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Energy Trust Participating Utilities:
Cascade Natural Gas: Serving customers in Oregon and Washington since 1953.
NW Natural Serving the natural gas needs of Northwest customers since 1859.
News and information about the third largest West Coast electric utility.Pacific Power Renewable Energy Options - Choose from three renewable power options.
Portland General Electric Renewable Energy Options:
Bonneville
Environmental Foundation
A not-for-profit organization marketing green power
products to public utilities, businesses, government
agencies and individuals. Supports watershed restoration
programs and develops new sources of renewable energy.
Bonneville
Power Administration
The largest federal power marketing administration in
the Northwest. Go directly to pages on power or energy
efficiency.
California Building Performance Contractors Association (CBPCA) is a non-profit, utility-sponsored organization dedicated to improving residential energy efficiency in California by training contractors in Home Performance to enhance homeowners' comfort and indoor air quality and reduce their energy bills. We are California's first and only HERS provider that the California Energy Commission has approved with a Third Party Quality Control Program.
City
of Portland, Office of Sustainable Development
The Office of Sustainable Development encourages sustainable
building practices, energy conservation, and a reduction
of greenhouse gasses.
Clean
Energy States Alliance
A non-profit project providing information and technical
services to the fourteen states that have established
public purposes funds for renewable energy. The CESA
also works to build and expand clean energy markets
in the United States.
Climate
Solutions
Climate solutions sponsors a variety of programs to
help stop global warming, including Energy Outreach
Center for sustainable energy education and Harvesting
Clean Energy for Rural Development for accelerating
renewable energy development in rural communities and
advocating broader clean energy reforms.
Energy
Foundation
A partnership of major foundations interested in sustainable
energy, offering research, articles and funding opportunities.
EnergyIdeas Clearinghouse
A comprehensive, technical resource that offers tips and consumer information
on energy technology and practices. EnergyIdeas is managed by the Washington State University Extension Energy Program.
Enernet
A guide to the Western North American energy industry.
Offers links to several other internet newsletters
including con.web monthly
newsletter and information resource on Pacific Northwest
energy conservation and renewable energy, and Energy
NewsData, a Seattle- and San Francisco-based
energy information services and publishing company.
Green
Home Forum
The Green Home Forum is a monthly series of discussions
for the public and green building professionals to exchange
ideas, needs, and services on the "how-to's" of
green building.
Northwest
Energy Coalition
An alliance of over 85 environmental, civic and human
service organizations, progressive utilities and businesses
from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and
British Columbia, promoting energy conservation and
renewable energy resources, consumer and low-income
protection and fish and wildlife restoration on the
Columbia and Snake Rivers.
Northwest
Energy Efficiency Alliance
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance is a nonprofit
corporation supported by electric utilities, public
benefits administrators, state governments, public interest
groups and energy efficiency industry representatives.
These entities work together to make affordable, energy-efficient
products and services available in the marketplace. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Market Activities Report 2005
Northwest
Energy Efficiency Council
A non-profit trade association representing businesses
providing energy efficiency goods and services to residential,
commercial, and industrial energy users in the Pacific
Northwest.
Northwest
Power and Conservation Council
A regional organization created by Congress to give
the citizens of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington
a stronger voice in determining the future of key resources
common to all four states -- namely, the electricity
generated at and fish and wildlife affected by the Columbia
River Basin hydropower dams.
Northwest
Public Power Association
A trade association of 200+ public utility districts,
electric cooperatives, municipalities and crown corporations
in the Western states and Canada. NWPPA also serves
the sales and networking needs of over 200 Associate
Members across the U.S. and Canada who are allied with
the electric utility industry.
Open Spaces is an award winning, entertaining, and thought-provoking magazine of ideas from the Pacific Northwest. Commonly Asked Questions Regarding Renewable Energy by Diane Zipper
Oregon
Department of Energy
The state government office ensuring that Oregon's energy
future is built on a least-cost mix of conservation,
renewable and conventional energy resources and to clean
up nuclear waste.
Oregon
Public Utility Commission
The regulatory body charged with ensuring reasonable
rates and services for the customers of the state's
investor-owned electric and natural gas companies, certain
telephone services and water utilities.
Renewable
Energy Policy Project
Supporting the advancement of renewable energy technology
through policy research and seeking to define growth
strategies for renewables that respond to competitive
energy markets and environmental needs.
Renewable
Northwest Project
A coalition of public-interest organizations
and energy companies created the Renewable Northwest
Project (RNP) to promote renewable energy development
in the region.
American
Solar Energy Society
A national organization dedicated to advancing the use
of solar energy for the benefit of U.S. citizens and
the global environment.
US
Green Buildings Council
A national coalition of leaders from across the building
industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally
responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live
and work