Resource | Source and Description | Audience | Topic | Type | Additional Tags | File |
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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. |
Report Policy or Regulation Map |
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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. |
Guide or Toolkit |
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Small Wind Guidebook |
A guide for homeowners, small businesses and farms to decide if wind energy will work for them |
Guide or Toolkit |
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Small Wind Electric Systems |
An overview of the components of a small wind system, as well as links to planning and installation guides |
General |
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Small Community Wind Guidebook |
A guide for communities, nonprofits, businesses, farms, municipal utilities and electric cooperatives to decide whether small community wind projects are right for them |
Guide or Toolkit |
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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. |
General |
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RESNET — Certified Home Energy Professional Member Directory |
Find a Residential Energy Services Network member near you. |
Guide or Toolkit |
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Property Assessed Clean Energy: North Carolina, PACE-ing Itself |
2015 blog post describing the regulatory and legislative landscape regarding PACE financing in North Carolina and existing challenges to its implementation |
Report |
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Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) |
An overview of the property assessed clean energy (PACE) model, an innovative mechanism for financing energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements on private property |
General |
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Planning a Small Wind Electric System |
The Department of Energy provides guidance for estimating your wind resource, zoning, permitting and analyzing the economics of a small wind electric system. |
Guide or Toolkit |