Frequent Information, Guidance Documents and Information About Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources
- The EPA has a Frequently Asked Questions document that will be updated as new information is added.
- EPA held a webinar on the EE/RE manual on August 27, 2012.
- The EPA has issued three guidance documents related to incorporating energy efficiency/renewable energy (EE/RE) programs in State Implementation Plans
- Resources are available on EE/RE from EPA and several other sources:
- EPA Climate and Energy Resources for State, Local, and Tribal Governments
- EPA Energy and Environmental Guide to Action
- EPA CHP Partnership for Help Accounting for the Emissions Benefits of CHP Projects
- National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
- The Database of State Incentives for Renewable and Efficiency (DSIRE) which is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility and federal incentives and policies that promote RE and EE. Established in 1995 and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, DSIRE is an ongoing project of the N.C. Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Renewable Portfolio Standards
- The State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network (pdf) (420 KB) (SEE Action) is a state- and local-led effort facilitated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take energy efficiency to scale and achieve all cost-effective energy efficiency by 2020. SEE Action offers information resources and technical assistance to state and local decision makers as they provide low-cost, reliable energy to their communities through energy efficiency.