Clean Energy States Alliance

The State-Federal RPS Collaborative serves as a forum for the exchange of experiences and lessons learned regarding the implementation of state Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) policies. It was established to advance dialogue and cooperation among a broad network of state and federal government officials, renewable energy certificate tracking system administrators, NGO experts, industry representatives, and other stakeholders. It is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Energy Foundation. Learn more…

The Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP) is a federal-state funding and information sharing project, managed by CESA, that aims to accelerate the deployment of electrical energy storage technologies in the U.S. It offers technical assistance to states and facilitates co-funding partnerships between states and the U.S. Department of Energy. Learn more…

The Interstate Turbine Advisory Council (ITAC) is an alliance of state clean energy programs and utility incentive providers working jointly to tackle the challenges and promote the potential of the small and mid-scale wind market. A primary product of the ITAC collaboration is a unified list of small and mid-sized wind turbines that meet the performance, reliability, acoustic and warranty service expectations of incentive providers. This list has been a critical step in the evolution of the distributed wind market.  Learn more…

Five New England states—Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont—with support and coordination from CESA, have forged the New England Solar Cost-Reduction Partnership. The Partnership, through a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot Initiative Rooftop Solar Challenge II program, is working to build the regional solar market by targeting non-hardware “soft” costs for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Learn more…

This project covers advanced biomass heating systems, air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps, and solar thermal. Its current primary focus is biomass thermal system efficiency, emissions, testing, and standards. CESA is researching and drafting biomass thermal program best practices and hopes to develop a collaborative approach to biomass thermal policy. Policy recommendations for biomass thermal storage systems are under development. Learn more…