This tool helps users estimate the potential greenhouse gas and air pollution impacts of a variety of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.
Climate Action for Urban Sustainability (CURB) Tool
The Climate Action for Urban Sustainability (CURB) tool uses local city data to provide tailored analyses that will help cities evaluate low carbon actions. In case there are data gaps – a common problem in many cities – CURB provides alternative data from comparable cities, countries, or regions.
Green Power Supply Options
This website provides summaries of the most common forms of renewable energy procurement.
Pathways to 100: An Energy Supply Transformation Primer for U.S. Cities
This report provides insights to help cities identify which renewable procurement options may be available to them.
Solar State-By-State Factsheets
This website provides state-level solar metrics (total current solar capacity, solar installations, solar jobs, etc.) that could be utilized in determining renewable energy goals.
State and Local Energy Data (SLED)
This database provides community-wide estimates of electricity and natural gas usage, along with other relevant information on fuel sources, emissions, expenditures, and typical rates.
Communication Best Practices for Renewable Energy
This study presents 15 case studies of government, private sector, and civil society renewable energy communications campaigns, from development to evaluation, and advice on how to optimally organize such communications campaigns to help overcome some of the barriers facing renewable energy today.
Electric Power Markets: National Overview
FERC provides an overview of U.S. electric power markets, including independent system operators (ISOs) and regional transmission organizations (RTOs).
State-by-State Map of Energy Choice in the U.S.
This map indicates which U.S. states have retail choice legislation that enable off-site power purchase agreements.
AWEA State Wind Energy Factsheets
This website provides wind energy facts for each state, including the number of projects, energy generation, jobs and economic development, and environmental benefits.