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Commissions and Agencies

NARUC and Regulatory Commissions

  • National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
  • State Public Utility Commissions
  • US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

  • US Department of Energy (DOE)
  • US Energy Information Administration (EIA)
  • US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • U.S. National Telecom and Information Administration (NTIA)
  • US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
  • US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  • US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • US Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • State Legislatures (National Conference of State Legislatures)
  • State Ethics Agencies
  • National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
  • Other Public, Private, and Academic Organizations

    Associations and Utility Companies

  • National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
  • National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA)
  • American Gas Association (AGA)
  • American Public Power Association (APPA)
  • American Water Works Association (AWWA)
  • American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF)
  • Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
  • Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
  • National Association of Water Companies (NAWC)
  • North American Electric Reliability Council
  • The Utility Connection
  • International Organizations

  • The World Bank's International Forum for Utility Regulation
  • World Bank International Directory of Utility Regulatory Institutions
  • Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (UK)
  • Warwick Business School (UK)
  • Office of Telecommunications (UK)
  • Office of Water (UK)
  • Learning Initiatives on Reforms for Network Economies (Denmark)
  • Energy Regulators Regional Association (Central and Eastern Europe)
  • UK Competition Commission
  • Office of Communications
  • EU Commission - Competition

  • Centers and Institutes

  • Quello Center for Telecommunications Management and Law (MSU)
  • Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (University of Texas)
  • National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI)
  • Center for Public Utilities (CPU, New Mexico State University)
  • Center for Research in Regulated Utilities (CRRI, Rutgers University)
  • The Public Utility Research Center (PURC, University of Florida)
  • Power System Engineering Research Center (Cornell University)
  • Centre for Management Under Regulation, Warwick Business School (UK)
  • Purdue State Utility Forecasting Group (UK)
  • Commission Consultants

  • Electricity and Natural Gas (WUTC compilation)
  • Transportation, Water, Solid Waste (WUTC compilation)
  • Telecommunications (WUTC compilation)
  • Management (WUTC compilation)
  • Information and Data

    Statistical Resources

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Consumer Prices and Expenditures
  • FCC Statistics of Communications Common Carriers
  • Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Drinking Water and Ground Water Statistics [pdf]
  • U.S. CIA World Factbook
  • U.N. Statistics
  • Census Data on Utilities
  • Energy Markets

  • US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Market Oversight
  • LBL Current Energy [real time]
  • PJM
  • Midwest ISO
  • New York ISO
  • Midwest ISO Contour Map
  • NYMEX - Natural Gas
  • EIA Wholesale Markets
  • Alternative Energy and Fuel Diversity
  • Global Climate Change

  • Duke University Center on Global Climate Change
  • Pew Center on Global Climate Change
  • University of Washington Climate Impacts Group
  • U.S. Global Change Research Program
  • USEPA Global Warming
  • NOAA Global Climate Change
  • World Bank Global Climate Change
  • Infrastructure Interdependency and Security

  • Argonne National Lab Infrastructure Assurance Center
  • Sandia National Laboratory
  • George Mason Critical Infrastructure Protection Program
  • North American Electric Reliability Council
  • Financial

  • Yahoo Finance
  • Google Finance
  • Hoovers Company Research
  • Dow Jones Utilities Average
  • Financial Accounting Standards Board
  • Government Accounting Standards Board
  • Standard and Poor’s Corporate Rating Criteria
  • Thomas: Library of Congress
  • Public Utility Home Page (Scott Rubin)
  • Oyez U.S. Supreme Court multimedia
  • FindLaw
  • Lexis
  • Law Offices of Scott Hempling
  • Telecommunications Industry

  • Federal Communications Commission Glossary
  • NCS Glossary of Telecommunications Terms
  • Telecom Dictionary
  • Telecommunications Industry Association Glossary
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, Communications Services
  • Public Service Commission of West Virginia Unbundled Network Element Prices
  • Electric Industry

  • Energy Central Electric Power Industry Glossary
  • Energy Information Administration Energy Glossary
  • Michigan Public Service Commission Glossary of Terms on Electric Power Choice
  • National Electrical Manufacturers Association
  • North Pacific Training and Performance, Inc.
  • Power Marketing Association Electricity Glossary
  • World Nuclear Association Glossary
  • Gas Industry

  • American Gas Association Glossary
  • Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories
  • American Gas and Chemical Company, Ltd.
  • Petroleum Communication Foundation
  • California Gas Transmission
  • Energy Resources

  • U.S. DOE List of Glossaries and Dictionaries
  • U.S. DOE Glossary of Energy Terms
  • U.S. DOE Glossary of Renewable Energy Terms
  • Energy Information Administration's Renewable Energy Glossary of Terms
  • Photovoltaic Industry Glossary of Energy Terms
  • Renewable Resource Data Center Glossary of Solar Radiation Resource Terms
  • Users Guide to Off Grid Energy Solutions Global Glossary (UK)
  • Water Industry

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Drinking Water Glossary
  • Water Utility Regulation Glossary of Terms [pdf]
  • United Water, Glossary of Water Utility Regulation Terminology [pdf]
  • United States Geological Survey Dictionary
  • United States Geological Survey Glossary
  • Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
  • Center for Integrative Toxicology, MSU
  • Energy Use Calculators

  • Home Energy Saver Calculator
  • San Diego Gas and Electric Home Energy Efficiency Survey
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company Home Energy Analyzer
  • Entergy Louisiana Home Energy Calculator
  • Entergy Louisiana Appliance Calculator
  • Kyocera - Solar Energy Calculator
  • Avista Utilities - Energy Usage Calculator
  • Generic Electrical Energy Cost Calculator
  • Santee Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Home Energy Use Calculator
  • Chatham-Kent Energy - Energy Use Calculator
  • US Department of Energy - Home Energy Saver
  • Sempra Energy Utility - Energy Calculator
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company - Home Energy Analyzer
  • Energy Right - Home e-Valuation
  • East Central Energy - Home Energy Calculator
  • Energy Guide
  • SaskPower - Appliance Cost Calculator
  • IPU Publications

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