The State and Local Solution Center helps states, local governments, and K-12 schools take clean energy to scale in their communities using a searchable database based on four key action areas or by topic and/or resource type. Action areas include in depth information on how to develop a clean energy strategy, design and implement clean energy programs, pay for clean energy, and access and use energy data.
The State & Local Energy Efficiency Action Network offers publications, events, and technical assistance to state and local decision makers as they provide low-cost, reliable energy to their communities through energy efficiency.
Energy Information Administration State Energy Profiles contain comprehensive state energy statistics, including information on prices, fuels and emissions. Energy Information Administration state power plant data is available in the electricity data browser under “Change Data Set” and “Plant Level Data.”
The State and Local Energy Data portal compiles energy market information to help state and local governments plan and implement clean energy projects.
The Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency is the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States.
The Bioenergy Knowledge Discovery Framework supports the development of a sustainable bioenergy industry by providing access to a variety of data sets, publications, and collaboration and mapping tools that support bioenergy research, analysis, and decision making.
The Alternative Fuel Data Center provides information, data, and tools such as the Plug-In Vehicle Readiness Scorecard to help fleets and other transportation decision makers find ways to reduce petroleum consumption through the use of alternative and renewable fuels, advanced vehicles, and other fuel-saving measures.
The Combined Heat & Power Resource Center contains information on transforming the market for CHP, waste heat to power, and district energy with CHP technologies and concepts throughout the United States.
The Solar Energy Resource Center contains information resources to help local and state governments implement best practices when deploying solar. This searchable database includes case studies, how-to guides, model rules and ordinances, webinars, and other tools that were created by DOE partners at local governments, national laboratories, and universities.
WINDExchange contains information to help communities weigh the benefits and costs of wind energy, understand the deployment process, and make wind development decisions supported by the best available science and other fact-based information.
Six Wind Energy Regional Resource Centers provide information, tools, and best practices to overcome wind deployment challenges.
The Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap is a working guide for agency, industry and policymaker use in an effort to understand regulatory processes and timelines and identify potential areas of concern.
The Building Energy Codes Resource Center provides a comprehensive collection of information, resources, and technical assistance designed to answer questions and address issues related to energy codes.
The Building America Solution Center provides access to expert information on hundreds of high-performance construction topics, including air sealing and insulation, HVAC components, windows, indoor air quality, and much more.
The Better Buildings Residential Program Solution Center is a repository for key lessons, resources, and knowledge collected from residential energy efficiency programs across the country. It is intended to help program administrators and their partners plan, operate, and evaluate residential energy efficiency programs.
The Better Buildings Residential Network connects energy efficiency programs and partners to share best practices and learn from one another to increase the number of homes that are energy efficient.
The Home Energy Score is similar to a vehicle's miles-per-gallon rating. It helps homeowners understand the energy performance of their homes and how they compare to other homes nationwide. Energy professionals and organizations can use the Score to promote energy efficiency to homeowners and encourage investments in energy improvements.
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (HPwES) program provides homeowners with resources to identify trusted contractors that can help them understand their home's energy use, as well as identify home improvements that increase energy performance and improve comfort.
The Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals project helps establish a national residential energy upgrade industry and a skilled and credentialed workforce. The project creates standard work specifications, advanced professional certifications for workers, and accredited training programs.
The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Database has information resources to help you learn more about hydrogen—and Increase Your H2IQ!—as well as course materials and links to additional information for safety and code officials, state and local government representatives, potential end users, and students and educators of all levels.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Hydropower Permitting Resources contain information on the issuance of licenses for the construction of a new project, relicensing, and oversight of all ongoing project operations, including dam safety inspections and environmental monitoring.
This Community Energy Strategic Planning Guide includes a step-by-step process for creating a robust strategic energy plan.
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