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• NC Wind Energy Site, ASU Energy Center

Consumer Resources
Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings (ACEEE)
Energy Efficient Mortgages
Energy Savers Online Booklet (Spanish version)
Energy Star- locate builders
Guide to Federal Residential Efficiency Credits
Home Heating Fuel Cost Comparisons
Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audit   (asses additional potential)
Home Energy Raters
North Carolina Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs (xls)
NC Solar Center Design Review Program
Most Energy-Efficient Water Heaters
Zip code-based Insulation Tool
Fluorescent Lights

Low Income Programs
DHHS Crisis Intervention Program
Emergency Energy Assistance Charities
North Carolina Community Action Agencies
North Carolina Weatherization Assistance Program
Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

• North Carolina Economic Developer’s Guide to the Renewable Energy Industries Volume 2
• Appalachian State University Energy Center Case Studies of Renewable Energy Manufacturing
• North Carolina ENERGY STAR Homes
• Appalachian State University Energy Center Passive Solar Homes Planbook
• Appalachian State University Energy Center Builder Option Packages for North Carolina
• North Carolina DOE Status of State Energy Codes
• Western North Carolina Green Building Council
• North Carolina Green Building Technology Database
• U.S. Department of Housing Community Planning and Development article: Energy Costs Affect Economic Development
• Rocky Mountain Institute Home Energy Briefs
  

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  Demand Response Enabling Technology United States Demand Response Coordinating Committee (DRCC)

  ECONOMIC/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
  Appalachian State University Energy Center – Economic Development
  Blue/Green Alliance
  Renewable Energy Policy Project
  American Solar Energy Society – Economic Drivers Report
  Appalachian Regional Center – Energy, Jobs and Economy Resources
  NC Department of Commerce main website
  Regional Technology Strategies
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  State Science & Technology Institute
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  SMART METERING
  UTILIMETRICS Alliance for Advanced Metering and Data Management Solutions 
  Global Smart Metering Map
  Smartmeterpedia for North America
  AMI Standards via MADRI
  AMI Background Information via MADRI
  AMI Vision/Strategy Papers via MADRI
  AMI Business Cases via MADRI
  MADRI Metering Survey
  Metering.com

  SMART GRID
  Smart Grid News
  DOE Smart Grid
  Modern Grid Initiative
  GridWise Alliance
  EPRI IntelliGrid
  NC Small Business and Technology Development Center
  Institute for Emerging Issues
  Clean Energy Alliance
  Clean Energy Trends 2008
  Creating Clean Companies – report