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Federal Executive Agencies
Federal Legislative
Federal Judiciary
State Governments
Trade Associations
Utility Organizations
Energy Efficiency
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The following are selected links of interest to the energy community. These links are intended to be accurate and current, but we do not promise or warrant that any information is accurate and current. Brickfield, Burchette, Ritts & Stone, P.C. expressly disclaims any liability for third party content that may be accessed through this web site

Federal Executive Agencies

DOE - Department of Energy home page. Many links. The place to go for energy conservation matters.
DOE, EIA - Energy Information Agency. Energy statistics and economic analysis galore.
DOE, FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a helpful web page for all things FERC.
DOE, FERC, eLibrary - See every FERC issuance and pleading. Searchable.
SEC - The Securities and Exchange Commission administers the Public Utility Holding Company Act, though there is little information about PUHCA on the site.
SEC EDGAR - The place to go for SEC filings, 10-Qs, 10-Ks, U-1s, etc.
USDA, RUS - Rural Utilities Service homepage. Loan offerings, contacts, regulations, bulletins, forms & facts.
DOJ, AT - Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. There is much information here including the latest guidelines and policy statements, speeches, business review letters, and copies of DOJ briefs.
FTC - Federal Trade Commission. There is much information here including rules, guidelines, opinions, policy statements, economic analysis, and copies of speeches.
NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mostly information on how to run and administer a nuclear power plant along with NRC testimony and speeches. No docket monitoring.
White House - Presidential speeches, Executive Orders and other useful information
GPO - Government Printing Office. Useful, efficient, and awesome in the breadth of federal government publications.

Federal Legislative

Thomas - Congressional legislative information including bill text, bill summaries, bill status reports, Congressional record, testimony, and committee reports
U.S. House - House of Representatives home page
U.S. Senate - Senate home page
House Energy & Commerce Committee - Includes Committee schedules, press releases, and testimony.
House Resources Committee - Includes Committee schedules, press releases, and testimony on natural resource and water and power issues.
House Ways & Means Committee - Includes Committee schedule, press releases, and testimony.
Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee - Includes Committee schedules, press releases, and testimony.
Senate Environment & Public Works Committee -Includes Committee schedules, press releases, and testimony.
Senate Finance Committee - Includes Committee schedules, press releases, and testimony.
CRS - Index of Congressional Research Reports from CNIE
GAO - General Accounting Office
Congressional Record - Congressional Record from GPO, searchable
Capitol Hearings -Audio of live hearings
C Span -Coverage of the House and Senate Floor as well as other public policy related events
Congress.org -Zip code search for Members of Congress and their contact information.
Rollcall - The newspaper of Capitol Hill

Federal Judiciary

US S. Ct. - U.S. Supreme Court home page
USCA DC - U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit.
USCA 1st - U.S. Court of Appeals for 1st Circuit
USCA 2nd - U.S. Court of Appeals for 2nd Circuit
USCA 3rd - U.S. Court of Appeals for 3rd Circuit
USCA 4th - U.S. Court of Appeals for 4th Circuit
USCA 5th - U.S. Court of Appeals for 5th Circuit
USCA 6th - U.S. Court of Appeals for 6th Circuit
USCA 7th - U.S. Court of Appeals for 7th Circuit
USCA 8th - U.S. Court of Appeals for 8th Circuit
USCA 9th - U.S. Court of Appeals for 9th Circuit
USCA 10th - U.S. Court of Appeals for 10th Circuit
USCA 11th - U.S. Court of Appeals for 11th Circuit
USCA Fed. - U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit.
Fed. Ct Finder - Clickable map of US to locate your federal circuit; directory of opinions for each of the federal circuits and the Supreme Court.

State Governments

Trade Associations

EEI - Edison Electric Institute represents investor owned utilities
EPRI - Electric Power Research Institute research arm of EEI, thorough and informative.
EGSA - The Electrical Generating Systems Association represents mostly independent on-site power producers
EPSA - The Electric Power Supply Association result of the merger of the National Independent Energy Producers and the Electric Generation Association. Has list of merchant plants and in-service dates.
NHA - National Hydropower Association. Hydropower facts, policy, and government affairs.
NEM - National Energy Marketers Associations represents wholesale and retail marketers of energy, telecom and financial related products, services, information and related technologies
APPA - American Public Power Association represents municipally owned public power systems. Contains press releases, testimony, and position papers, and other useful information to the public power community
NRECA - National Rural Electric Cooperative Association represents consumer-owned rural electric power systems. Contains press releases, testimony, and position papers, and other useful information to the electric cooperative community.
ELCON - Electricity Consumers Resource Council represents large industrial users of electricity

Utility Organizations

Energy Efficiency

Other Links

Sustainable Minnesota Utility Restructuring - Links to an array of state and Federal restructuring information but running a year behind
Restructuring Today - Daily electricity industry newsletter with links to electric restructuring information.