State and Local Climate and Energy Program
Resources
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Featured EPA Resources
Publications
- Assessing the Multiple Benefits of Clean Energy, February 2010
- Clean Energy-Environment Guide to Action, April 2006
- Local Government Climate and Energy Strategy Series
- State Lead by Example Guide, June 2009
Tools
Publications
- Aligning Utility Incentives with Energy Efficiency Investment (PDF) (116 pp, 1.5M), November 2007
- Assessing the Multiple Benefits of Clean Energy, February 2010
- Building Codes for Energy Efficiency (PDF) (6 pp, 212K), November 2007
- Clean Energy-Environment Guide to Action, April 2006
- Clean Energy Funds Manual (PDF) (55 pp, 1.3M), May 2008
- Clean Energy Options for Addressing High Electric Demand Days (PDF) (73 pp, 956K), September 2008
- Coordination of Energy Efficiency and Demand Response (PDF) (72 pp, 783K), January 2010
- Customer Incentives for Energy Efficiency Through Electric and Natural Gas Rate Design (PDF) (44 pp, 241K), September 2009
- Customer Incentives for Energy Efficiency Through Program Offerings (PDF) (40 pp, 644K), February 2010
- Discussion of Consumer Perspectives on Regulation of Energy Efficiency Investments (PDF) (44 pp, 691K), September 2009
- Energy Efficiency as a Low-Cost Resource for Achieving Carbon Emissions Reductions (PDF) (86 pp,628K), September 2009
- Energy Efficiency Program Administrators and Building Energy Codes (PDF) (44 pp, 439K), September 2009
- Guidance on Establishing an Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE/RE) Set-Aside in the NOX Budget Trading Program
- Volume 1 (PDF) (46 pp, 285K), March 1999
- Volume 2 (PDF) (109 pp, 831K), April 2000
- Volume 3 (PDF) (109 pp, 994K), July 2007
- Guidance on State Implementation Plan (SIP) Credits for Emission Reductions from Electric-Sector Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Measures (PDF) (39 pp, 929K), August 2004
- Guide for Conducting Energy Efficiency Potential Studies (PDF) (96 pp, 979K), November 2007
- Guide to Resource Planning with Energy Efficiency (PDF) (122 pp, 2.7M), November 2007
- Incorporating Emerging and Voluntary Measures in a State Implementation Plan (SIP) (PDF) (30 pp, 62K), September 2004
- Integrating Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Measures in the Air Quality Planning Process Guidance for State and Local Officials (PDF) (2 pp, 130K), September 2004
- Local Government Climate and Energy Strategy Series
- Model Energy Efficiency Program Impact Evaluation Guide (PDF) (152 pp, 1.4M), November 2007
- National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (PDF) (216 pp, 3M), July 2006
- National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency Vision for 2025 (PDF) (112 pp, 719K), November 2008
- Reducing Urban Heat Islands: Compendium of Strategies, October 2008
- State Bioenergy Primer, September 2009
- State Lead by Example Guide, June 2009
- State Set-Aside Programs for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects under the NOX Budget Trading Program: A Review of Programs in Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio (PDF) (46 pp, 104K), September 2005
- Supplemental Environmental Projects Toolkit (PDF) (66 pp, 1.9M), January 2005
- Understanding Cost-Effectiveness of Energy Efficiency Programs (PDF) (96 pp, 1.1M), November 2008
- The Need for and Approaches to Developing Common Protocols to Measure, Verify and Report Energy Efficiency Savings in the Northeast (PDF) (66 pp, 928K), January 2006
- Understanding Cost-Effectiveness of Energy Efficiency Programs: Best Practices, Technical Methods, and Emerging Issues for Policy-Makers (PDF) (96 pp, 1.1M), November 2008
Tools
- Clean Air and Climate Protection Software (CACPS)
- Clean Energy Finance Tool
- Clean Energy Resources Database
- Co-Benefits Risk Assessment (COBRA) Screening Model
- Energy Efficiency Benefits Calculator
- ENERGY STAR Building Upgrade Value Calculator
- ENERGY STAR Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator (XLS) (414K)
- ENERGY STAR Financial Value Calculator (XLS) (1.1M)
- ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
- ENERGY STAR Target Finder
- Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program (BenMAP)
- Glossary
- Green Power Equivalency Calculator
- Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
- Heat Island Actions Database
- HOMER: The Optimization Model for Distributed Power
- Job and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) Model
- Mitigation Impact Screening Tool (MIST)
- Power Profiler
- State Inventory and Projection Tool
- State & Regional Climate Policy Tracking
- Waste Reduction Model (WARM)