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Here are some other ways to learn more about your power system — and your options for electric power service.
Resources for learning more about your electric power system
Below are several organizations and government agencies that can help you learn more about the electric power system and what you can do to make it better.
- Alliance to Save Energy
- American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
- Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center
- CogenWorks
- Combined Heat and Power Partnership
- Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions
- Demand Response Research Center
- Edison Electric Institute
- Electric Power Research Institute
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Gridwise Alliance
- Knowledge Problem
- Modern Grid Initiative
- National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
- Northeast-Midwest Institute
- Power Scorecard
- Power Systems Engineering Research Center
- Public Broadcasting Service
- Rocky Mountain Institute
- U.S. Combined Heat and Power Association
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
Information about Demand Response:
- Flex Your Power: While geared specifically to Californians, this Web site also offers a lot of great information about ways to manage your electricity and save whereever you live.
- Efficiency and Demand Response Programs: The Edison Electric Institute, an electricity industry association, has pulled together a plethora of state-by-state information on ways your electric company or your state government can help you save money – or even make it.
- ACEEE Consumer Resources: The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy offers great tips on making your home more energy efficient, plus a library of state and federal tax incentives to get you to start saving.
- Benefits of Demand Response in Electricity Markets and Recommendations for Achieving Them: A report to the United States Congress Pursuant to Section 1252 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
- Programmable Thermostats: Learn more about how setting your heat and air conditioner can save you money.
- Electricity Tips: Head off Power Blackouts/Brownouts, Cut Energy Bills: The Alliance to Save Energy offers tips on how to save energy and help avoid blackouts.
