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Government Organizations

• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
• California Central Valley and Mother Lode Building Permit Info
• California Energy Commission (CEC)
• California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
• Department of Energy - U.S. (DOE)
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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International Organizations

• International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI)
• International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD)
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
• International Commission on Illumination (CIE)
• International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

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Professional Engineering Organizations

• Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)
• California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
• The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
• ENSYS - Providing training to licensed engineering individuals in need of continuing education (CE) units or specialized training.
• Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)
• Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE)
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
• Washington State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

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Utility Related Organizations

• American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
• Automatic Meter Reading Association
• California Distributed Energy Resources Guide
• Independent System Operator (ISO)
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association - (NRECA)
• North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC)
• Western Energy Institute
• Pacific Gas and Electric
• Western Electricity Coordinating Council  (WECC)

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Miscellaneous Organizations

• Electric Generating Systems Association (EGSA)
• Edison Electric Institute
• Instrument Society of America (ISA)
• National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED)
• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
• National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
• National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA)
• National Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee for the Electrical Industry
• Underwriters Laboratory (UL)

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Some other excellent Resources for Electrical Industry Organizations:

• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Electrical Engineering