Energy Efficiency Links
Alliance to Save Energy
Born out of the oil embargo of the 1970s, the Alliance to Save Energy set out to improve the efficiency of America's energy resources to ensure that we never use more energy than we need to.
Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP)
Appliance energy-efficiency standards protect our environment, save consumers and businesses money and promote economic growth. Standards ASAP is currently lobbying the US Department of Energy to enact more efficient standards for central air conditioners, clothes washers, flourescent ballasts and water heaters.
Barriers and Opportunities: A Review of Selected Successful Energy-Efficiency Programs
This is a study that reviews voluntary agreements to improve energy efficiency in industrialized countries. It discusses barriers in the decision-making and implementation processes.
Building Codes Assistance Project
A nonprofit organization, BCAP is dedicated to helping states adopt and implement up-to-date building energy codes. The BCAP Web site includes maps, data on code status for all states, and information on training opportunities.
Building Energy Codes Program
The Building Energy Codes Program is an information resource on national model energy codes. The program promotes stronger building energy codes and helps states and local governments adopt, implement, and enforce these codes. In addition to online training materials, the program provides downloadable software that allows builders to determine whether projects are code compliant.
The world's gateway into building energy performance rating and disclosure intelligence. Complete with an online library of resources, including information on global policies, programs, impact analyses, and rating systems and tools.
California Institute for Energy and Environment
Based in the University of California, CIEE puts leading researchers to work on energy challenges, yielding new ideas and technologies to meet California's pace-setting energy goals.
California Solar Initiative Website
The Solar Initiative provides customers with rebates and cash incentives on solar systems. This Web site provides programmatic updates and procedural information pertaining to solar policy development and rulemaking.
Consortium for Energy Efficiency
CEE is a consortium of efficiency program administrators from across the U.S. and Canada who work together on common approaches to advancing efficiency.
DOE Efficiency and Renewable Energy Web site
DOE's energy efficiency and renewable energy programs include the following: biomass; building technologies; federal energy management; geothermal technologies; hydrogen, fuel cells, and infrastructure technologies; industrial technologies; solar energy technologies; vehicle technologies; weatherization and intergovernmental; and wind and hydropower technologies.
ICLEI - Best Municipal Practices for Energy Efficiency
A number of municipalities in both Europe and North America have achieved outstanding success in reducing their energy use and profiting from energy efficiency, and can provide valuable lessons for other municipalities to follow.
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA)
The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) is the leading source and champion for advancing sound energy efficiency policies, programs, and priorities to stretch our existing energy resources and reduce the need for imported energy supplies.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NREL is the only federal laboratory dedicated to the research, development, commercialization and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. Backed by 33 years of achievement, NREL leads the way in helping meet the growing demand for clean energy.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The Energy Efficiency & Electricity Technologies Program develops sustainable energy technologies to create a cleaner environment, a stronger economy, and a more secure future for our nation. The Program is committed to expanding energy resource options and to improving efficiency in every element of energy production and use.
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is the first mandatory, market-based effort in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states have capped and will reduce CO2 emissions from the power sector 10% by 2018.