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).
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.
Guide to Purchasing Green Power
This report provides an overview and key details on each of the following procurement methods: physical power purchase agreements, financial power purchase agreement contracts, green tariffs, and self-generation.
Institutional Renewable Energy Procurement: Guidance for Purchasing and Making Associated Environmental Impact Claims
This report outlines common renewable energy transaction structures, provides a framework for analyzing and prioritizing these options, and explains how to properly communicate the impact of different types of deals.
Status and Trends in the U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market (2017 Data)
This report summarizes the status and trends of seven ways that customers can obtain green power, including utility green pricing programs, utility renewable contracts, unbundled renewable energy credits, competitive suppliers, community choice aggregations, power purchase agreements, and community solar.
Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)
This database provides summaries of utility, state, and local policies and incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Toolbox for Renewable Energy Project Development
This website provides helpful resources in each of the following categories: solar policies and regulations, project financing, requests for proposals, project development, and environmental claims.