Hydro

Resource Source and Description Audience Topic Type Additional Tags File
Western NC Energy Cost-Share Assistance Program (Energy CAP)

Energy CAP provides opportunities for renewable energy production and improved energy efficiency for WNC farms and small businesses through free grant application assistance, site assessments, consultations and energy audits.

Mountain Valleys RC&D
Service
U.S Energy Mapping System — Renewable Energy Power Plants

A map of renewable energy power plants across the U.S.

U.S. Energy Information Administration
Map
TVA — Green Power Providers

Details of TVA's Green Power program for members of TVA-controlled local power companies (Note: The Green Power Provider program will be retired and closed to new applications as of December 31, 2019)

Tennessee Valley Authority
Policy or Regulation
State Community Power Score Map

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance's Community Power Score map assigns points to each state based on its policy environment for supporting local energy action.

Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Report
Policy or Regulation
Map
State and Local Solution Center

Explore resources that enable strategic investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies through the use of innovative practices across the United States by a wide range of stakeholders, in partnership with state and local organizations and community-based nonprofits.

Department of Energy: Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Guide or Toolkit
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)

REAP provides renewable energy and energy efficiency loans and grants to agricultural producers with at least 50% of gross income coming from agricultural operations, and small businesses in eligible rural areas.

USDA
General
Planning a Microhydropower System

A step-by-step guide to planning a microhydropower system

Department of Energy
Guide or Toolkit
NREL Data and Tools

Datasets, maps, models and tools for economic and financial analysis of energy efficiency and renewables

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Report
Tool or Calculator
Map
North Carolina Energy Profile Overview

Data for North Carolina's state energy production, consumption, expenditures and prices

U.S. Energy Information Administration
Report
Map
National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) — Educator Curriculum Resources

Explore energy related curricula by topic and grade level, plus assessment rubrics correlated to Common Core State Standards. Includes interactive maps, presentations, coloring pages and more

National Energy Education Development Project
Guide or Toolkit

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