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July 2008

Read here a list of new state publications on renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) and DOE publications about the adoption of RE and EE technologies in the states. DOE's State Energy Program maintains a database of state publications that currently lists more than 500 titles. You can search this state publications database by state and topic.

If your state publishes online a document that you don't see listed here, send us a link to it via email. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

  • State Efficiency Analyses Show Economic Growth & Job Creation: U.S. Energy Policy Assessments Can Benefit

    (PDF 350 KB)
    The American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy (ACEEE) publishes this report that was written by ACEEE staff analysts John "Skip" Laitner and Vanessa McKinney; ACEEE-E084; 42 pp.; June, 2008.

State Publications

Buildings

  • Best Practices Guide for Mayors

    (PDF 4.23 MB)
    The Colorado Governor's Energy Office publishes this report that was prepared by the National Conference of Mayors; 82 pp.; January, 2007.

  • California's Energy Code: Is It Coming to Your State?

    (PDF 1.27 MB)
    The California Energy Commission publishes this presentation and overview of the California Energy Code for buildings given by Tav Commins, Buildings & Appliances Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewables Division, at the HVAC Excellence Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada; March, 2008.

  • Energy Management and Conservation: Municipal Best Practices

    (PDF 208 KB)
    The Colorado Governor's Energy Office publishes this brochure that was prepared by the Colorado Municipal League and the Wirth Chair in Environment and Community Development at the University of Colorado; 15 pp.; September, 2007.

  • HERS — Home Energy Rating System Technical Manual

    (PDF 2.68 MB)
    The California Energy Commission publishes this draft technical manual for home energy raters; CEC-400-2008-012-D; 54 pp.; May, 2008.

  • On the Fast Track to Better Buildings and Energy Savings

    (PDF 166 KB)
    The Colorado Governor's Energy Office publishes this case study under its Energy Performance Contracting Success Story series; 2 pp.; February, 2008.

  • State Funded Energy Efficiency Services for Colorado Low-Income Households

    (PDF 188 KB)
    The Colorado Governor's Energy Office publishes this report to the Colorado Legislature; 13 pp.; October, 2007.

  • Strategic Plan to Reduce the Energy Impacts of Air Conditioners

    (PDF 336 KB)
    The California Energy Commission (CEC) publishes this report under its Public Interest Energy Research program that was prepared by CEC staffs; CEC-400-2008-010; 48 pp.; June, 2008.

  • Turning Energy Savings into a Better Learning Environment

    (PDF 176 KB)
    The Colorado Governor's Energy Office publishes this case study under its Energy Performance Contracting Success Story series; 2 pp.; March, 2008.

Electric Power and Renewable Energy

  • Challenges and Opportunities to Deliver Renewable Energy From Baja California Norte to California

    (PDF 2.08 MB)
    The California Energy Commission publishes this report under its Public Interest Energy Research program that was prepared by Kema, Inc. and Bates-White, LLC; CEC-600-2008-004; 54 pp.; June, 2008.

  • Colorado Geothermal Development Strategic Plan

    (PDF 1.43 MB)
    The Colorado Governor's Energy Office publishes this report that was developed by the Geopowering the West Colorado Working Group; 46 pp.; August, 2007.

  • New Solar Homes Partnership Builders Kit

    (PDF 5.57 MB)
    The California Energy Commission publishes this report under its Go Solar program that provides information to home builders on the state's solar program; 51 pp.; April, 2008.

Industry

  • Alabama Biomass Energy Program

    (PDF 564 KB)
    The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs publishes this brochure for the general public about its biomass program; 2 pp.; January, 2008.

  • Clean Energy from Wood Residues in Michigan: A Report from the Michigan Biomass Energy Program

    (PDF 740 KB)
    The Energy Office of Michigan publishes this report from the Michigan Biomass Energy Program; 64 pp.; August, 2006.

  • Where Wood Works: Strategies for Heating with Woody Biomass

    (PDF 19.89 MB)
    The Colorado Governor's Energy Office publishes this brochure directed at facilities managers in local communities;; March, 2008.

Policy, Planning, and Energy Security

  • A Mean-Variance Portfolio Optimization of California's Generation Mix to 2020: Achieving California's 33 Percent Renewable Portfolio Standard Goal

    (PDF 864 KB)
    The California Energy Commission publishes this report under its Public Interest Energy Research program that was prepared by Kema, Inc.; CEC-300-2007-009-F; 99 pp.; January, 2008.

  • Colorado Climate Action Plan: A Strategy to Address Global Warming

    (PDF 863 KB)
    The Colorado Governor's Energy Office publishes this plan; 35 pp.; November, 2007.

  • Feed-In Tariff Design and Implementation: Issues and Options

    (PDF 464 KB)
    The California Energy Commission publishes this report under its Public Interest Energy Research program that was prepared by Kema, Inc.; CEC-300-2008-003-D; 77 pp.; June, 2008.

  • West Virginia Energy Opportunities: A Blueprint for the Future

    (PDF 165 KB)
    The West Virginia Division of Energy publishes this strategic energy plan for the state as requested by the governor; 27 pp.; December, 2007.

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