MassGREEN Initiative

DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. Established in 1995 and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, DSIRE is an ongoing project of the N.C. Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) is a premier resource for current information, education, credentialing and best practices regarding renewable energy. IREC is a non-profit organization creating renewable energy programs and policies targeted at the adoption of uniform guidelines, standards and quality assessment.

The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center provides environmental and energy technology education through curriculum, professional, and program development and improvement. It fosters a network of educational communities, supported through public and private partnerships.

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting economic prosperity, energy security, and environmental protection.

Established in 1954, the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is the nation’s leading association of solar professionals & advocates. Our mission is to inspire an era of energy innovation and speed the transition to a sustainable energy economy. We advance education, research and policy.

With over 2,500 members & advocates, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is the hub of the wind energy industry. AWEA promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for consumers around the world.

The Apollo Alliance is a coalition of labor, business, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution. We promote investments in energy efficiency, clean power, mass transit, next-generation vehicles, and emerging technology, as well as in education and training.

The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) has deep roots in the state of Wisconsin, but its work has now grown across the nation. COWS and its affiliate organizations serve as field laboratories for high-road economic development, environmental sustainability, and capable democratic government.

Green For All is a national organization working to build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. We work in collaboration with the business, government, labor, and grassroots communities to create and implement programs that increase quality jobs and opportunities in green industry

National Skills Coalition (founded in 1998 as The Workforce Alliance) is a broad-based coalition working toward a vision of an America that grows its economy by investing in its people so that every worker and every industry has the skills to compete and prosper.

ACORE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. with paying members from every aspect and sector of the renewable energy industries and their trade associations, including wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and biofuels, hydropower tidal/current energy and waste energy.

Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP) accelerates the use of renewable energy by providing credible information, insightful policy analysis, and innovative strategies amid changing energy markets and mounting environmental needs by researching, publishing, and disseminating information, creating policy tools, and hosting highly active, on-line, renewable energy discussion groups.

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