EERE Consumer's Guide: Renewable Energy
Explore ways to use renewable energy.

Find Solar
Find Solar helps home and business owners get the information and education they need when researching Solar Power and Renewable Energy projects.

Go Solar Nassau
An online resource for Nassau County, NY homeowners.  Learn all about residential solar electric and solar hot water systems.

H2O Conserve
H2O Conserve encourages people to conserve and protect water as a vital natural resource by raising awareness about water issues through educational tools like the web-based water calculator.

How Green is My Town?
An online resource that provides both citizens and local decision makers with the tools to measure the effectiveness of sustainability and environmental health programs from governments, government agencies and non-profits across the country.



Academic Research

Center for Sustainable Energy Bronx Community College
The Center supports clean energy development and energy conservation as the means to protect the environment, enhance public health, and position New York City to capture emerging economic development opportunities in the energy sector.

Energy Policy Initiative Center
The Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) is a non-profit academic and research center of the University of San Diego School of Law that studies energy policy issues affecting the San Diego region and California. EPIC integrates research and analysis, law school study, and public education, and serves as a source of legal and policy expertise and information in the development of sustainable solutions that meet our future energy needs.

Pace Energy and Climate Center
The mission of the Pace Energy and Climate Center is to reduce the environmental, social, and human health burdens of today’s predominant forms of electricity production and consumption and to promote climate change solutions.


Non Profits

American Solar Energy Society
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is the nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the use of solar energy, energy efficiency, and other sustainable technologies in the U.S.

Nature
Spotlight on Solar Energy

New Rules Project
The New Rules Project is a program of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), a national nonprofit research and educational organization based in Minneapolis. The ILSR researches the feasibility of communities generating a significant amount of energy and wealth from local resources under democratic control.

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership
A global partnership that structures policy initiatives for clean energy markets and facilitates financing for sustainable energy projects worldwide.

Rocky Mountain Institute
RMI is an entrepreneurial nonprofit with a strong emphasis on showing businesses, communities, and governments market-based solutions for protecting the environment.

SolarPowerPanel.org
SolarPowerPanel.org is is a Solar Message Panel created to excite people about "living green."  Its mission is to create interest by attracting people through green technology.

Sustainable Hudson Valley
Sustainable Hudson Valley is a regional organization that partners with local communities to adopt cutting edge methods of sustainable development.


Government Resources

DOE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)
The U.S. Department of Energy's website covering issues from weatherization and green building technologies to hydrogen fuel cells and vehicle technologies.

Energy Information Administration (EIA)
The U.S. government agency responsible for collecting comprehensive statistics on energy generation and use.

Florida Solar Energy Center
The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) was created by the Florida Legislature in 1975 to serve as the state’s energy research institute. The main responsibilities of the center are to conduct research, test and certify solar systems and develop education programs.

ICLEI - Local Governmetns for Sustainability USA
ICLEI USA's mission is to build, serve, and drive a movement of local governments to advance deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and achieve tangible improvements in local sustainability.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The United State's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research, NREL is home to the National Center for Photovoltaics, the National Bioenergy Center and the National Wind Technology Center.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The Department of Energy's largest laboratory for science and energy research, ORNL uses the latest developments in advanced miscroscopy and materials science to harness new, renewable energy sources.


Associations

Solar Energy Industries Association
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is the leading national trade association for the solar energy industry.

American Wind Energy Association
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is a national trade association representing wind power project developers, equipment suppliers, services providers, parts manufacturers, utilities, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry - one of the world's fastest growing energy industries. In addition, AWEA represents hundreds of wind energy advocates from around the world.

Solar Electric Power Assiciation
The Solar Electric Power Association’s (SEPA) mission is to facilitate solutions for the use and integration of solar electric power by utilities, electric service providers, and their customers.


News

Grist
Environmental news and commentary – gloom and doom with a sense of humor.

Renewable Energy Access
Since 1998, RenewableEnergyAccess.com has been the most trusted source for the latest news and information on the clean energy industry.

TreeHugger
TreeHugger is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream.