Mississippi
Reports Relevant to Mississippi
NEW Southeast Energy Opportunities: Local Clean Power, WRI Issue Brief, April 2009, with Southface and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Southeast states seeking solutions to current and future energy challenges have a major opportunity to use existing technology to harness local renewable energy resources. Our regional assessment, drawing on recent government and regional studies, suggests sufficient renewable energy resources to meet as
much as 30 percent of the Southeast’s electric power needs within the next 15 years.
A few statistics about renewable energy in Mississippi and an oppurtunity to get involved.
The Southeastern US Can Benefit from a National RES
A report planning the way in which the Southeastern US could be positively effected by a national RES and the ways that the Southeast could build a strong renewable industry.
Wood to Energy: Community Economic Profile
An article about the biomass potential in several counties in Mississippi, taking into account wood supplies, traveling time to the center of the county, and the economic impact of the operation.
Mississippi Biomass & Bioenergy Overview
A brief report from the SunGrant Initiative on bioenergy in Mississippi.
Renewable Energy in Your State
State Policies for Renewable Energy
A database of incentives and policies for renewable energy in Mississippi.
State Activities & Partnerships
DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, state activities and partnerships page.
Yes We Can: Southern Solutions for a National Renewable Energy Standard
An extensive report about the ample renewable resources in the south-eastern US, including details about how the region could comply with a strong federal RES.
A summary of the renewable energy potential in Mississippi, going especially into solar potential.
A summary of the wind power capacity in Mississippi and a listing of the current wind projects.
A DOE summary of biomass resources in Mississippi (select your state).
Hydropower projects and potential in Mississippi, from the Idaho National Lab.
Facts and Figures from DOE
