Energy & Environment
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How States are Protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure Information
Red Tape and Rising Demand: Governors Talk Energy
Utilizing Existing Right-of-Way to Deploy Transmission and other Linear Infrastructure
Meet the Team
- Daniel Lauf, Program Director
- Chris Fletcher, Program Director
- Henry Ashley, Policy Analyst
- Jenna Johnston, Policy Analyst
- Alex Sherwood, Policy Coordinator
Projects
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.
Grid Smarts: State Considerations for Adopting Grid Modernization Technologies
States Focus on Strengthening Electric Grid
Nuclear Energy Webinar Series
Transportation Electrification Webinar Training Series
Energy Innovation Summit
Seven-State Electric Vehicle Highway Unveiled at Energy Summit
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.