New State Publications

December 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.

• State Publications
• DOE Publications on State-Related Topics

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.

• Cap and Trade Scenarios for California

  (PDF 1.12 MB)
  The Center for Energy, Resources, and Economic Sustainability at the University of California at Berkeley publishes this report; Research Paper No. 0711112; 54 pp.; November, 2007.

• Energy Efficiency, Innovation, and Job Creation in California

  (PDF 1.57 MB)
  California Flex Your Power publishes this report prepared by the Center for Energy, Resources, and Economic Sustainability at the University of California at Berkeley; 82 pp.; October, 2008.

• National Capital Region Climate Change Report

  (PDF 2.15 MB)
  The Metropolitan Washington (D.C.) Council of Governments publishes this report that was prepared by the MWCOG Climate Change Steering Committee; 114 pp.; November, 2008.

• Positive Returns: State Energy-Efficiency Analyses Can Inform U.S. Energy Policy Assessment

  (PDF 351 KB)
  The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) publishes this report that was written by ACEEE analysts John 'Skip' Laitner and Vanessa McKinney; ACEEE Report Number E084; 42 pp.; June, 2008.

• The 2008 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard

  (PDF 911 KB)
  The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) publishes this report that was written by ACEEE analysts Maggie Eldridge, Max Neubauer, Dan York, Shruti Vaidyanathan, Anna, Chittum, and Steven Nadel; ACEEE Report Number E086; 57 pp.; October, 2008.

State Publications

Buildings

• Passive and Active Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems

  (PDF 2.62 MB)
  The North Carolina Solar Center publishes this fact sheet for consumers that was produced by the North Carolina State Energy Office; 6 pp.; September, 2003.

Electric Power and Renewable Energy

• A Scoping-Level Study of the Economics of Wind-Project Repowering Decisions in California

  (PDF 270 KB)
  The California Energy Commission (CEC) publishes this final consultant report that was prepared for the CEC by KEMA, Inc.; CEC-200-2008-004; 32 pp.; August, 2008.

• Michigan's Offshore Wind Potential

  (PDF 1.30 MB)
  The Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth publishes this report that was prepared by the Land Policy Institute at Michigan State University; 20 pp.; September, 2008.

Energy Education

• Energy Education Resources for Students and Teachers

  (PDF 816 KB)
  The North Carolina Solar Center publishes this fact sheet for consumers that was produced by the North Carolina State Energy Office; 4 pp.; September, 2001.

Industry

• Fueling North Carolina's Future: North Carolina's Strategic Plan for Biofuels Leadership

  (PDF 99 KB)
  The North Carolina Biotechnology Center publishes this report that was presented to the North Carolina Legislature and prepared by a statewide steering committee; 20 pp.; April, 2007.

• Water Related Electricity Demand in California

  (PDF 2.85 MB)
  The California Energy Commission Demand Response Research Center and the DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory publish this collaborative report that was written by Water and Energy Consulting; LBNL-62041; 77 pp.; December, 2006.

Policy, Planning, and Energy Security

• Exploring Feed-In Tariffs for California

  (PDF 663 KB)
  The California Energy Commission publishes this final contractor report that was prepared by KEMA, Inc.; CEC-300-208-003-F; 81 pp.; November, 2008.

• Intelligent Energy Choices for Kentucky's Future: Kentucky's 7-Point Strategy for Energy Independence

  (PDF 2.45 MB)
  Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear publishes this first-ever comprehensive energy report for the state; 158 pp.; November, 2008.

• The Texas Energy Report

  (PDF 24.50 MB)
  The Texas Comptroller, which houses the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) publishes this report that was prepared with SECO input; 451 pp.; May, 2008.

Transportation

• North Carolina Hydrogen Fuel Cell Roadmap and Kickoff: Event Report

  (PDF 256 KB)
  The North Carolina State Energy Office publishes this report that was prepared by Appalachian State University Energy Center; 6 pp.; September, 2005.

DOE Publications on State-Related Topics

Electric Power and Renewable Energy

• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in Arizona

  (PDF 502 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2670; 2 pp.; October, 2008.

• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in Idaho

  (PDF 479 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2671; 2 pp.; October, 2008.

• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in Maine

  (PDF 456 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2672; 2 pp.; October, 2008.

• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in Montana

  (PDF 538 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2673; 2 pp.; October, 2008.

• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in Nevada

  (PDF 480 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2678; 2 pp.; October, 2008.

• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in New Mexico

  (PDF 499 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2675; 2 pp.; October, 2008.

• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in Pennsylvania

  (PDF 502 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2676; 2 pp.; October, 2008.

• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in South Dakota

  (PDF 510 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2681; 2 pp.; October, 2008.

• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in Utah

  (PDF 478 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2677; 2 pp.; October, 2008.

• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in West Virginia

  (PDF 467 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2682; 2 pp.; October, 2008.

• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in Wisconsin

  (PDF 423 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2683; 2 pp.; October, 2008.

Industry

• Largest Producer of Steel Products in the United States Achieves Significant Energy Savings at its Minntac Plant

  (PDF 498 KB)
  The DOE Industrial Technologies Program publishes this case study as part of its Save Energy Now series; 4 pp.; September, 2008.

Policy, Planning, and Energy Security

• Shaking Up the Residential PV Market: Implications of Recent Changes to the ITC

  (PDF 102 KB)
  The DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory publishes this short report in conjunction with the Clean Energy States Alliance as part of the LBL series called Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy; 12 pp.; November, 2008.

• State of the States 2008: Renewable Energy Development and the Role of Policy

  (PDF 1.46 MB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory publishes this report that was written by NREL researchers Elizabeth Brown and Sarah Busch; NREL/TP-670-43021; 123 pp.; October, 2008.

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