Energy development and use affects the nation’s economy, environment and national security. States play an important role in shaping our energy choices through a range of policy, regulatory and budgetary actions including: prioritizing resource use; setting prices; permitting generation, production and transmission; funding and performing research and technology development; providing financing and incentives; developing refueling infrastructure; sponsoring demonstration projects; and promoting economic development initiatives.
NGA Resources
Governor’s Energy Priorities in 2026
State of the state addresses are important annual traditions for many governors, providing an opportunity for governors to communicate directly with their constituents and set the tone for the year’s ...
States’ Role in Addressing Foreign Threats in U.S. Critical Energy Infrastructure Sectors
This issue brief examines the vulnerabilities of critical energy infrastructure sectors and assets to foreign threats and identify possible actions to address those vulnerabilities. (Download) Executive Summary The safety and ...
How States are Protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure Information
Protecting the electric grid is becoming more complex as the size of the grid continues to grow, and cybersecurity threats are increasing in number and becoming more sophisticated. To meet ...
Red Tape and Rising Demand: Governors Talk Energy
At the 2026 Winter Meeting, Politico reporter Josh Siegel moderated a discussion with Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong, U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and ...
Utilizing Existing Right-of-Way to Deploy Transmission and other Linear Infrastructure
On November 4, 2025, the National Governors Association (NGA) convened a roundtable to discuss key issues and solutions associated with utilizing transportation right-of-way (ROW) for energy transmission, fiberoptics, and other linear infrastructure projects. The convening was held in partnership with, and funded by, the U.S. Department of Energy’s ...
Governor Strategies to Align Economic Development and Energy Planning
In June of 2025, the National Governors Association and McKinsey & Company, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity, partnered to host the Experts Roundtable on ...
