About PRP
Industry calendar
State activities/
resources
National activities/ resources
Key industry contacts
Grants, funding and RFPs
Certified green power suppliers
Consumer education
Transmission

Tools

Marketing renewable resources
Identifying and screening renewable energy projects
Conducting market research
Reports and publications
Project development case studies
Partnership opportunities
Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Presentations
 

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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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 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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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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  RESOURCES
Western Area Power Admin.
Bonneville Power Admin.
Southeastern Power Admin
American Public
Power Assn.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn.
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Energy
Department of Interior
U.S. Department of Agriculture
DOE Tribal Energy Program
NWPPA