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Energy is fundamental to our society—it powers our homes, businesses, and industries. However, the process of generating electricity is our nation's single largest industrial source of air pollution. This means that the energy decisions we make every day can encourage the development of new power sources, save natural resources, and help ensure that the quality of our environment is preserved.
Clean energy is energy derived from highly efficient, clean technologies, including renewable, "green" power, and combined heat and power.
The EPA’s Clean Energy Programs are designed to improve the national foundation of information on Clean Energy by creating networks between the public and private sector, providing technical assistance, and offering recognition of environmental leaders that adopt Clean Energy practices.
The Combined Heat and Power Partnership works with industry, states and local governments, universities, and other institutional users to facilitate the development of efficient combined heat and power projects. The Green Power Partnership enlists commercial, nonprofit, and public organizations to purchase a portion of their power as renewable energy, thereby reducing the emissions associated with power generation. eGRID is EPA's comprehensive source of data on the environmental characteristics of all electric power generated in the United States.
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