Energy
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.
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A Best Practices Dozen – Publications 2023
As we welcome a new year, it is natural to reflect on the year that has passed. In the realm of information dissemination, this act of reflection takes on particular ...
Federal Funding and Financing for Hydrogen Energy Production and Use
This brief discusses the $7 billion funding announcement for the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program administered by the U.S. Department of Energy, the growing nationwide interest in hydrogen energy generation, ...
Legislative Energy Horizons Institute 2023
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) facilitated the participation of six Governors’ Energy Advisors in the 2023 Legislative Energy Horizons Institute (LEHI) cohort, organized jointly by ...
2023 Energy Cybersecurity Resources For Governors’ Advisors
This resource guide provides an overview of federal and state cybersecurity standards for the energy sector as well as a collection of energy cybersecurity resources from NGA, the federal government, ...
2023 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute
The National Governors Association (NGA) held the 2023 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute in Providence, Rhode Island, August 1-3. This annual Energy Policy Institute convened Governors’ energy policy staff from ...
Meet the Team
- Daniel Lauf, Program Director
- Chris Fletcher, Senior Policy Analyst
- Fiona Forrester, Policy Analyst
- Henry Ashley, Policy Coordinator
Projects
State Resource Center on Energy Security
State Resilience Assessment And Planning Tool
NGA Energy Library
NGA Releases Roadmaps for Governors on Transportation and Energy Innovation
SANTA FE—The National Governors Association (NGA) released two new policy roadmaps at the 2018 NGA Summer Meeting in Santa Fe, NM, as the culmination of Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval’s NGA ...
Transportation and Energy Innovation Policy Roadmaps
The National Governors Association (NGA) has released two new policy roadmaps, which provide governors and senior state policy officials with ideas for how they can prepare their states for the ongoing ...
Governor Sandoval releases podcasts as part of NGA Chair’s initiative
Gov. Brian Sandoval of Nevada, the 2017-2018 NGA Chair, has released two new podcasts related to his chair's initiative, Ahead of the Curve: Innovation Governors. The initiative is examining technology transformation ...
Executive Authority During Energy Emergencies: A Road Map for Governors
The NGA Center for Best Practices has released Executive Authority During Energy Emergencies: A Road Map for Governors. The road map is a tool that helps governors and their key ...
Energy Resilience for Water & Wastewater Systems
Water and wastewater systems are highly dependent on reliable supplies of electricity. Long duration power outages can interrupt water supplies, leading to adverse health impacts and lost economic activity. Speakers ...
Governors’ Advisors’ Energy Policy Institute
June 12 – 13 | Washington, D.C The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) held its annual Governors' Advisors Energy Policy Institute June 12 – 13, 2018, ...
Governors’ Advisors’ Energy Policy Institute Pre-Institute Workshop: State Offshore Wind Opportunities
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) with the generous support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark, Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, the U.S. Department of ...
Water Energy Nexus in State Retreat for the state of Tennessee
Agenda Presentations The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted the first a Water Energy Nexus in State Retreat for the state of Tennessee to explore improving integration of ...
State Lead-By-Example Policy Workshop
March 19-20, 2018 | Washington, DC The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted a Lead-by-Example (LBE) workshop to help states better tap into the ample opportunities ...
