The State and Local Solution Center is a resource hub for states, local governments, and K-12 school districts. The Solution Center highlights various technical assistance opportunities to help your organization reach its energy efficiency and renewable energy goals. To contact us, please email stateandlocal@ee.doe.gov.

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PCNRC Releases Training Series to Strengthen the Performance Contracting Workforce
This no-cost, accredited, on-demand interactive training series is designed to support performance contracting and workforce development in the federal and MUSH markets.
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Weatherization Day 2022
Celebrate Weatherization Day this year with a message from Energy Secretary Granholm to celebrate the 46th anniversary of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).
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Standard Energy Efficiency Data (SEED) Platform
This open-source software application is designed to manage building performance data.
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resources for State and Local Leaders
This publication compiles DOE technical assistance resources available to states, local governments, and K-12 schools.
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Video Transcript: Energy Efficiency Loan Performance Roundtable
This roundtable features leading experts in finance, energy efficiency, and capital access discussing this first-of-its-kind study.
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Taxonomy on MUSH Market Financing Options
This taxonomy highlights three different financing mechanisms that the public sector can leverage to finance energy retrofits.
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MUSH Market Building Financing Options for Energy Efficiency Improvements: A Primer for State Energy Officials
This resource aims to advance State Energy Office staff knowledge about financing and technical assistance available to the public sector.
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Energy and Building Market Assessment Tool: Commercial PACE Application
This tool is designed to provide detailed analysis to state and local governments about their specific commercial building stock.
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Explore technical assistance tools and resources designed to help your organization reach its energy efficiency and renewable energy goals. 
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Better Buildings Solution Center

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Better Buildings works with leaders in the public and private sectors to make the nation's homes, commercial buildings, and industrial plants more energy efficient.
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The Solution Center compiles voluntary partnership initiatives with public-sector stakeholders to enable strategic investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies across America.
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The guide, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resources for State and Local Leaders, highlights resources and publications from the Solution Center as well as the programs in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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About the State and Local Solution Center

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The Solution Center organizes its technical assistance resources around the Energy Efficiency Leadership Framework, which aims to identify barriers to significant energy and cost savings.
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Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Office

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The Solution Center is managed by the Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Office, whose mission is to enable strategic investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies with innovative practices across America. 
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