Users may also search the site by using the search box. |
| URL | http://www.raponline.org/ |
[ + ]Utility Dive
| Title | Utility Dive |
| 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.utilitydive.com/ |
[ + ]Vermont Law School's Institute for Energy and the Environment
| Title | Vermont Law School's Institute for Energy and the Environment |
| Description | Vermont Law School’s Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE) is a national and world energy policy resource focused on current and emerging energy policies. The IEE has the largest selection of clean energy courses available, leading renewable energy experiential opportunities, new clean transportation classes, and research options. Recent projects include the Farm and Energy Initiative, Clean Transportation, Securitization and Energy Justice, and Virtual Power Plants etc. The Institute also offers a vibrant student energy clinic which works on legal and business models for community energy development. The website includes program descriptions, clinic information, publications, news, information about Institute faculty and staff, and links to Energy Course offerings. |
| URL | https://www.vermontlaw.edu/academics/centers-and-programs/Institute-for-Energy-and-the-Environment |
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