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Oregon Policy Academy Retreat on Energy Transmission
On May 20-21, the Oregon Department of Energy, in partnership with the National Governors Association (NGA) and the office of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Meet the Team
- Daniel Lauf, Policy Director
- Chris Fletcher, Policy Director
- Henry Ashley, Policy Analyst
- Cleo Carter, Policy Analyst
- Jenna Johnston, Policy Analyst
- Amanda Krantz, Policy Analyst
- Alex Sherwood, Policy Coordinator
Projects
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Energy Security Training
Secure and resilient energy infrastructure is essential for the safety, stability, and economic vitality of every state. Modern life depends on reliable power, fuel, and interconnected systems capable of withstanding ...
2025 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute
The National Governors Association (NGA) held the 2025 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, October 7-8. The annual Energy Policy Institute convened Governors’ energy policy advisors and senior ...
Transmission Summit Readout
On October 9, 2025, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted a States Transmission Summit coinciding with the NGA Center’s annual Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute ...
Governors Issue Bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Priorities
Govs. Stitt, Shapiro lead bipartisan working group Washington, D.C. – A bipartisan group of more than a dozen governors released a package of reform priorities to improve federal permitting and ...
NGA Letter on Energy Permitting Priorities
(Download) Hon. Mike Lee, Chairman Hon. Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources304 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Hon. Brett Guthrie, Chairman Hon. Frank ...
Permitting Progress
“Permitting reform is one of those issues where both Republicans and Democrats recognize the problem, we largely agree on solutions, and Congress gets close year after year to doing something ...
NGA Nuclear Dispatch: Advancing Nuclear Energy in Virginia and Tennessee
After a robust build out of nuclear capacity towards the end of the 20th century, the United States is currently positioned to experience a nuclear renaissance. (Download) Executive Statement While ...
The State of Advanced Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy is having a moment. That was the consensus during a briefing the NGA Economic Development and Revitalization Task Force recently hosted in conjunction with the Nuclear Energy Institute ...
State Funding and Financing Strategies for Advancing Energy Projects
This policy brief highlights several state case studies of effective funding and financing mechanisms for energy projects, including the braiding of private, state, and federal funding or financing sources to ...
