Starting Point
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Energy Efficiency, from Center for Small Business and the Environment
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Getting Started for Small Business, from EnergyStar
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Guide to Energy Efficiency, from Energy Star
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Guidelines for Energy Management Overview , from Energy Star
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Guidelines for Recruiting and Contracting Energy-related Services, from Flex Your Power
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Technical help and financial incentives, search by California zip code under heading Find Rebate and Services
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Pacific Gas & Electric Energy Efficiency Rebates Participating Vendors
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Pacific Gas & Electric Energy Analyzers and Audits
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California's Resource for Global Climate Change Information
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Measure your carbon footprint, provides links to some carbon calculators
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Electric Power Industry Overview 2007
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Funding and Decision Tools
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Significant rebates and financial incentives are available to local businesses seeking to improve energy efficiency in their facilities.
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Do-It-Yourself Energy Audit
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Flex Your Power: Comprehensive source of energy efficiency information for California businesses and residents
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Making the Business Case for Energy Efficiency, from Flex Your Power
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Small Business Energy Efficiency Quiz
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Tax Incentives Assistance Project
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WaterWiser's Drip Calculator: water management is one of the biggest users of energy in California, so as well as wasting water, drips waste energy as well
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Local Resources
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Bay Area Green Business Program: A program that recognizes and assists businesses to operate in an environmentally friendly manner; offering a green business certification. Organized on a county by county basis in the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties.
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California Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency, click on California, from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency)
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Go Solar California!
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Pacific Energy Center: Provides educational programs, design tools, advice, and support to create energy-efficient buildings.
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Pacific Gas & Electric Energy Watch partnerships: Offering a range of energy efficiency options for commercial, small business, and residential customers, as well as municipal facilities
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Ways to make commercial buildings more energy efficient, from the Consumer Energy Center of the California Energy Commission
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Best Practices Guides
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A Guide for Hotels: Boosting Profits with Energy Efficiency and Conversion, from Flex Your Power
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Best Practices for Small Retailers and Offices, from Flex Your Power
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Boosting Restaurant Profits with Energy Efficiency, from Flex Your Power
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Commercial Office Buildings Best Practices Guide, from Flex Your Power
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Industrial Energy Efficiency Clearinghouse: Introduction to technologies, management strategies, training, and financing opportunities available to industrial energy users from the Alliance to Save Energy
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Operation and Maintenance Best Practices for Energy Efficient Buildings, from Western Area Power Administration (U.S. Department of Energy)
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Retailer Energy Alliance, from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technology Program
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Technology Resources
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Building Upgrade Manual, from ENERGY STAR, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Ways to Save by Business Type
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Food Service Technology Center, promoting energy efficiency in food service
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Grocery Stores, from Arizona Public Service
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Lodging, from Arizona Public Service
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Restaurants, from Arizona Public Service
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Retail, from Arizona Public Service
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Small Offices, from Arizona Public Service
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Ways to Save by Equipment Type
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Advanced Lighting Guidelines, from New Buildings Institute
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Energy Cost Calculators, for lighting, commercial & industrial equipment, food service equipment, office equipment, applicances, residential equipment, and plumbing; from Federal Energy Management Program, U.S. Dept. of Energy
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Motor Maintenance Checklist, from Federal Energy Management Program, U.S. Dept. of Energy
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Motors, from Arizona Public Service
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Power Management for Windows and Macintosh computer operating systems to place monitors and computers into a low-power "sleep mode", from ENERGY STAR, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Strip Curtains, used to separate warm and cold areas, e.g., in walk-in refrigerators and freezers & refrigerated warehouses, etc., from Pacific Gas & Electric
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Get Recognized for Your Successes!
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Acterra Business Environmental Awards
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CoolCalifornia Small Business Award Program
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ENERGY STAR Annual Small Business Awards
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Green Business Certification, from Bay Area Green Business Program
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Sustainable San Mateo County Sustainability Awards and Green Building Awards
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