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Communities and Discussion Groups

The Web enables individuals to form groups to discuss issues and share information. There are many discussion groups on the various aspects of power and energy, including energy use, alternate energy sources, sustainable development, and so forth. A selection of these groups are listed here; others can be found through search engines.


Abraxas Energy Consulting

http://www.abraxasenergy.com/forums/

This site hosts discussion forums on the following accounting and analysis topics: Energy Market Manager, Metrix and UtilityManager, and utility bill tracking and analysis.


Canadian Energy Efficiency Centre

http://www.energyefficiency.org/eecentre/eecentre.nsf/dgwebcurrentBytopic?OpenView

Energy efficiency concepts, technologies, and products, energy efficiency programs, and energy practitioners are among the topics discussed on this site.


Consumer Energy Council of America: Distributed Energy Forum

http://www.deforum.org/forums/

This site provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and questions concerning distributed energy technologies, basic economic factors, and regulatory and environmental issues.


Earth Forums Environmental Discussions

http://www.earthforums.com/cgi-earthforums/Ultimate.cgi

Sustainable development and efficient living are the focus of questions, ideas, and information here.


Energy Technology Forum

http://www.energy.kth.se/forum/

This site provides a forum for discussion of global energy-related issues, global warming issues, and sustainability. There is also a forum on research and technology advances in the energy field.


IEE Professional Networks on Power

http://www.iee.org/oncomms/sector/power/

The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), headquartered in the UK, is a professional association for electrical engineers, including power engineers. Members and non-members may join the following power-related professional networks: Power Systems and Equipment, Power Conversion and Applications, Power Trading and Control.


IEEE Virtual Community on Power and Energy

https://www.ieeecommunities.org/power

The Power and Energy Virtual Community is for engineers as well as for professionals from fields outside engineering to share knowledge about power-related technology, economics, governmental policy, and other issues of mutual interest. The focus is interdisciplinary, and participation is international. Members of the community can discuss power-related issues and receive reports of the community activities.


Power Globe

http://powerglobe.powerquality.com/

Power Globe is an Internet e-mail forum for individuals with an interest in electric power engineering. It uses an open-subscription list server��subscribers can add or remove themselves from the list and can control their subscription options. Once subscribed, a person can send e-mail to the list where it will be forwarded to all other subscribers. There are presently more than 1650 subscribers worldwide, with 2 to 5 messages being distributed on an average day. Power Globe is operated by volunteers from the academic community under the sponsorship of the IEEE and the IEEE Power Engineering Society.


Power Quality Magazine

http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/182927

This discussion forum is a communication and resource center about topics relating to power quality.


Rocky Mountain Institute: National Energy Policy Initiative Discussion

http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid9.php

This site provides a comprehensive discussion forum on the following topics: energy efficiency and renewables, global climate, green development, transportation, biotechnology, and natural resources.


Tecumseh Group: Eng-Tips

http://www.eng-tips.com/gthreadminder.cfm/lev2/11/lev3/47/pid/238

A discussion group, one of several engineering forums offered by Eng-Tips, that helps power engineers solve work-related problems.


U.S. Department of Energy: Smart Communities Network

http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/management/frumlinks.shtml

This is the home of several discussion groups and mailing lists that focus on sustainable development and related topics.

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