RESOURCES

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Roof Assessment Tools and Data Graphic
Roof Assessment
Tools & Data

Google Project Sunroof (Enter your address)

PVWatts (Enter your address)

NREAL (Available Solar Energy - Dynamic Map)

The Open PV Project (Find Solar Installations near you)

Illinois Laws Now Support Renewable Energy (New in 2017)

Illinois - Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)

Illinois - Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA)

Logos of Renewable Energy Organizations
Get Involved
Organizations & Associations

Illinois Solar Energy Association

Citizens' Climate Lobby

American solar Energy Society

Union of Concerned Scientists

Environmental Defence Fund

The Conservation Foundation

Illinois Environmental Council

The Solar Foundation

Sierra Club

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Professional Tools
Solar Policy / Training 
Solar 101

SolarPowerRocks.com (State by State Policies)

Midwest Renewable Energy Assoc. (Course Schedule)

Solar Energy Industry Assoc. (Net Metering & Policies)

NABCEP - Solar Professional Certification

Solar Equipment Graphic
Equipment
Panels & Electronics

Solar Electric Supply

List of Panel PTC Ratings

Home Power - Equipment

Solar Path Finder (Shade Analysis Equipment)

NREL - Solar Map Data

NREL - System Advisory Model (SAM)

University of Oregon (Sun Path Charts)

NEO Carbon Energy (Energy Mix Simulator)

Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Energy Yield Calculations (Green Rhino)

Inverter Sizing/Selection (Home Power)

Commercial Collector Spacing Calculator

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Climate Change

Climate Change - Signals

NASA - Evidence

What the Science Says

The National Academies of Sciences - Evidence

Scientific America - 10 Solutions for Climate Change

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Incentives
Credits / Tax Cuts

Illinois Power Agency (IPA) - SREC Prices (Page 105)

Illinois Power Agency (IPA) - Zero Emissions Credits (ZEC)

Illinois Power Agency (IPA) - Announcement

Illinois Power Agency (IPA) - SREC Calendar

Illinois Rebate Program - NOT FUNDED

State Incentives for Renewables (DSIRE)

Renewable Energy graphic with globe
Renewable Energy News
Blogs / Policy Updates

Green Tech Media

Renewable Energy World - Blog

Clean Technica - Blog