Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy and Climate

The Advance Program ran from 2012 to 2025 and consisted of more than 600 programs to support efforts to attain and maintain the NAAQS. This website serves as a historical record of those plans. EPA is no longer updating program content as of June 12, 2025. 

Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy and Climate

• Energy Resources for State, Local, and Tribal Governments - EPA’s State and Local Climate and Energy Program offers free tools, data and technical expertise about energy strategies, including energy efficiency, renewable energy and other emerging technologies, to help state, local and tribal governments achieve their environmental, energy and economic objectives.
  • State Climate and Energy Program
  • Local Climate and Energy Program
  • Tribal Climate and Energy Resources
  • Tools
  • Data Sources
• ENERGY STAR

  • ENERGY STAR Commercial Buildings - differentiates your organization’s achievements with objective, government-backed benchmarks.  

  • Portfolio Manager – measures and tracks the energy and water performance of any building over time. 

  • ENERGY STAR Industrial Partnerships -  provides a strong network of industrial energy managers who share best practices and practical advice across industries in a non-competitive and no-sell environment

  • ENERGY STAR Resources for States - demonstrates proven strategies to meet a host of electric system needs.

• Green Power Partnerships -is helping to build the American green power industry. Current Partners’ green power use represents nearly 40 percent of the U.S. voluntary green power market.