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National Organizations
U.S. Green Building Council
www.usgbc.org
U.S. Green Building Council State Chapters
www.usgbc.org/chapters
USGBC – Various Service Providers with LEED AP
www.usgbc.org/LEED/AP/ViewAll.aspx
National Association of Home Builders – Certified Green Professionals (CGP)
ww.nahb.org/directory.aspx?sectionID=1434&directoryID=1415
Residential Energy Services Network – Energy Auditors
http://www.natresnet.org/directory/raters.aspx
The American Institute of Architects – LEED AP Architects
http://architectfinder.aia.org/
American Society of Interior Designers
https://member.asid.org/asidssa/rflssareferral.advanced_query_page
Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits
Funding Opportunities – National, State, & Local Programs
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/greenbuilding/tools/funding.htm
State-Specific Information Incentives and Credits
US Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by state
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/states
U.S. Department of Energy by state
www.energy.gov
Database for State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
http://www.dsireusa.org/
State References
Alabama Department of Environmental, Management
adem.alabama.gov
Wood-Burning Heating Deduction, Section 16
www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/40-18-15
Tennessee Valley Authority Homepage (Regional Resource)
www.tva.gov
Energy Right through TVA (Regional)
www.energyright.com
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
www.adeca.alabama.gov/Divisions
Executive Order Number 33 - Energy Standards for State Agencies
www.governorpress.alabama.gov/pr
Alabama Public Service Commission, Energy Division
www.psc.state.al.us/Energy/EnergyMain
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation–Building Energy Efficiency Standard
www.ahfc.state.ak.us/reference/bees
Alaska Energy Authority–Small Business Assistance Program
http://akenergyauthority.org
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
www.dec.state.ak.us/air/ap/sbap.htm
Regulatory Commission of Alaska
www.state.ak.us/rca/links.htm
Arizona Department of Transportation–Energy Efficient License Plate
www.azdot.gov/mvd/vehicle/energyefficient
Energy Efficiency Outreach–Arizona Department of Commerce
www.azcommerce.com/Energy/Efficiency
Non-Residential Solar and Wind Tax Credit - Arizona Department of Commerce
www.azcommerce.com/BusAsst/Incentives/Solar+Energy+Tax+Incentives+Program
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
www.azdeq.gov
Energy Office—Arizona Corporation Commission
www.cc.state.az.us
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (Regional)
www.swenergy.org
State of Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
www.adeq.state.ar.us
Arkansas Department of Economic Development
http://arkansasedc.com/business-development/arkansas
U.S. Green Building Council–Arkansas Chapter
www.usgbcar.org
California Energy Commission
www.energy.ca.gov
California Department of Water Resources
www.water.ca.gov
State of California Department of Conservation
www.conservation.ca.gov
California Environmental Protection Agency
www.calepa.ca.gov
California Green Builder
www.cagreenbuilder.org
Green California
www.green.ca.gov
State of California's Green Building Directory
www.greenbuildings.dgs.ca.gov
Flex Your Power California Energy Efficiency Marketing Campaign
www.fypower.org
Governor's Energy Office
www.colorado.gov
State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Public Utilities Commission
www.dora.state.co.us/puc
Energy Efficiency Guide for Colorado Business
www.coloradoefficiencyguide.com
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (Regional)
www.swenergy.org
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
www.cdphe.state.co.us
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
http://dnr.state.co.us
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
www.ct.gov/dep
Connecticut Office of Policy and Management
www.ct.gov/opm
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
www.ct.gov/ecd
Delaware Energy Office–Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)
www.delaware-energy.com
State of Delaware–Business Services
www.dnrec.delaware.gov/services
Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC)
www.dvgbc.org
District Department of the Environment
http://ddoe.dc.gov/ddoe
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
www.dep.state.fl.us
Florida Public Service Commission
www.psc.state.fl.us
Conserve Georgia Statewide outreach and marketing campaign
www.conservegeorgia.org
Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority
www.gefa.org
Georgia Public Service Commission
www.psc.state.ga.us
Energy Management Program
http://innovate.gatech.edu
Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources
www.gaepd.org
Hawaii's Energy Policy, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy/policy/
Public Utilities Commission
http://hawaii.gov/budget/puc/energy
Energy Efficiency Guide, Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy/efficiency
Small Business Green Resources, Department of Health
http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/
Idaho Office of Energy Resources
www.energy.idaho.gov
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
www.commerce.state.il.us/dceo/Bureaus/Energy_Recycling
Energy Efficiency Programs in Illinois
www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/Bureaus/Energy_Recycling/Energy/Energy+Efficiency
Office of Energy and Defense Development–Energy Guide
www.in.gov/oed
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
www.ai.org/idem
Indiana's Green Network for Innovative Technology and Enterprise (IGNITE)
www.igniteindiana.org
Iowa Office of Energy Independence
www.energy.iowa.gov
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
www.iowadnr.gov
Iowa Chapter for the Natural Resources Conservation Service
www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov
Energy Efficiency Guide - Kansas Corporation Commission
www.kcc.state.ks.us/energy/conservation
Kansas Conservation Resources and Services
www.oznet.ksu.edu/conservation
Department for Energy Development and Independence
www.energy.ky.gov
Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection
www.dep.ky.gov
Green Team Kentucky
www.greenteam.ky.gov
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
http://dnr.louisiana.gov
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
www.deq.louisiana.gov
Louisiana Energy Incentives
http://dnr.louisiana.gov/sec/execdiv/techasmt/financial_incentives
Louisiana Green Fuels
www.lagreenfuels.com
Entergy Geaux Green Program
www.entergy-louisiana.com/geauxgreen
Maine Public Utilities Commission
www.maine.gov
Maine Energy Resources Council
www.maineenergyinfo.com
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
www.maine.gov/dep
Maine Green Building Supply
www.mainegreenbuilding.com
Maryland Department of the Environment
www.mde.state.md.us
Maryland Energy Administration
www.energy.state.md.us
Green Building Tax Credit
http://business.marylandtaxes.com/taxinfo/taxcredit/greenbldg
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
www.mass.gov/envir/ota/resources/energy_conserv
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
www.mass.gov/dep/service
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (Regional)
www.nesea.org
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
www.mass.gov/doer
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth
www.michigan.gov/dleg
Energy Efficiency Resources, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
www.michigan.gov/deq
Energy Info Center–Minnesota Department of Commerce
www.state.mn.us/portal/mn
Office of Environmental Services
www.dot.state.mn.us/environment
Minnesota Green Star
www.mngreenstar.org
The Minnesota Green Affordable Housing Guide
www.greenhousing.umn.edu
Minnesota Green Communities
www.mngreencommunities.org
Fresh Energy
www.fresh-energy.org
Commercial and Industrial Efficiency–Mississippi Development Authority
www.mississippi.org
Public Service Commission
www.psc.state.ms.us
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ
Earth 911 –Mississippi
http://earth911.org/Mississippi
Energy Center - Missouri Department of Natural Resources
www.dnr.mo.gov/energy
Missouri Public Service Commission
www.psc.mo.gov/consumer-information
Missouri Home Builders' Association–Green Building
www.stlhba.com/consumer/greenbuilding
Buildings and Energy Conservation Programs–Montana Department of Environmental Quality,
www.deq.mt.gov/Energy/buildings
Energy Conservation - Montana Environmental Information Center
www.meic.org/energy/global_warming_pollution/energy-conservation
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
www.deq.state.ne.us
Energy Saving Tips–Nebraska Energy Office
www.neo.ne.gov/tips
Nebraska Green Scene
http://nebraskagreenscene.com
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (Regional)
www.swenergy.org/
Nevada Office of Energy
http://energy.state.nv.us
Permitting and Regulatory Requirements, State of Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
http://ndep.nv.gov/admin
Nevada Energy Efficient Housing Connection
www.natresnet.org/nevada
Energy Efficiency Programs–New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning
www.nh.gov/oep/programs/energy/resources
Small Business Technical Assistance Program
www.des.state.nh.us/sbtap
New Hampshire Residential Energy Performance Association (REPA)
www.repa-nh.org
New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association
www.nhsea.org/resources
Home Builders and Remodelers Association of New Hampshire
www.hbranh.com
State of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
www.nj.gov/bpu/divisions/energy
New Jersey Clean Energy Program
www.njcleanenergy.com
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
www.state.nj.us/dep
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (Regional)
www.swenergy.org
New Mexico Environment Development
www.nmenv.state.nm.us
New Mexico Energy Conservation and Management Division–New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ecmd
Energy Supply Choices–Public Service Commission
www.dps.state.ny.us/EnergyCompetition
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
www.nyserda.org
Environmental Information for Small Businesses–New York Department of Environmental Conservation
www.dec.ny.gov/regulations
North Carolina State Energy Office
www.energync.net
NC Project Green
www.ncprojectgreen.com
Sustainable North Carolina
www.sustainnc.org
North Dakota Department of Commerce–Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy
www.communityservices.nd.gov/Energy
North Dakota Department of Environmental Health
www.ndhealth.gov/EHS
Ohio Department of Development–Ohio Business Energy Resource Center
www.odod.state.oh.us/businessenergy
Central Ohio Sustainability Alliance
www.cosa-oh.org/cosa
Oklahoma State Energy Office
www.okcommerce.gov
Oklahoma Sustainability Network
www.oksustainability.org
Oregon Department of Energy–Conservation Division
http://egov.oregon.gov/ENERGY/CONS
Sustainable Oregon, State of Oregon's Sustainability Initiative
www.oregonsolutions.net
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
www.depweb.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Office of Energy and Technology Deployment
www.depweb.state.pa.us/energy
Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources
www.energy.ri.gov
State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
www.dem.ri.gov
Sustainable Rhode Island
http://directory.sustainableri.org
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
www.scdhec.gov
South Carolina Energy Office
www.energy.sc.gov/
The Sustainability institute
www.sustainabilityinstitutesc.org
South Carolina Green Building Directory
www.scgreenbuildingdirectory.org
South Dakota Energy Smart
www.sdenergysmart.com
South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
www.state.sd.us/denr
Green–Eco Resources South Dakota
www.greenecoservices.com/green-eco-resources-south-dakota
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development– Energy Division
www.state.tn.us/ecd/energy
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
www.tennessee.gov/environment
The Tennessee Fund for Sustainability
www.tnfund.org
State Energy Conservation Office
www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (Regional)
www.swenergy.org
Public Service Commission of Utah
www.psc.state.ut.us
State Energy Program
http://geology.utah.gov/sep
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
www.deq.utah.gov/Business_Assistance
Utah Energy Conservation Coalition
www.utahenergy.org/sustainability
United States Virgin Islands Energy Office
www.vienergy.org/building
Efficiency Vermont
www.efficiencyvermont.org/pages/Business
Environmental Assistance Office
www.anr.state.vt.us/dec
Vermont Department of Public Service
http://publicservice.vermont.gov
Virginia Division of Energy
www.dmme.virginia.gov/divisionenergy
Virginia Sustainable Building Network
www.vsbn.org
Sustainable Washington
www.ofm.wa.gov/sustainability
Washington State Department of Ecology–Sustainability
www.ecy. wa.gov/Sustainability
Extension Energy Program
www.energy.wsu.edu
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
www.wvdep.org
West Virginia Public Service Commission
www.psc.state.wv.us
West Virginia Division of Energy
www.wvdo.org/community/eep
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources–Licenses, Permits, and Registrations
www.dnr.wisconsin.gov/org/caer/cs/licenses
Wisconsin Partners for Sustainability
www.wiscpsa.org
Wisconsin Green Building Alliance
www.wgba.org
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (Regional)
www.swenergy.org
Wyoming Public Service Commission
http://psc.state.wy.us
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
http://deq.state.wy.us