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Heating Oil
Electricity
Biodiesel Distribution
Additional Energy Resources & Information
Local
Cooperatives & Co-op Related Links
More Local Organizations
Heating Oil
Heating Oil
US Energy Information
Administration (EIA)
National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA)
Oilheat America
Bioheat
Brookhaven National Laboratories
National Biodiesel
Board
Low-Income Heating
Assistance
The Pennsylvania Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Helps low income people pay their heating bills through home heating energy
assistance grants and crisis grants. You need not have an unpaid bill to
receive home heating energy assistance.
Energy Coordinating Agency
(ECA)
A non-profit corporation, founded in 1984, whose mission is to help people
conserve energy and to promote a sustainable and socially equitable energy
future for all in the Philadelphia region.
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Electricity
PAPowerSwitch.com
PA Power Switch is the Public Utility Commission of PA’s outreach site to
educate Pennsylvanian consumers on the deregulation of the electricity
markets in PA. The site provides information on how to shop for electricity,
a comparison shopping tool, and tips on conserving energy.
PECO
Electricity and Natural Gas provider for Bucks, Chester, Delaware,
Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties.
Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate (PA OCA)
State agency that represents the interests of Pennsylvania utility consumers
before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), federal regulatory
agencies, and state and federal courts.
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
(PA PUC)
Balances
the needs of consumers and utilities to ensure safe and reliable utility
service at reasonable rates; protect the public interest; educate consumers
to make independent and informed utility choices; further economic
development; and foster new technologies and competitive markets in an
environmentally sound manner.
Pennsylvania's Utility Choice Program
Helps to educate Pennsylvania consumers about the benefits of competition.
Pennsylvanians can choose their local telephone carrier, natural gas
supplier, and electricity supplier.
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Biodiesel Distribution
Biodiesel Basics
Wikipedia's Biodiesel Article
National Biodiesel Board (NBB) FAQs
Energy Information Agency (EIA)'s Biodiesel Article
Biodiesel Facts
NBB Fuel Fact Sheets
NBB Emissions Calculator
EIA Biodiesel Performance, Costs, and Use
Sustainability
Sustainability Task Force
Roundtable on
Sustainable Biofuels
Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance
Sustainable Biodiesel Summit
Retail Fueling
Stations
Retail Fueling Stations
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Additional Energy Resources & Information
DSIRE
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP)
State agency largely responsible for administering Pennsylvania's
environmental laws and regulations.
US
Department of Energy (US DOE)
US
DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
US Energy Information
Administration (EIA)
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Local Cooperatives & Co-op Related Links
Green America
(formerly Co-op America)
A not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to harness
economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the
marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable
society.
Independents Coffee Cooperative
A group of independently owned coffeehouses focused on increasing the sale
of fair-trade & organic coffee, while making a positive impact in our
communities, on the environment, and in the lives of the people who produce
the products we sell.
International
Co-operative Alliance (ICA)
An independent, non-governmental association which unites, represents and
serves co-operatives worldwide.
Kensington Community Food Co-op
(KCFC)
KCFC is opening a member-owned cooperative grocery store in the Kensington
area of Philadelphia. Their mission is to provide healthy, quality food,
products and services to our members and the community.
Mariposa Food Co-op
Mariposa is organized according to the principles of the international
cooperative movement to provide residents of West Philadelphia and beyond
with access to and information about food, especially healthy, locally-grown
or otherwise sustainably-produced products. Our primary activity is running
a food co-op owned by those who shop there, who actively participate in its
governance and operations on an egalitarian consensus-seeking basis.
National Cooperative
Business Association (NCBA)
The lead national membership association for co-ops in all sectors of the
economy. Our mission is to develop, advance and protect cooperative
enterprise.
Pedal Co-op
A worker-run organization that offers environmentally-friendly services such
as recycling-by-bicycle to local businesses in Philadelphia.
Selene Whole Foods Co-op
Located in Media, PA, Selene Co-op is the area's premier source of quality,
local whole food products.
South Philly Food Co-op
The South Philly Food Co-op initiative was started by a group of South
Philadelphia community members dedicated to establishing a place where
high-quality food and products, including locally sourced and organic, can
be found for a fair price.
Swarthmore Food Co-op
Started by Swarthmore residents more than 70 years ago, it is principally
owned by the cooperative's shareholding customers and exists for the benefit
and vitality of the Swarthmore community and the Co-op's employees. The
Co-op seeks to provide a convenient, friendly and helpful market dedicated
to supplying quality meat, produce and commodity goods at reasonable prices
to allow for the Co-op's continued existence as a cornerstone of
Swarthmore's community.
Weaver's Way Co-op
A community-owned market with two locations, Mt. Airy and Ogontz. It is the
mission of Weavers Way Cooperative Association (WW) to operate a
grocery-based consumer organization that is owned and governed by its
members; and to build community, both within its membership and in the
Northwest Philadelphia area.
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More Local Organizations
Bennett Compost
Bennett Compost (BC) is a local business providing weekly compost pick-up
for residential and commercial clients. BC diverts over 100,000 pounds of
kitchen waste from landfills every month and delivers the final product to
community gardens, urban farmers and its customers.
BlackGold
Biofuels
BlackGold Biofuels (BGB) has developed groundbreaking, patent-pending
technology to convert sewer greases into biodiesel, a low-carbon diesel fuel
substitute that can be used in any diesel engine without modification. BGB’s
technology solves multiple major problems in the wastewater and biofuels
industries, creating a lucrative renewable energy asset from a pollution
liability.
Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection
Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection is an organization
dedicated to
educating the community on the severity and serious consequences of
climate
change. In addition, the organization promotes actions designed to
reduce
greenhouse gas emissions in order to improve quality of life.
Greater
Philadelphia Clean Cities
Sustainable
Business Network of Greater Philadelphia
A nonprofit network of local triple-bottom-line businesses and social
entrepreneurs. We are local business people, professionals, social
entrepreneurs, investors, not-for-profit leaders, and government
representatives who are committed to building a more socially,
environmentally, and financially sustainable local economy.
PennFuture
Environmental organization focusing on policy, education, and legal
services. Provides extensive information on their website about
renewable energy, and related resources and policies.
Waste Oil
Recyclers
Offers free pick-up service of waste oils from restaurants throughout SE PA,
the Delaware Valley, and southern NJ. The waste oil is filtered so it can be
reused, including as a feedstock for the biodiesel The Energy Co-op
purchases to help close the sustainability loop.
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