Useful Links
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eGRID is a database that compares environmental attributes of different methods of electricity generation.
EPA's green building program promotes green power through its holistic, systems approach to sustainable building design, renovation, and maintenance.
EPA's Green Power Partnership provides assistance and recognition to organizations that demonstrate environmental leadership by purchasing green power.
Green power resources and organizations is a compilation of informative Web sites dedicated to promoting and enhancing green power throughout the nation.
U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Web site provides informative descriptions of various green power technologies, including those from the following sources:
Green Power Presentation (4.7 MB, Flash) - This Flash presentation provides an overview of EPA's green power purchasing efforts. The file is a Windows-compatible self-running executable (.exe). No special software is required to run the presentation. (2002)
To download the presentation, please follow these directions:
- Right-click on the “Green Power Presentation” link above to download the file to your desktop (using “Save Link As...” or “Save Target As...”).
- Double-click on the downloaded file from your desktop to launch.
- The file should automatically launch in “full-screen” mode.
- Press the Esc key to exit the presentation or to see it at smaller size.
*You can also access the plain text version of the Green Power Presentation.