RESOURCES | Useful Solar Power Links

Solar Initiative organizations

• American Solar Energy Society
• Cal SEIA California Solar Industries Association
• CPUC California Public Utilties Commission
• DSIRE, Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency
• Go Solar
• GRID Alternatives, empowering communities in need by providing renewable energy and energy efficiency services, equipment and training.
• IREC, Interstate Renewable Energy Council – a non-profit organization dedicated to moving renewable energy resources into the marketplace.
• Northern California Solar Energy Association, a non-profit dedicated to fostering the development and application of solar energy through the exchange of information.
• Renewable Energy Development Institute
• Sierra Club Sonoma Group
• Solar 3.0, A Department of Energy initiative aimed at streamlining solar permitting nationally.
• Solar Energy International
• Solar Living Institute, solar training and sustainable living education
• Solar Tech
• Solartown, offers clean energy generation systems powered by the sun for every American interested in low-cost, renewable energy.
• U.S. Department of Energy, Solar America Cities
• Open PV Project, National Renewable Energy Lab A site providing real-time status of the solar photovoltaic market in the U.S. Checkout the Visualization Gallery for interactive maps and statistical data on solar trends in the U.S

Sustainability Services and Initiatives

• City of Santa Rosa
• Climate Protection Campaign
• Daily Acts
• IBEW local 551 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
• Leadership Institute
• PG&E
• Sonoma County Conservation Council
• Sonoma County Water Agency
• The Vote Solar Initiative, a non-profit organization with the mission of stopping global warming and increasing energy independence by bringing solar energy into the mainstream.

Energy Efficiency and Renewables Financing

• SCEIP - Sonoma County's Energy Independence Program