Energy Communities Alliance (ECA)- Contact

Energy Communities Alliance is the organization of local governments that are adjacent to or impacted by Department of Energy (DOE) activities. Our board members include elected officials and administrators from local governments impacted by DOE.

ECA's mission is to bring together local government officials in Department of Energy-impacted communities to share information, establish policy positions, and advocate community interests in order to effectively address an increasingly complex set of environmental, regulatory, and economic development needs.


	A Community Handbook on Nuclear Energy: Understanding Nuclear Energy and Alternatives for the Future ECA's newest report will assist local communities in identifying and understanding the myriad of issues associated with hosting a nuclear facility and, more importantly, the role that local governments can play in the development of a nuclear facility in their community. View press release and download the report (4MB) or executive summary executive summary.
	Manhattan Project National Historical Park Information page
	The Politics of Cleanup This new ECA report offers recommendations to accelerate complex federal environmental cleanups and identifies lessons learned that can apply to all federal facility sites. View the press release and download the report (4MB) or executive summary (1MB).
	Community Guidebook for Reuse of DOE and NNSA Land and Facilities DOE and NNSA Disposal and Transfer Authorities This new ECA Guidebook lists relevant DOE and NNSA disposal and transfer authorities. Simply click on any listing in the Table of Contents to skip to that page in the document. Download the guidebook here (4MB).
	ECA Bulletin: April 2013 Stories Include: · ECA New Leadership Peer Exchange Summary. · DOE’s FY 2014 Budget Request · ECA Members Testify on Manhattan Park Legislation · Senators Propose Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013 · Congressional Nuclear Cleanup Caucus Begins · NNSA Contract Challenge Partially Upheld by GAO · ECA to Hold Shaping a Nuclear Future Peer Exchange in Idaho · Coverage of Senate Panel Hearing to Consider Moniz as DOE Secretary · GAO Testimony: Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel, Observations on the Key Attributes and Challenges of Storage and Disposal Options · DOE IG: The Department of Energy’s Use of the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility at the Oak Ridge Reservation · DOE Announces New Investment in Nuclear Fuel Storage Research April 2013 ECA Bulletin