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Advanced Grid Technologies: Governor Leadership to Spur Innovation and Adoption

Advanced Grid Technologies: Governor Leadership to Spur Innovation and Adoption

This paper is part of a series published by the National Governors Association (NGA) to identify actions Governors can take ...
2024 State Experts Roundtable on Protecting Energy Infrastructure from Physical Attacks

2024 State Experts Roundtable on Protecting Energy Infrastructure from Physical Attacks

On September 12, 2024, the National Governors Association (NGA), in partnership with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), ...
Ensuring Clarity and Transparency in Radioactive Waste Definitions

Ensuring Clarity and Transparency in Radioactive Waste Definitions

The purpose of this document is to help states impacted by cleanup at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons ...

Meet the Team

  • Daniel Lauf, Program Director
  • Chris Fletcher, Program Director
  • Henry Ashley, Policy Analyst
  • Fiona Forrester, Policy Analyst
  • Jenna Johnston, Policy Analyst
  • Alex Sherwood, Policy Coordinator

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Energy Library

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.

State Technology & Policy Questions Around Highly Autonomous Vehicles

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted a webinar to explore the technology and policy developments surrounding highly autonomous vehicles (HAVs). As the development of self-driving ...

Preparing States for Extreme Electrical Power Grid Outages

The report highlights actions governors can take to better prepare their state for a potential prolonged and widespread electrical power outage. (Download) Executive Summary The electrical power grid is the ...
Opportunities for Governors to Align Electricity Markets with State Energy Goals

Opportunities for Governors to Align Electricity Markets with State Energy Goals

Electric utilities are facing a fundamental challenge to their profitability and long-term viability as the business models shaped by state regulation and legislation have not kept pace with contemporary technologies, ...

Opportunities for Energy Efficiency to Help States Reduce Costs and Achieve Co-Benefits Under the Clean Power Plan

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued state-specific reduction targets for carbon dioxide emissions under the Clean Power Plan (CPP)— established pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act to reduce emissions ...

Opportunities for States to Pursue Multistate Compliance Options under the Clean Power Plan

The Clean Power Plan (CPP) — established pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from existing power plants—was finalized and states have begun to ...

Improving State Coordination for Energy Assurance Planning and Response

Governors have a critical responsibility to help their states prepare for and respond to natural or humanmade disasters. This responsibility includes ensuring that the supply and distribution of energy are ...

environment Library

States serve as environmental stewards through their roles in managing state parks and forests, energy production and distribution, wildlife protection, land use and waste management. States also directly affect natural resources through their preservation and conservation strategies. To be effective environmental stewards, states must seek to balance efforts to maintain a healthy environment with efforts to develop and utilize natural resources.

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