The Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC) is a political advocacy group that seeks to influence federal policies and funding related to energy policy.
History
The group was founded in 1992, and represents 60 regional and national,
environmental
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, political, consumer, business and energy policy organizations.
Goals
The Coalition advocates increased federal support for
energy efficiency
Energy efficiency may refer to:
* Energy efficiency (physics), the ratio between the useful output and input of an energy conversion process
** Electrical efficiency, useful power output per electrical power consumed
** Mechanical efficiency, a ra ...
and
renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...
technologies. They also recommend reducing federal support for non-sustainable energy resources (by virtue of their polluting qualities, or safety issues involved in their extraction or waste generation).
Membership
Membership includes advocates of renewable fuels, hydrogen, methanol, ethanol, and other biofuels. Also included in membership are companies selling products including energy conservation devices and controls.
2009 Conference registration form with an alternative listing of members
A few of the coalition member organizations are:
*American Wind Energy Association
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is a Washington, D.C.–based national trade association formed in 1974, representing wind power project developers, equipment suppliers, service providers, parts manufacturers, utilities, researchers, ...
*Austin Energy
Austin Energy is a publicly owned utility providing electrical power to the city of Austin, Texas and surrounding areas. Established in 1895, the utility is a department of the City of Austin and returns its profits to the city's general fund to ...
. a utility promoting wind power
* Bullitt Foundation
* Environmental and Energy Study Institute
*Geothermal Energy Association
The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) was a U.S. trade organization composed of U.S. companies who support the expanded use of geothermal energy and are developing geothermal resources worldwide for electrical power generation and direct-heat us ...
*GE Wind Energy
GE Wind Energy is a branch of GE Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of General Electric. The company manufactures and sells wind turbines to the international market. In 2018, GE was the fourth largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world.
History ...
* Global Green USA
*Greenpeace USA
Greenpeace USA is the United States affiliate of Greenpeace, Greenpeace International, an environmental nonprofit organization that spawned a social movement inspired by direct actions on the high seas to stop whaling and nuclear testing. Headqua ...
*National Hydrogen Association
From 1989 to 2010, the National Hydrogen Association (NHA) was a nonprofit organization focused on advancing the development of hydrogen technologies and their utilization in industrial, commercial, and consumer applications and promote the role ...
* National Hydropower Association
* Nuclear Information & Resource Service
* Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition, an advocate for wave farm
Wave power is the capture of energy of wind waves to do useful work – for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or pumping water. A machine that exploits wave power is a wave energy converter (WEC).
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technology
* Public Citizen
* Sacramento Municipal Utility District
* Union of Concerned Scientists
See also
* Alliance to Save Energy - a group with similar energy conservation
Energy conservation is the effort to reduce wasteful energy consumption by using fewer energy services. This can be done by using energy more effectively (using less energy for continuous service) or changing one's behavior to use less service (f ...
goals
References
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External links
Official website
Lobbying organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Energy policy of the United States
1992 establishments in Washington, D.C.