Links

Regional Information Sources

• The Energy Trust of Oregon - The Energy Trust of Oregon is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy development. Click here for a fact sheet.
• The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance - news, projects, and products from the Alliance.
  
• Con.Web - A NW Energy News Service of Energy Newsdata
  
• Northwest Power and Conservation Council - calendar, documents
  
• EnergyIdeas Clearinghouse - Technical information and assistance on energy efficiency for commercial and industrial sectors.
  
• City of Portland, Office of Sustainable Development
  
• Oikos Green Building Source - info on books, videos, software
  
• Lighting Design Lab
• Renewable Northwest Project - Created by public-interest organizations and energy companies, RNP actively promotes development of the northwest region's untapped renewable resources.

State Energy Offices

• Oregon Office of Energy - State tax credits and low interest loans
  
• California Energy Commission - restructuring information
  
• Building Online - info for residential construction
  
• National Association of State Energy Officials - lobby group with political perspective
  
• State of Washington's Department of Community and Trade and Economic Development (CTED)
  
• Idaho's Department of Water Resources

Universities

• Washington State University Cooperative Extension Energy Program - education and training
  
• UNLV Architecture and Building List of Green Design Resources
  
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)

Utilities

• Northwest Utilities - links to more than 20 NW utilities
  
• Other Utilities - connects to Yahoo search engine

National Information Sources

• DOE - U.S. Department of Energy Home Page
  
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
  
• Build.com - info on building and home products
  
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• Federal Energy Management Program - home page
  
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network - consumer information
  
• Assn. of Energy Professionals Services (AESP) - home page
  
• Energy Efficient Building Association - home page
  
• RESNET- Residential Energy Services Network - energy rating systems and energy efficient mortgages.
  
• Center for Building Technologies (Science) - technology from Lawrence Berkeley Labs
  
• EPA Energy Star Programs and Products - link to EPA home page
  
• Alliance to Save Energy - home page
  
• Save Money and the Environment - Buy Energy Efficient
  
• Compressed Air Challenge
  
• The Home Energy Saver
  
• Nexus Energy
  
• Gridwise Engineering Company
  
• Solar Energy Industries Association
• Ford Cleveland - Inside-Out Analysis Identifies Energy and Cost Savings Opportunities at Metal Casting Plant, Industrial Technologies Program Metal Casting BestPractices Plant-Wide Assessment Case Study
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Offers case studies illustrating practical energy efficiency applications in industry.
• Best Practices Benchmarking for Energy Efficiency Programs - Information to develop and communicate excellent practices nationwide in order to enhance the design, implementation, and evaluation of energy efficiency programs.