We are often asked for guidance and assistance on accessing available incentive programs at the Federal and state level. These incentive programs, including renewable portfolio standards, clean energy funds, loan and grant programs, tax in Federal & State renewable power programs, policies, and incentivescentives, and voluntary green power purchases, are rich in their potential for facilitating project development and enabling project returns to meet market requirements. At the same time, they are complex, diverse, and expanding. The following are useful web links to obtain further information:

Federal & State renewable power programs, policies, and incentives

Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE): http://www.dsireusa.org/

U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program: http://www.eere.energy.gov/

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Energy Initiatives, http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/energy/

U.S. Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program: www.lgprogram.energy.gov/index.html

EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program: http://www.epa.gov/lmop/index.htm

DOE Biomass program: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/

Clean Energy States Alliance : http://www.cleanenergystates.org/

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources: http://www.mass.gov/doer/rps/

Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust: http://www.mtpc.org/RenewableEnergy/index.htm

New York State Energy Research & Development Agency: http://www.nyserda.org/default.asp

California Energy Commission: http://www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/index.html

Renewable Energy Policy Project: http://www.repp.org/

Union of Concerned Scientists: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energy_basics/

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab renewable energy sector analyses, http://eetd.lbl.gov/EA/EMP/re.html

U.S. Energy Information Administration renewable energy analyses: http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/a-z/renewable.html

Green Power programs, assistance, and marketing firms:

U.S. Department of Energy Green Power program: http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/

Green Power Market Development Group: http://www.thegreenpowergroup.org/us.cfm

Center for Resource Solutions: http://www.green-e.org/

Evolution Markets: http://www.evomarkets.com/

Natsource: http://www.evomarkets.com/

Renewable Energy Choice: http://www.renewablechoice.com/

3 Phases Energy: http://www.3phases.com/

National and regional industry and community energy associations

American Council on Renewable Energy: www.acore.org

American Wind Energy Association: http://www.awea.org/

Solar Energy Industries Association: http://www.seia.org/

Harvest Clean Energy, http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org/index.html

Windustry: http://www.windustry.org/

Biomass Coordinating Council: http://www.acore.org/programs/bcc.php

National Biodiesel Board: http://www.biodiesel.org/

Renewable Fuels Association: http://www.ethanolrfa.org/