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Associations

• American Wind Energy Association Trade association representing wind power plant developers, wind turbine manufacturers, utilities and others in the wind industry.
• International Project Finance Association
• National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Organization of governmental agencies engaged in the regulation of utilities and carriers.
• National Energy Marketers Association Trade association representing producers, generators, transporters and marketers of energy services and related technologies.
• Power Transmission Distributors Association Trade association representing power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distributor firms and manufacturers that supply the PT/MC industry.
• United States Energy Association Association of public and private energy-related organizations, corporations and government agencies.

Government Resources

• 1997 Economic Census Reports - Utilities Features utilities sector data for the U.S., states and metropolitan areas.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Features news, reports, documents, filings and more.
• Industry at a Glance: Transportation and Public Utilities From the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Rural Utilities Services U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• U.S. Department of Energy Features energy data and prices.

Laws

• Conservation of Power and Water Resources Regulations Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 18.
• Energy Regulations Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 10.
• Environmental Protection Agency's Federal Register Home Page Features the full-text of selected Federal Register documents that deal with environmentally-related issues.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Legal Resources Includes General Counsel's opinions, information on litigated cases, complaints filed with the commission and statutes and regulations.
• Protection of Environment Regulations Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 40.
• Rural Utilities Services Regulations, Bulletins and Forms.
• U.S. Department of Energy Directives, Regulations, Policies and Standards Portal Features directives, tech standards, forms, and more.

Web Sites

• Energy Law Net From David S. Blackmur of Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Features index of links, news and more.
• Federal Energy Law Summaries From Kanner & Associates.
• Gas.com Natural gas information, international news, and more.
• gridwatch.com Includes links to power delivery, billing and metering, power markets, energy generation and power generation.
• National Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy Includes links to Table of State Financial Incentives, Table of State Programs and Regulatory Policies and related tables and databases.
• Nuclear Law Bulletin
• Yahoo! Finance - News By Industry Includes oil and energy industry news.

Westlaw Databases

• Amerian Political Network - Greenwire (APN-GR)
• Board of Contract Appeals - Energy Decisions (FGC-EBCA)
• Code of Federal Regulations (FEN-CFR)
• Department of Energy Releases (FEN-DOE)
• Department of Interior Decisions (INTDEC)
• ESPICOM Telecommunication/Power Reports (Dialog) (TELECOM-POWER)
• Federal Cases (FEN-CS)
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Decisions
• Federal Register (FEN-FR)
• FERC General Counsel Decisions (FEN-FERCGC)
• Gower Federal Service (GFS)
• Law Reviews, Texts & Bar Journals Combined (EN-TP)
• Multistate Cases (MEN-CS)
• NRC Enforcement Actions (FEN-NRCEA)
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Issuances (FEN-NRC)
• Public Utilities Reports Combined (PUR)
• U.S. Code Annotated (FEN-USCA)
• Utilities Industry News (WNS-UL)
• Utility Environment Report (UTENVR)
• Waste Information Digests (WASTEINFO)
• Waste News (WNWS)
• Waste Treatment Technology News (WTRTECH)
• WasteInfo (WASTE-INFO)
• WESTLAW Topical Highlights - Energy and Utilities (WTH-EN)