Energy Links

Use the links below to jump to the category of interest.

• California Energy Information
• Energy Efficiency – General
• Passive Solar and Cooling
• Energy Efficient Lighting and Daylighting
• Cool Roofs
• Renewable Energy General
• Solar
• Wind
• Biomass
• Geothermal
• Distributed Generation
• Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
• Energy-Related Organizations, Associations, Research, and Publications

California Energy Information

• California’s Renewable Energy Programs
• California Energy Commission (CEC)
• California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
• Consumer Energy Center
• Earth's 911Emerging Renewables Rebate Program
• Flex Your Power
• Pacific Gas & Electric

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Energy Conservation and Efficiency

Energy Efficiency – General

• American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
• Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
• Energy Savers, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• Home Energy Magazine On-line
• International Energy Agency - Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems
• International Institute for Energy Conservation
• Home Energy Saver (LBL)
• Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Building Technologies Department
• National Insulation Association, representing the mechanical and specialty
• Pacific Energy Center

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Passive Solar and Cooling

• California Solar Center – Passive Solar History
• CEC Passive Solar Design
• Earth Easy – Natural Cooling
• EERE Landscaping
• EERE Passive Solar Home Design
• Landscaping - The Natural Way to Save Energy
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Passive Solar 
• Oikos Shading: First Step Toward Natual Cooling
• Whole Building Design Guide – Passive Solar Heating

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Energy Efficient Lighting and Daylighting

• Daylighting Collaborative
• EERE Lighting & Daylighting
• Energy Star: Lighting
• Pacific Energy Center (PEC) Daylighting Initiative
• Whole Building Design Guide: Daylighting

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Cool Roofs

• CEC Consumer Energy Center: Cool Roofs
• Cool Roof Rating Council
• Cool systems for hot cities | Professional Roofing Magazine Article 
• ENERGY STAR: Reflective Roofs Article
• EPDM Roofing Association (ERA): Energy Efficient/Cool Roof Systems
• Highly-Reflective Low-Slope Roofs
• Home Energy Magazine: Saving Energy with Reflective Roof Coatings Article
• Reflective Roof Coatings Institute (RRCI)
• Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA)
• Solar Reflective Coatings Council – Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA)

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Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy General

• American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)
• Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST)
• EERE Green Power Network
• Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
• Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP) & Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST)
• Renewable Energy World, an on-line magazine 
• Renewable Resource Data Center (RReDC) – NREL  
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

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Solar

• American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
• California Solar Center
• California Solar Energy Industries Association (CalSEIA)
• California Solar Initiative (CSI)
• Find-Solar.org
• Million Solar Roofs Initiative—Go Solar California
• National Center for Photovoltaics (NCPV)
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Concentrating Solar Power Research
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Parabolic Trough Solar Power Network
• Northern California (NorCal) Solar Energy Association
• Sandia National Laboratories Photovoltaic Systems Research & Development Program
• Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA)
• Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
• U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Program

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Wind

• American Wind Energy Association
• California Energy Commission: Wind Energy in California
• California Wind Energy Association (CalWEA)
• California Wind Energy Collaborative (CWEC)
• EERE Wind & Hydropower Technologies Program
• National Wind Coordinating Committee
• NREL National Wind Technology Center
• Sandia National Laboratory (SNL) - Wind Energy Technology
• Utility Wind Integration Group (UWIG)
• Windustry

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Biomass

• Bioenergy Producers Association (BPA)
• Biomass Energy Research Association (BERA)
• California Biomass Energy Alliance (CBEA)
• EERE Biomass Program
• CEC:  Waste to Energy & Biomass in California
• Northeast Regional Biomass Program (NRBP)
• NREL Biomass Research
• UC Davis, The California Biomass Collaborative (CBC)

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Geothermal

• CA Department of Conservation: Oil, Gas & Geothermal
• California Geothermal Energy Collaborative (CGEC)
• Sandia Geothermal Research Department
• DOE Geothermal Technologies Program
• Geothermal Education Office
• Geothermal Resources Council (GRC)
• Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory
• Oregon Institute of Technology: Geo-Heat Center

Other Energy Topics

Distributed Generation

• EERE Distributed Energy Program
• DER Distributed Energy Resources Distribution & Interconnection R&D
• Distributed Generation
• Distributed Generation Library

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Hydrogen & Fuel Cells

• California Hydrogen Business Council
• California Hydrogen Highway (CaH2)
• EERE: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program
• Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Letter
• Hydrogen Energy Center
• International Association for Hydrogen Energy
• UC Davis: Hydrogen Pathways Program, Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS)
• CA Department of General Services – Fuel Cells Information
• California Fuel Cell Partnership
• California Stationary Fuel Cell Collaborative (CSFCC)
• DOD Fuel Cell Demonstration Program
• Fuel Cells 2000
• National Fuel Cell Research Center
• U.S. Fuel Cell Council
• World Fuel Cell Council

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Energy-Related Organizations, Associations, Research, and Publications

• Alliance to Save Energy
• California Energy Commission’s Annual & Quarterly Updates on Renewable Energy Program
• Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
• E Source
• EcoIQ Energy Conservation and Renewables
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
• Environmental and Energy Study Institute
• Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
• Green Energy News
• International Energy Agency – Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems
• International Institute for Energy Conservation
• NREL Renewable Resource Data Center
• Rocky Mountain Institute
• Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration
• Union of Concerned Scientists

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