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Distributed Generation Project Calculators and Misc.
- PVWATTS - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed this web-based tool that calculates the energy production and cost savings for grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United States.
- RETScreen International: Clean Energy Decision Support Centre - has software tools for evaluating renewable energy and distributed generation technology projects.
- OnlineConversion.com - Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions. They have subsections on Energy and Power and Light
Primer Materials
Electricity
Tax Incentives
Archive of Classic ILSR Resources
- Be Your Own Power Company - ILSR, 1983
- The Dawning of Solar Cells - ILSR, 1975
- Do We Need a National Energy Bill?
Just before the August 2003 recess an energy bill moved out of the Senate stalemate and into a Conference Committee. It would be good to have a national energy bill that promoted decentralized and renewable energy and energy efficiency but at this time, and perhaps in most times, Washington is not the place one should look for such a bill. States may be a better level of government for innovative and sustainable energy policies to move forward. More...
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