Nebraska’s electricity providers include public power districts, municipal utilities, and electric cooperatives. Our state has 166 publicly owned utilities governed by community-elected boards. Visit the website of the Nebraska Power Association for a list of all of them.
Historical Perspective: History of Public Power in Nebraska, Chapter 2, Nebraska Power Review Board Orientation Manual
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- Nebraska Rural Electric Association
- Rural Electric Magazine, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
NRECA’s SUNDA Project: Solar Utility Network Deployment Acceleration Project
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s innovative SUNDA Project helps rural electric cooperatives nationwide to accelerate utility solar. SUNDA Project
NATIONAL/REGIONAL LINKS
- American Association of Blacks in Energy
- American Council on Renewable Energy
- American Solar Energy Society
- American Wind Energy Association
- Asians in Energy
- Association of Women in Energy
- Citizens’ Climate Lobby
- Coalition For Community Solar Access
- Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles
- Distributed Wind Energy Association
- Environment America
- EPA’s Clean Energy Programs
- Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition
- GreenBiz
- Greentech Media
- Grid Alternatives
- Hispanics in Energy
- Interstate Renewable Energy Council
- Midwest Energy News
- NAACP’s Solar Equity Initiative
- PACENation
- PV Magazine USA
- RE100
- Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance
- Residential Energy Services Network
- Sierra Club’s Ready for 100
- Smart Electric Power Alliance
- Solar Energy Industries Association
- Solar Ready Vets Network
- Southwest Power Pool
- The Solar Foundation
- Utility Dive
- Vote Solar
- We Own It
- Wind Solar Alliance
- Women in Cleantech & Sustainability
- Women in Energy
- Women in Solar Energy
- Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy
- Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment
NEBRASKA LINKS
- Bold Alliance
- Center for Rural Affairs
- Citizens’ Climate Lobby – Nebraska Chapters
- Clean Energy Nebraska
- Cleaner Greener Lincoln
- Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency – Nebraska
- Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
- Green Bellevue
- Green Omaha Coalition
- Lincoln Electric System – Solar & Customer-Owned Generation
- Live Green – Sustainability at UNMC & Nebraska Medicine
- Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN)
- Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research-UNL
- Nebraska Community Energy Alliance
- Nebraska Conservation Voters
- Nebraska Farmers Union
- Nebraska Interfaith Power & Light
- Nebraska Power Association
- Nebraska Public Power District – Solar Power
- Nebraska Sierra Club
- Nebraska Solar Schools
- Nebraska Wildlife Federation
- Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference & Exhibition
- Nebraska Wind for Schools Program
- Nebraskans for Peace
- New Power Nebraska
- Omaha Biofuels Coop
- Omaha Public Power District – Customer Generation
- Omaha Together One Community – Environmental Sustainability Action Team
- Regenerate Nebraska
- Rural Energy for America Program – Nebraska
- UNL’s Energy Science Program
ENERGY CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY: NATIONAL & LOCAL
- Alliance to Save Energy
- American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
- DOE’s Zero Energy Ready Home or ZERTH Program
- DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Requirements for Builders
- Energy Saver – U.S. Department of Energy
- Home Energy Audits – U.S Department of Energy
- Kilowattchers, Energy Conservation Challenge for Lincoln Electric System Customers
- Omaha Bikes
- Omaha Public Power District’s Road Map to Energy Savings
- U.S. Department of Energy – Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
- Alternative Fuels Data Center, Department of Energy
- Charged Electric Vehicle Magazine
- Charge Up Midwest
- Clean Cities Coalition Network
- Electric Auto Association
- Electric Drive Transportation Association
- Electrify America
- EV World
- Fully Charged Show, YouTube Videos
- Green Car Congress
- Green Car Reports
- National Drive Electric Week
- Nebraska Community Energy Alliance
- Plug In America
- Plug In Cars
- Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All Campaign
- Solar Charged Driving
ENERGY STORAGE
- Clean Energy States Alliance Energy Storage Resources
- Energy Storage Association
- U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Storage Program
- U.S. Department of Energy’s Global Energy Storage Database
GREEN BUILDING