Resources

Resources

In addition to the resources on this site, here is a list of external links that might be of interest.

  • The Energy Foundation commissioned a short video that explains, for a non-technical audience, how the interconnected power grid works.View the video HERE (YOUTUBE).
  • A new report published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Renewable Electricity Futures Study (RE Futures), is an initial investigation of the extent to which renewable energy supply can meet the electricity demands of the continental United States over the next several decades.
    Link to the RE Futures‘ Page (includes the report and modeling and cost data used)
  • Western Grid Group has a list of acronyms of organizations and terms commonly used in discussions about electricity in the West.  Acronym World.