U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Industrial Technologies Program – Industrial Distributed Energy

Databases

Technology Options

• Distributed energy equipment guide — Provided by the California Energy Commission. Choose a technology, then select the "vendor" link.
  
  
• Distributed energy selector — This tool suggests the best DE technology for a given application and geographical area by drawing on a database of more than 600 DE products. Additional parameters can be used to provide a more precise match. Provided by the Consumer Energy Council of America's Distributed Energy Forum. (Note: The information on the CECA Web site may not be fully comprehensive, and DOE does not advocate one product over another.)

Case Studies

• CHP installations — Information on CHP units installed in each state.
  
  
• Distributed Energy Case Study Database — This database includes a variety of distributed energy case studies searchable by state, market sector, size, prime mover, thermal energy use, and fuel type.
  
  

Regulations and Incentives

• Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy — A comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy.
  
  
• Regulatory Requirements for Small Electric Generators — State-by-state information on emissions regulations; state environmental regulations; siting regulations; exit fees; standby rates; building, zoning and fire codes; ammonia storage issues; reporting requirements; economic incentives, and interconnection requirements.

Other DE Topics

• E-GRID — A comprehensive database of the environmental characteristics of all electric power generated in the United States, including air pollutant emissions and resource mix for individual power plants, generating companies, states, and regions of the power grid.