State activities/resources

Regional - Covers several states or regions.

General renewables

• Clean Energy States Alliance
  
  
• DSIRE Rules, Regulations & Policies for Renewable Energy by State
  
  
• 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 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
  
  
• 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.
  

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

• WGA CDEAC - Geothermal Task Force

Solar

• WGA CDEAC - Solar Task Force

Wind

• Governors' Wind Energy Coalition
  
  
• 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:
  • Apache County
  • Cochise County
  • Coconino County
  • Graham County
  • Greenlee County
  • Mohave County
  • Navajo County
  • Yavapai County

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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
  

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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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Idaho

Wind

• Idaho National Laboratory Wind Power Information

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Illinois

Solar

• Illinois solar Energy Association
  
  
• Midwest Renewable Energy Association

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Indiana

Biomass

• BioTown

Solar

• Midwest Renewable Energy Association

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Iowa

General renewables

• Iowa Office of Energy

Biomass

• Chariton Valley Biomass Project

Solar

• Midwest Renewable Energy Association

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Kansas

Solar

• Heartland Renewable Energy Society

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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

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Missouri

Solar

• Heartland Renewable Energy Society

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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
  

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Nebraska

General Renewables

• Nebraska Energy Office publications
  
  
• Nebraska Energy Plan

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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

• Wind Interests of North Dakota

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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

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Oregon

Geothermal

• Oregon Institute of Technology's Geo–Heat 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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South Dakota

General renewables

• South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority

Wind

• South Dakota Wind Association

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Texas

Solar

• Texas Solar Energy Society

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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

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