Industry Links

The renewable energy industry offers excellent educational resources about products and applications. Visit the Web sites below to learn more about advances in renewable energy technologies.

Education

California Energy Commission
www.consumerenergycenter.org/erprebate/index.html

Energy Kid’s Page
www.eia.doe.gov/kids/onlineresources.html

Energy Quest
www.energyquest.ca.gov/

Sierra Club
Personal carbon dioxide calculator — calculate your monthly carbon dioxide output.
www.lomaprieta.sierraclub.org/global_warming/CO2_calculator.html
www.lomaprieta.sierraclub.org/global_warming/carbon.html

The Solar Living Institute
www.solarliving.org

Understanding Your Electric Bill
www.pge.com/res/understanding_bill/standard/page1.html

Union of Concerned Scientists
www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy

Resources

The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility and selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy.
www.dsireusa.org

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
www.nrel.gov/ncpv

Renewable Resource Data Center
rredc.nrel.gov

Sandia National Laboratory
www.sandia.gov/pv/main.html

Solar Energy International
www.solarenergy.org

Solar Energy Technologies Program
www.eere.energy.gov/solar

Organizations & Publications

The American Solar Energy Society (AES)
www.ases.org

Northern California Solar Energy Association
norcalsolar.org

Renewable Access Energy
www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/home

Renewable Energy Stocks News
www.renewableenergystocks.com

Solar Buzz
www.solarbuzz.com

Solar Energy Industries Association
www.seia.org