Economic Development

Resource	Source and Description	Audience	Topic	Type	Additional Tags	File
2017 C-PACE Annual Economic, Energy and Environmental Impact Report	The numbers presented in this report summarize aspects of the cumulative C-PACE market from 2009 to year end 2017. PACE Nation	Stakeholders & Policymakers Research & Data	Energy Efficiency & Conservation Solar Wind Economic Development	Report	Business or Commercial Financing & Incentives
ACEEE's Fourth National Review of Exemplary Energy Efficiency Programs	ACEEE's review of 53 selected energy efficiency models worthy of emulation in 14 categories includes a two-page profile of each program. American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy	Stakeholders & Policymakers Research & Data	Energy Efficiency & Conservation Economic Development	Report	Low-Income Renter Rural or Agricultural Government or Schools Business or Commercial Financing & Incentives
Centralized Anaerobic Digestion	Find a description of centralized anaerobic digestion technology, as well as an overview of sites and economic impact in the U.S. ReFED	Stakeholders & Policymakers Learn & Teach Research & Data	Bioenergy Economic Development	General	Clean Energy Basics
Community Power Interactive Toolkit	The Institute for Local Self-Reliance's Interactive Community Power Toolkit provides examples and case studies of actions that local governments, communities and electric providers can take to expand access to local clean energy. Institute for Local Self-Reliance	Stakeholders & Policymakers	Energy Efficiency & Conservation Solar Clean Transportation Economic Development	Guide or Toolkit	Government or Schools Financing & Incentives Decision Maker Guides
Consumer Guides to Wind	Guides for utility-scale, community, and residential wind energy project development Department of Energy: WINDExchange	Stakeholders & Policymakers Install & Invest Research & Data	Wind Economic Development	Report Guide or Toolkit	Renter Rural or Agricultural Nonprofit or Faith Community Business or Commercial
Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool (CREST)	CREST models are designed for use by state policy makers, regulators, utilities, beginning developers or investors, and other stakeholders to assess project economics of solar, wind, geothermal, anaerobic digestion and fuel cell technologies. NREL, DOE, SETP, NARUC, SEA	Stakeholders & Policymakers Research & Data	Solar Wind Bioenergy Clean Transportation Economic Development	Tool or Calculator	Business or Commercial Financing & Incentives Decision Maker Guides
Economic Value of Biomass Facilities Contributing to North Carolina’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (REPS)	Report from NC State Extension on the economic value of North Carolina biomass facilities NC State Extension	Stakeholders & Policymakers Research & Data	Bioenergy Economic Development	Report
Energy Efficiency—Jobs and Investments	Factsheet describing the economic benefits of energy efficiency investments and number of jobs created American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy	Stakeholders & Policymakers Research & Data	Energy Efficiency & Conservation Economic Development	Factsheet	Decision Maker Guides
Energy Savings Potential State Fact Sheets	These factsheets present the potential for economic, energy and utility bill savings for each state, as well as a list of the top ten energy savings home improvements. ResStock and National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Stakeholders & Policymakers Learn & Teach Research & Data	Energy Efficiency & Conservation Economic Development	Factsheet Map	North Carolina Decision Maker Guides	Download (226.2 KB)
IEEFA Research Topics	Find IEEFA research and reports listed by topic, region or by energy company. Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis	Learn & Teach Research & Data	Energy Efficiency & Conservation Solar Wind Hydro Bioenergy Economic Development	Report