Featured Web site - COLORADOENERGY.org
Here you'll find "one-stop shopping" for links to all manner of energy- and sustainability-related Web sites from Colorado. You'll also find a wealth of links to technical data such as renewable energy resource and weather data needed for efficient building design.
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Colorado Projects
Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation (OEMC)
http://www.state.co.us/oemc/
OEMC offers programs in residential and commercial buildings, smart growth, waste management and recycling.
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
(DSIRE)
http://www.dsireusa.org/
DSIRE is a comprehensive list of incentives offered by state governments, local governments, and utilities across the country, including those in Colorado. This online database is published by the North Carolina Solar Energy Center.
Projects in the States - Colorado
http://www.eere.energy.gov/state_energy_program/projects_all_by_state.cfm/state=CO
The U.S. Department of Energy's State Energy Program funds energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the states in partnership with
OEMC.
Schools Going Solar
http://www-solar.mck.ncsu.edu/sgs/sgsindex.htm
DSIRE publishes a list of Colorado's schools with solar energy systems through its "Schools Going Solar" program.
Colorado Universities and Schools with Energy-Related Curricula
Colorado
State University
operates the Solar Applications Energy Laboratory (SEAL), a leading
university-level solar research facility.
Solar Energy International
(SEI)
http://www.solarenergy.org
Located in Carbondale, SEI offers courses, workshops, and online training for how to size, build and install renewable energy systems and sustainable buildings. A true Colorado treasure!
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Renewable Energy Organizations
in Colorado
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Renewable
Energy Technology Links
On CRES Technology Pages:
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National Organizations that Advocate for Sustainable Energy
Alliance to Save Energy
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
American Solar Energy Society
American Wind Energy Association
Center for Resource Solutions
Geothermal Energy Association
Interstate Renewable Energy Council
National Biodiesel Board
Renewable Fuels Association
Solar Electric Power Association
Sustainable Energy Coalition
Union of Concerned Scientists
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Sustainable Energy Policies of Like-Minded Organizations
AWEA's Policies to Boost Wind Energy and Slow Climate Change
http://www.awea.org/policy/policies.html
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) lists a series of energy policies that will advance wind energy and other renewable energy technologies in the United States; December 2001.
Clean Energy Blueprint - A Smarter National Energy Policy for Today and the Future
http://www.ucsaction.org/downloads/blueprint.pdf
(PDF, 745 kB)
Union of Concerned Scientists, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Tellus Institute; 52 pp.; October 2001.
Smart Energy Policies: Saving Money and Reducing Pollutant Emissions Through Greater Energy Efficiency
http://www.aceee.org/energy/e012full.pdf
(PDF, 347 kB)
Steven Nadel and Howard Geller; American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy with the Tellus Institute; Report Number E012; 47 pp.; September 2001.
Sensible Energy Policies for Growing Our Economy - Fiscal Year Recommendations for the Administration and Congress
http://www.sustainableenergy.org/coalition/Agenda/agenda
(PDF, 375 kB)
The Sustainable Energy Coalition (which is a coalition of energy- and sustainability-related organizations of which the American Solar Energy Society is a member); 87 pp.; March 2001.
Clean Power Surge - Ranking the States
http://www.ucsusa.org/index.html
A report published by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) that outlines which states are leading the way toward establishing sound renewable energy policies. According to UCS, Colorado has perhaps the best green pricing program in the country by an electric utility
- Xcel's WindSource. http://www.psco.com/solutions/windsource.asp
Steven Clemmer, Bentham Paulos, Alan Nogee; 24 pp.; April 2000.
Powerful Solutions - Seven Ways to Switch America to Renewable Electricity
http://www.ucsusa.org/energy/an.PStoc.html
Alan Nogee, Steven Clemmer, Bentham Paulos, Brent Haddad; Union of Concerned Scientists; 45 pp. plus appendices; January 1999.
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Newsletters of Related Colorado Organizations
Colorado Environmental Business Alliance
http://www.ceba.org/News/News.htm
CEBA publishes news pertinent to Colorado's growing environmental business community. The organization also distributes regular email notices about environmental business opportunities.
CoSEIA Newsletter
http://www.coseia.org/Newsletter.htm
The Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (CoSEIA) publishes a bimonthly newsletter about Colorado's solar industry. Distribution is primarily via
e-mail.
EcoHome News
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/environment/becc/becc_newsletter.html
The Boulder Energy Conservation Center (BECC) publishes this quarterly newsletter about how you can live in harmony with Colorado's natural environment. BECC projects focus on recycling and promoting use of solar and wind energy by homeowners.
RMI Newsletter
http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid97.php
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) in Snowmass, Colorado publishes a quarterly newsletter online. You can also subscribe to RMI to receive
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Other Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Periodicals
Conservation Update
DOE's longest continuously published newsletter by its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. It is
published bimonthly by the State Energy Program and features state-sponsored energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.
EREN Network News
This is perhaps the e-mail newsletter with the widest circulation in North America. It is published weekly by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and deals with the latest news in energy efficiency and renewable
energy.
Green Power Monthly
Subscribe to DOE's monthly e-mail newsletter about green power markets and
utility green pricing programs.
Solar Today Magazine
The American Solar Energy Society publishes this glossy, high-quality magazine bimonthly.
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