Links

• Northwest ENERGY STAR®
• BPA's Northwest Energy Efficiency Business Listing
  Here you'll find a collection of energy efficiency firms and professionals that can help you in your quest for energy efficiency. You'll find companies that specialize in a vast array of services, from lighting to metering to HVAC applications to name just a few.
• Department of Energy (USDOE)
• Energy Savings Tips For Small Business
• ENERGY STAR Program - U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  ENERGY STAR-labeled products use less energy than other products, save you money on utility bills, and help protect the environment. Look for the ENERGY STAR label on household appliances, home electronics, office equipment, heating and cooling equipment, windows, and residential light fixtures, and other products.
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
• Energy User News
• Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance -  Officially formed in October 1996, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance works to make energy-efficient products and services available and affordable to the northwest region's consumers.  Collaboration both inside and outside the region is a vital element of the Alliance, whose partners look to market transformation ventures as a means to save considerable energy at low long-term costs. Eventually, transformed markets will no longer need financial incentives.
• Northwest Energy Efficiency Council
  The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council is a business association of the energy efficiency industry with a membership of more than 70 companies throughout the Pacific Northwest.

• The Power Quality Primer
  Provided by the Copper Development Association Inc.  The primary focus of this primer is wiring and grounding techniques and practices that are recommended for new or renovated structures. These practices will reduce or eliminate the occurrence of power quality problems.

• Environmental Building News
  EBN's articles, reviews, and news stories are a prime resource on energy-efficient, resource-efficient, and healthy building practices.  They address material selection, siting, indoor air quality, daylighting, and other subjects relating to green building practices.
• GreenClips
  A summary of news on sustainable building design and related government and business issues published every two weeks by Chris Hammer.  Subscribe, unsubscribe, or change your address at the GreenClips Web site.
• The Natural Step  
  TNS offers a framework that is based on science and serves as a compass for businesses, communities, academia, government entities and individuals working to redesign their activities to become more sustainable.

• Restructuring -    The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Power Technologies, in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, has been closely tracking electric utility restructuring developments across the country. See the following documents and Web sites for detailed, up-to-date information on electric utility restructuring.

• Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE)
  The Foundation is committed to providing balanced information regarding the use of water as a renewable energy resource in the Northwest.
• Rocky Mountain Institute is a nonprofit research and educational foundation with a vision across boundaries. Its mission is to foster the efficient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security.

• EnergyIdea Clearing House -  Got a question? Ask the experts at WSU Extension Program.

• Northwest Public Power Association
  An association of 207 public utility districts, electric cooperatives, municipalities and crown corporations in ten Western states, two provinces and two territories in Western Canada, dedicated to serving the interests of its members and the millions of electric customers they serve.
• Northwest Power Pool
  Northwest Power Pool (NWPP) serves as a forum in the electrical industry for reliability and operational adequacy issues in the Northwest, through both the transition period of restructuring and the future.
• Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
  The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance is a non-profit consortium of utilities, governments, public-interest groups and the private sector dedicated to transforming markets for energy-efficient products and services.
• NW EnerNet's HUB
  An index of NW energy industry Web sites
• Northwest Energy Efficiency Council
  The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council is a business association of the energy efficiency industry with a membership of more than 70 companies throughout the Pacific Northwest.

• Conserving Energy and Heating your Swimming Pool with Solar Energy
• National Spa & Pool Institute (NSPI) -  Founded in 1956, the National Spa & Pool Institute (NSPI) is an international trade association of more than 5,000 manufacturers, distributors, retailers, service companies, and builders in the pool/spa and hot tub industry.  1-800-323-3996.  

Hydro Power

Foundation for Water and Energy Education

• Hydropower Facts including How Hydropower Works -  The mission of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Hydropower Program is to develop, conduct, and coordinate research and development with industry and other Federal agencies to improve the technical, societal, and environmental benefits of hydropower. The Office of Biopower and Hydropower Technologies administers the program through the DOE Idaho Operations Office.  Homepage of DOE's Hydropower Program.
• How Hydropower Plants Work - Worldwide, hydropower plants produce about 24 percent of the world's electricity and supply more than 1 billion people with power. From the "How Stuff Works" Web site. 

• Bonneville Power Administration -  Kids and Energy links at BPA.  Teachers Resources - BPA Resources available.

• American Public Power Association (APPA)
• Bonneville Power Administration
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
  "Powering progress through innovative solutions."
• Large Public Power Council (LPPC)
  The Large Public Power Council (LPPC) is an organization composed of the nation's 19 largest locally owned and controlled power systems. The LPPC represents the public interest on national energy issues.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
  NREL is the nation's leading laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research. We develop renewable energy technologies to heat and cool buildings; increase homes and efficiency in industry; light offices; power cars and trucks; produce plastics, clothing, and chemicals; clean our water; and destroy toxic wastes.
• Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
  The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance is a non-profit consortium of utilities, governments, public-interest groups and the private sector dedicated to transforming markets for energy-efficient products and services.
• Northwest Public Power Association(NWPPA)
• Northwest Power & Conservation Council (NWPCC)
• Comprehensive Review of the Northwest Energy System
• U.S. Department of Energy — Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
  Welcome to EREN — the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's premier resource for information about renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

• Bonneville Power Administration News - BPA's news and communications site.
• Environmental News Network -  Since 1993, ENN has been working to educate the world about environmental issues facing our Earth. ENN began as a monthly print publication, called Environmental News Briefing, and two years later discovered the Internet as an effective means of reaching a broader, more diverse audience.
• Home Energy Magazine

• Department of Energy, U.S. (DOE)
• Energy Savers: Tips on Saving Energy and Money at Home  
• Bonneville Power Administration -  Welcome, our mission is to promote and foster the efficient use of energy.
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN)
• ENERGY STAR Homes Program - U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  This program promotes partnerships with home builders to construct highly energy-efficient new homes. An energy efficient, ENERGY STAR Home significantly lowers your utility bills, reduces air pollution, and increases resale value.

Energy Tools

• Watt Detective energy calculator
• Home Energy Saver -  Provided by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, this tool helps identify the best strategies and technologies for saving both energy and money.

Lighting

• Lighting Research Center -  The Lighting Research Center is part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's School of Architecture. It is the world's largest university-based center for lighting education and research.
• Lighting Design Lab -  The Lighting Design Lab works to transform the Northwest lighting market by promoting quality design and energy efficient technologies.  The Lab has operated throughout the Pacific Northwest since 1989.  The Lab accomplishes its mission through education & training, consultations, technical assistance, and demonstrations.

Sustainability

• Sustainable Sources
  Sustainable Sources, featuring the Sustainable Building Sourcebook, provides resources that offer practical options to the conventional methods of building, community, travel, and more.
• Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development (US DOE)
  Communities across the United States are showing interest in a new strategy for economic well-being. It's called "sustainable development." It is the deliberate effort to ensure that community development not only enhances the local economy, but also the local environment and quality of life.
• GreenClips
  A summary of news on sustainable building design and related government and business issues published every two weeks by Chris Hammer.  Subscribe, unsubscribe, or change your address at the GreenClips Web site.
• Sustainable Architecture, Building and Culture
  A unique compendium of links and content oriented to the global community of ecological and natural building proponents.
• Worldwatch Institute
  Worldwatch is dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society, one in which human needs are met in ways that do not threaten the health of the natural environment or the prospects of future generations.
• 2Good2Toss Technically known as an online materials exchange, 2good2toss is a convenient way to exchange small or large quantities of used or surplus building materials and large household items.

• Bonneville Power Administration -  Kids and Energy links at BPA.  Resource for Teachers - BPA Resources available.
• SolarSchool - Excellent Australian site with information for younger students
• US solar-on schools program. PV schools across America.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Useful technical data about renewable energy technologies.
• CADDET - Useful information about solar and  other renewable energies.
• EREN - Another good site for information about renewable energy.
• Million Solar Roofs - Information about the US roof-top PV program
• Photovoltaics Special Research Centre, UNSW - World efficiency record holders for silicon PV cells.
• Photovoltaics - An introduction
• World Solar Challenge - Darwin to Adelaide (Australia). Find out about the world's premier solar car race.
• Investigating Wind Energy - The Franklin Institute Science Museum. Lesson plans and activities around a windy theme.
• CENSOLAR - Contains useful links in Spanish.

Hydro Power - Fuel Cells - Net Metering - Solar

• Alliance to Save Energy The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is a national organization dedicated to advancing the use of solar energy for the benefit of U.S. citizens and the global environment. ASES promotes the widespread near-term and long-term use of solar energy. ASES sponsors the National Solar Energy Conference, publishes SOLAR TODAY magazine and Advances in Solar Energy, publishes white papers, sponsors issue Roundtables in Washington, DC, distributes solar publications, organizes a Solar Action Network and has regional chapters throughout the country. ASES is the United States Section of the International Solar Energy Society.

• The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) -  is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, and utility incentives that promote renewable energy.
• EPA/LBNL Home Energy Saver Virtual Home

Fuel Cells

• Fuel Cell World -  This page acts as a communication centre for fuel cell commercialisation activity worldwide.

• Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Library! -  Welcome to Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Library!
• The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Investor -  Hydrogen and fuel cell news.

• The Interstate Renewable Energy Council -  IREC is a non-profit consortium of state and local government renewable energy officials. Formed in 1980, IREC offers a range of market-oriented services and products targeted at education, coordination, and procurement.
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  The Natural Resource Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.

Net Metering

• Net Metering with Tacoma Power - Find out how to connect your renewable energy system to Tacoma Power's electricity service.
• Northwest Solar Center  - A project of Washington State University, the Northwest Solar Center advocates for solar and distributed renewable energy in Washington state. 
• The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy.
• Washington Incentives for Renewable Energy
• Net Metering Q&A from Home Power magazine
• Net Metering Programs - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Renewables Sales and Use Tax Exemption - 100% tax exemption for renewables, including photovoltaics, wind, fuel cells, and landfill gas.
• The Interstate Renewable Energy Council's Interconnection Project provides technical assistance to states and utilities in the process of developing interconnection rules for renewable energy systems, and the project serves as an information clearinghouse on interconnection issues.

Research

• Rocky Mountain Institute
  Rocky Mountain Institute is a nonprofit research and educational foundation with a vision across boundaries. Its mission is to foster the efficient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security.

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Solar

• Alliance to Save Energy
  The Alliance to Save Energy is a nonprofit coalition of prominent business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide to benefit the environment, the economy, and national security.
• Center for Environmental Education
  A nonprofit resource center, established in 1989 to ensure that students and teachers have the means to find the materials which will bring them facts, figures and insights about our environment.
• Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies (CEERT)
  CEERT is a unique collaboration of major environmental organizations, public interest groups and clean technology companies working to achieve a more sustainable energy future.
• Envirolink Network
  EnviroLink is a non-profit organization...a grassroots online community that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world.
• Environmental Information Center
  The Environmental Information Center in early 1996 is functioning as the resource for several major public education campaigns about environmental issues.
• Global Environmental Options: The Sustainable Design Network
  GEO: Global Environmental Options is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization which promotes environmental stewardship through sustainable design and development of buildings, communities and national parks. GEO utilizes a unique combination of comprehensive Internet resources, training, and hands-on project coordination.
• Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
  The Passive Solar Industries Council (PSIC) advances the design of residential, institutional and commercial buildings; making them more affordable, comfortable and environmentally sound. As the foremost resource for passive solar design and product information, PSIC offers professional training, consumer education and analysis tools nationwide.
• Solar Energy Industries Association
  SEIA has been the national trade group for commercial enterprises involved in solar energy for over twenty years.
• Solar Case Studies -  Case studies of a series of homes that successfully incorporated solar and energy efficiency strategies. Taken from locations around the country, these case studies demonstrate that these strategies can be effectively used anywhere in the United States.  US Department of Energy.
• U.S. Environmental Information Administration (EIA)
• The Southern California Council on Environment and Development
  SCCED (pronounced "succeed") works toward building a sustainable future for Southern California by bringing together people from government agencies, environmental and community groups, universities, and businesses in the Greater Los Angeles Area.

• Pierce County Solid Waste -  Recycling - Solid Waste Collection & Disposal
• Tacoma Solid Waste Utility -  Garbage and Recycling
• 2Good2Toss Technically known as an online materials exchange, 2good2toss is a convenient way to exchange small or large quantities of used or surplus building materials and large household items.

• EnerNet -  EnerNet is an active and comprehensive guide to the energy industry in Western North America, with emphasis on the Northwest Power Pool area and special features focused on the four states that comprise the Pacific Northwest.
• North American Electric Reliability Council -- NERC helps electric utilities and other electicity suppliers work together to promote reliable electricity supply.

• Business.com utility lists -  Lists of municipal, public, and investor-owned utilities at Business.com.
• Utilities web sites at Yahoo.
• List of U.S. Electric Utility Plants - Energy Information Agency 
• Public Power links - American Public Power Association

• ACEEE's list of other web sites that concern energy efficiency