State activities/resources
Regional - Covers several states or regions.
General renewables
Clean Energy States Alliance
Database
of State Renewable Resource Potential
Harvesting Clean Energy
(covers Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho). This group's goal is to
build awareness of the benefits of renewable energy technologies for rural
landowners and communities, and support implementation through technical
and educational resources.
Links to state energy
offices and utility commissions
Plugging In Renewable Energy: Grading the States
This report by the Union of Concerned Scientists assigns grades to each of the 50 states based on their commitment to supporting wind, solar and other renewable energy sources.
Renewable
Electric Plant Information
System
Renewable Northwest Project
Website covers the basics of green power and its availability for consumers
in the northwestern United States. It includes information on wind, solar,
and geothermal energy.
State Energy Advisory Board
State Interconnection
Rules Table 2004 (pdf)
State
and Utility Net Metering Rules Table 2004 (pdf)
The Western Business
Coalition for New Energy Technologies covers state coalitions in Arizona,
Colorado,
New
Mexico and Utah)
Western
Resource Advocates promotes
renewable energy and
energy efficiency, creates
business incentives for
lowered greenhouse gas
emissions, and works
towards reducing the
impacts of existing coal
plants.
Year
End EnergyNet Policy
Update - 12/22/05
Biomass
Great Lakes Regional Biomass Energy
Program
New Uses Council
Pacific
Regional Biomass Energy Program
WGA CDEAC - Biomass Task
Force
Western Regional
Biomass Energy Program
Geothermal
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy GeoPowering
the West State Activities
GeoPowering
the West - State Fact Sheets
WGA CDEAC - Geothermal
Task Force
Solar
WGA CDEAC - Solar Task Force Wind
WGA CDEAC - Wind
Task Force
Wind Powering America's Regional
Wind Activities and Contacts provides links
to state activities, industry and government
organizations, and resource data.
University of Oregon's Pacific Northwest Wind Database (covers Oregan, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California and Nevada)
Plains Organization
Wind Energy
Resources
Arizona
General renewables
Arizona
Coalition for New Energy Technologies
Arizona Environmental Portfolio Standard Working Group
Solar
Arizona
Solar Center
Arizona Solar
Energy Association
Wind
Arizona Wind Energy Assessments - Developable Windy Land and Economic Benefits:
California
General renewables
California Consumer
Energy Center. This site provides California consumers with facts
on installing solar and wind projects, purchasing alternative fuel vehicles,
as well as providing tips to save energy. Specific advice for industrial
and agricultural consumers is also available.
2004 Annual Review of the PIER Program
Biomass
California Biomass Energy Alliance
Emissions trading
California
Climate Action Registry
Geothermal
California Geothermal
Fact Sheets
Solar
California
Solar Center
California Solar Energy Industries
Association
New Solar Homes Partnership
NorCal Solar Energy Association
Wind
California Wind Energy Association
University at California at Davis' California
Wind Energy Collaborative
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Colorado
General renewables
Colorado Alliance
of Sustainable Business Associations
ColoradoEnergy.org
Colorado Renewable Energy Society
Colorado
Straw Bale Association
Publications
Renewable Energy Programs
Geothermal
Geothermal Resources in Colorado
Solar
Colorado Renewable Energy Society
Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association
Wind
Wind Power for Colorado
Plains
Organizations for Wind
Energy Resuources: Regional
Wind Database
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Connecticut
General renewables
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund
Solar
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
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Delaware
Solar
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
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Florida
Solar
Florida Solar Energy Center
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Hawaii
Wind
Hawaii Wind Resource Information
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top
Idaho
Wind
Idaho Department of Water Resources Wind
Power Information
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Illinois
Solar
Illinois solar Energy Association
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Wind
Plains
Organization for Wind Resources:
Regional Wind Database
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Indiana
Solar
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
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Iowa
Biomass
Chariton Valley Biomass
Project
BioTown
Solar
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Wind
Plains
Organizations for Wind
Energy Resuources: Regional
Wind Database
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Kansas
Solar
Heartland Renewable Energy
Society
Wind
Plains
Organizations for Wind
Energy Resuources: Regional
Wind Database
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Maine
Solar
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
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Massachusetts
Solar
Harvard
Green Campus Initiative
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
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Michigan
Renewables, general
Economic Impacts Resulting from Implementation of State RPS
Solar
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
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Minnesota
Solar
Minnesota Renewable Energy Society
Wind
Plains
Organizations for Wind
Energy Resuources: Regional
Wind Database
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Missouri
Solar
Heartland Renewable Energy
Society
Wind
Plains
Organizations for Wind
Energy Resuources: Regional
Wind Database
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Montana
General renewables
Montana GreenPower
Solar/Biomass
Montana Department of Environmental Quality's Solar/Biomass
in Montana
Wind
Montana Department of Environmental Quality's Wind
in Montana
Plains
Organizations for Wind
Energy Resources: Regional
Wind Database
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Nebraska
General Renewables
Nebraska Energy Quarterly
Wind
Plains
Organizations for
Wind Energy Resources: Regional
Wind Database
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Nevada
General renewables
Nevada
State Office of Energy
provides information on renewable energy and energy efficiency use in
the state.
Nevada Commission
on Mineral Resources
Nevada
Renewable Energy and Conservation
Task Force
Solar
SUNRISE, Sustainable Resources
Group
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New Hampshire
Solar
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
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New Jersey
Solar
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
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New Mexico
Solar
New Mexico Solar Energy Association
Geothermal
Geothermal Development Resource Needs in New Mexico
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New York
Solar
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
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North Carolina
Solar
North Carolina Sustainable
Energy Association
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North Dakota
Wind
Plains
Organizations for Wind
Energy Resources: Regional
Wind Database
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Ohio
General
Public
Utilities Commission
of Ohio
Green Energy Ohio
Solar
Green Energy Ohio
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Oklahoma
General renewables
Oklahoma Renewable Energy
Council
Wind
Plains
Organizations for Wind
Energy Resources: Regional
Wind Database
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Oregon
General renewables
Oregon Office of Energy - Renewable
Energy
Geothermal
Oregon Institute of Technology's GeoHeat
Center (covers Western states)
Solar
Solar Energy Association of Oregon
University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory
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Pennsylvania
Solar
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
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Rhode Island
Solar
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
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Texas
Solar
Texas Solar Energy Society
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South Dakota
General renewables
South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority
Wind
Plains
Organizations for Wind
Energy Resources: Regional
Wind Database
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Utah
General renewables
State
Energy
Program
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Vermont
Solar
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
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Virginia
Wind
Virginia
State-bases
Anemometer
Loan Program
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Washington
General renewables
Washington Energy Policy
Group. Part of the Energy Division of the Washington State Department
of Community, Trade and Economic Development, the Energy Policy Group
provides leadership, information, analysis and support for energy decisions
that deliver an economically and environmentally sound energy future.
Washington State University Extension Energy Program
Solar
Washington
State University Energy
Program Solar Resources
Washington
Solar Energy Industries Association
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Wisconsin
Solar
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Wind
Plains
Organizations for Wind
Energy Resources: Regional
Wind Database
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Wyoming
Wind
Plains
Organizations for Wind
Energy Resources: Regional
Wind Database
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