Purchasing Resources for Electric Utility Organizations

Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that provides training, information, and networking opportunities to environmental professionals in 65 countries. Site provides information related to air pollution, hazardous waste, management, regulation

http://www.awma.org/

American Boiler Manufacturers Association

Represents the manufacturers of commercial, industrial and utility steam generating and fuel burning equipment, as well as suppliers to the industry.

http://www.abma.com/

American Public Energy Agency

Provider of energy and other products and services for member and non member public entities nationwide.

http://www.apea.org/

American Public Power Association (APPA)

Organization that represents municipal and other state and local government-owned electric utilities.

http://www.APPAnet.org/

American Public Works Association

Provider of international educational and professional association services of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals.

http://www.apwa.net/

Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, Inc. (AEIC)

An association of American investor-owned electric utility companies and international electric energy companies engaged in the generation, transmission or distribution of electric service to the public.

http://www.aeic.org/

Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

Organization of engineering professionals specializing in helping clients to increase energy efficiency, enhance environmental management programs, upgrade facility operations and improve equipment performance.

http://www.aeecenter.org/

Association of Energy Services Professionals

Dedicated to advancing the professional interests of individuals working to provide value through energy services and energy efficiency.

http://www.aesp.org/

California Municipal Utilities Association

Brings publicly owned utilities together to protect the interests of consumer-owned water, electric and gas utilities before the Legislature.

http://www.cmua.org/

Canadian Electricity Association

Website for Canadian Electricity Association covering industry news, career opportunities, product catalogs and market information.

http://www.canelect.ca/

Center for Resource Solutions (CRS)

dedicated to promoting renewable energy and economic and environmental sustainability; administers national and international programs (such as Green-e) that preserve and protect the environment through the design of sustainable energy strategies and te

http://www.resource-solutions.org/

Colorado Office of Energy Conservation

Supports and promotes the efficient use of energy and resources in Colorado through education, technical and financial assistance.

http://www.state.co.us/oemc

Council of Industrial Boiler Owners (CIBO)

A broad-based trade association of industrial boiler owners, architect-engineers, related equipment manufacturers, and universities representing 20 major industrial sectors, including the energy industry.

http://www.cibo.org/

Critical Mass Energy Project

A non-profit organization promoting renewable and energy efficiency technologies as well as providing consumer information on utility deregulation.

http://www.citizen.org/cmep

Customers First! Coalition

Supports competition that balances the need for low rates for electricity to Wisconsin customers under deregulation with the reliability, environmental responsibility, and employment security under the regulated system.

http://www.customersfirst.org/

Distribution Contractors Association (DCA)

Represents contractors primarily involved in the burial of new and replacement gas distribution, duct, fiber-optic and cable lines.

http://www.dca-online.org/

Distribution Systems Testing, Application and Research (DSTAR)

cooperative research effort supported by individual utilities and utility organizations providing guidelines and tools for day-to-day engineering issues related to electric power distribution.

http://www.dstar.org/

Electric Council of New England

http://www.ecne.org/

Electric League Of Missouri & Kansas

An organization of electrical supply wholesalers, electric utilities, manufacturers, contractors, engineers, architects and others involved in the electrical industry in the two-state area. Members recieve industry information, financial assitance and edu

http://www.electricleague.org/

Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA)

Association dedicated to the promotion of domestic and international policies that ensure a competitive electric power supply marketplace.

http://www.epsa.org/

Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA)

Promotes contact between manufacturers, distributors, manufacturers' representatives, engineers, service firms, and end-users in the on-site and emergency electrical power generation industry.

http://www.egsa.org/

Emissions Marketing Association

http://www.emissions.org/default.html

Energy Bar Association

http://www.eba-net.org/

Energy Storage Association

A non-profit trade association bringing energy storage solutions to the electric power industry.

http://www.energystorage.org/

FASB

http://www.fasb.org/

Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA)

A Florida electric utility power industry news and information source containing electric legislation and deregulation information, electric industry news archive and online Florida electric municipal utilities magazine.

http://www.publicpower.com/

Geothermal Heat Pum Consortium (GHPC)

Committed to increasing the use of GeoExchange technology; members represent every facet of the GeoExchange industry, including electric utilities, energy services companies, manufacturers, distributors, designers, engineers, architects, builders, contrac

http://www.ghpc.org/

Governors\' Public Power Alliance

http://www.publicpoweralliance.org/

Gulf Coast Power Association

http://www.gulfcoastpower.org/

Independent Energy Producers

http://www.iepa.com/

Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers

Nonprofit, technical association that promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electrical and information technologies and sciences.

http://www.ieee.org/

International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI)

Nonprofit educational organization cooperating in the formulation and uniform application of standards for the safe installation and use of electricity.

http://www.iaei.com/

International Cogeneration Alliance

http://www.localpower.org/

International District Energy Association (IDEA)

Fosters leadership in providing reliable, economical, efficient and environmentally sound district energy services; its vision is to advance global environmental quality through efficient district energy; IDEA produces papers, publications, conferences, b

http://www.districtenergy.org/

Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU)

Advocates municipal control of utilities within Iowa; 550 member municipalities.

http://www.iamu.org/

Lignite Energy Council

http://www.lignite-energy-council.org/index.htm

Mid-South Electric Metering Association

http://www.msema.com/

Mineral Information Institute (MII)

National non-profit organization dedicated to educating youth about the science of minerals and other natural resources.

http://www.mii.org/

Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association

http://www.mmua.org/

Minnesota Rural Electric Association

http://www.mrea.org/

Municipal Electric Power Association of Kentucky

http://www.mepak.org/

Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma

marketing affiliate of Hometown Connections, the subsidiary of the American Public Power Association that provides competitive advantage to public power by delivering lower priced, value-added products and services to APPA members.

http://www.meso.org/

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)

National association composed of governmental agencies of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands engaged in the regulation of utilities and carriers.

http://www.naruc.org/

National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED)

Industry group promoting the interests of electrical distributors.

http://www.naed.org/

National Association of Power Engineers

Association providing information to power engineers.

http://www.powerengineers.com/

National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)

A nonprofit corporation whose membership includes energy officials from the state and territory energy offices and affiliates from the private and public sectors; provides a voice to federal government on specific energy priorities and concerns of the sta

http://www.naseo.org/

National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA)

An association of 41 advocate offices in 39 states and the District of Columbia; members are designated by laws of their respective states to represent the interests of utility consumers before state and federal regulators and in the courts.

http://www.nasuca.org/

National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA)

North American trade association promoting the use of independent manufacturers representatives for marketing products in the electrical industry.

http://www.nemra.org/

National Energy Marketers Association (NEM)

Non-profit trade association representing producers, generators, transporters and marketers of energy services and related technologies throughout the US.

http://www.energymarketers.com/

National Hydropower Association (NHA)

Dedicated to representing the interests of the hydropower industry; NHA unites the diverse North American hydropower community, providing a voice among US decision makers, the general public and the international community.

http://www.hydro.org/

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

National service organization dedicated to representing the national interests of cooperative electric utilities and the consumers they serve.

http://www.nreca.org/

NEPPA

http://www.neppa.org/

Nevada Energy Office

http://www.state.nv.us/b&i/eo/

New Jersey Utilities Association (NJUA)

Represents the state's investor-owned electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water and sewerage companies.

http://www.njua.org/

New York Independent System Operator

A not-for-profit organization formed as part of the restructuring of New York State's electric power industry to ensure the reliable, safe and efficient operation of the State's major transmission system and to administer an open, competitive and nondiscr

http://www.nyiso.com/index.html

Northwest Power Planning Council

A four-state compact formed by Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington to oversee electric power system planning and fish and wildlife recovery in the Columbia River Basin.

http://www.nwppc.org/welcome.htm

Northwest Power Pool

http://www.nwpp.org/

Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA)

200+ public utility districts, electric cooperatives, municipalities and crown corporations in ten Western states, two provinces and two territories in Western Canada; provides training and education, surveys, communications, federal legislation coordinat

http://www.nwppa.org/

NRTA

http://www.nrta.org/

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)

Promotes the uses of nuclear energy in electricity generation; gives the industry a strong voice in national energy policy.

http://www.nei.org/

Nuclear Information Records Management Association (NIRMA)

Supports regulated and selected energy-related industries, agencies, and their regulators in the development, implementation, and administration of documents, records, and information management processes to facilitate cost-effective operations and regula

http://www.nirma.org/

NW Energy Coalition

http://www.nwenergy.org/

Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives

http://oaec.com/

Oregon People\'s Utility District Association (OPUDA)

Provides utility services, electricity and water; the purpose of a PUD is to sell at cost-based rates (no profit added in), thereby offering lower prices.

http://www.opuda.org/

Pennsylvania Electric Association

http://www.pa-electric.org/

PJM Interconnection Association

PJM's objectives are to ensure reliability of the bulk power transmission system and to facilitate an open, competitive wholesale electric market; PJM is the largest centrally - dispatched electric control area in North America.

http://www.pjm.com/

Power Association of Northern California

A nonprofit trade organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of the competitive power industry and all of its components.

http://www.panc.org/

Power Transmission Distributors Association

International trade association representing power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distributor firms as well as manufacturers that supply the PT/MC industry.

http://www.ptda.org/

Power Workers Union

http://www.pwu.ca/

Public Power Council

http://www.ppcpdx.org/

Public Utilities Risk Management Association (PURMA)

Nonprofit organization founded to provide publicly-owned utilities information, education and business solutions.

http://www.purma.org/

Public Utility Research Center

Strives to enhance executives’, regulators’, academics’, and students’ knowledge of issues confronting public utilities and regulatory agencies through: sponsoring conferences, seminars, and training programs; engaging in research that addresses topics i

http://www.cba.ufl.edu/eco/purc/

R.J. Karg Natural Gas Links

Index of energy related organizations, companies, government and environmental resources.

http://www.karg.com/websites.htm

Rocky Mountain Electrical League

http://www.rmel.org/

Rural Utilities Service (RUS)

Provides rural infrastructure assistance in electricity, water and telecommunications.

http://www.usda.gov/rus/

Society of Depreciation Professionals

http://www.depr.org/

SouthEastern Electrification Council

http://www.seec.org/

Southern States Energy Board

http://www.sseb.org/

Tennessee Association of Utility Districts

http://www.taud.org/

Tennessee Valley Public Power Association

http://www.tvppa.com/

Texas Public Power Association

http://www.tppa.com/

The Electric Association

Promotes the interests of electrical manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, contractors, representatives and consulting electrical engineers in the Chicago area.

http://www.eachicago.org/

The Large Public Power Council

http://www.lppc.org/

Underground Facilities Protection Organization

http://www.ufpo.org/

United States Energy Association

An association of public and private energy-related organizations, corporations, and government agencies, representing the broad interests of the U.S. energy sector by increasing the understanding of energy issues, both domestically and internationally.

http://www.usea.org/

United Telecom Council (UTC)

Association dedicated to promote telecommunications and information technologies for utilities, pipelines and other critical infrastructure companies.

http://WWW.UTC.ORG/

University of California Energy Institute

Mission is to foster research and educate students and policy makers on energy issues which are crucial to the future of California, the nation, and the World.

http://www.ucei.berkeley.edu/ucei/

Utility Industry Group (UIG)

Dedicated to the advancement of electronic data interchange within the electric, gas, and combination utility industry; promotes implementation conventions for the use of ASC X12 standards as the recommended method of EDI; also provides a forum for the ex

http://www.uig.org/

Washington P.U.D. Association

The state's public utility districts association, providing legislation and industry assistance and information.

http://www.wpuda.org/

West Wales Eco Centre

Promotes the consideration of issues surrounding uses of energy, including conservation, pollution and alternative technologies for electricity generation.

http://www.ecocentre.org.uk/

Western Energy Institute

Dedicated to facilitating the exchange of information, developing member skills, promoting the progress of the electrical industry so that the public and members are better served.

http://westernenergy.org/

Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB)

An organization of 12 western states and three western Canadian provinces; serves as the energy arm of the Western Governors’ Association.

http://www.westgov.org/wieb/

Western Power Trading Forum

A broadly based membership organization dedicated to enhancing competition in Western electric markets in order to reduce the cost of electricity to consumers throughout the region while maintaining the current high level of system reliability.

http://www.wptf.org/

Western Regional Transmission Association (WRTA)

A voluntary, non-profit organization of transmission providers and users in the U.S. and regulatory commissions located within the Western Interconnection, fostering efficient, equitable, and reliable use of electric power transmission facilities and assi

http://www.wrta.net/

Western System Power Pool

a group of utilities in the western states operating in a marketing agreement establishing a multi-state bulk power marketing experiment.

http://www.wspp.org/