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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 ...
Transmission Summit Readout
On October 9, 2025, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted a States Transmission Summit coinciding ...
Permitting Progress
“Permitting reform is one of those issues where both Republicans and Democrats recognize the problem, we largely agree on solutions, ...
Meet the Team
- Daniel Lauf, Program Director
- Chris Fletcher, Program Director
- Henry Ashley, 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.
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 to guide their states and territories through intentional and effective ...
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 cleanup sites clarify the radioactive waste classifications that underpin cleanup ...
Ensuring Energy Security & Resilience for All
Strategies for Governors to address the needs of certain vulnerable individuals during energy emergencies (Download) As states and territories face an increasing range of threats that could compromise energy reliability, ...
Comprehensive Energy Planning 101
The National Governors Association (NGA) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) are conducting a series of webinars on various aspects of the comprehensive state energy planning process ...
Energy Cyber Workforce Policy Brief
Governors play a critical role in creating pathways for cybersecurity professionals, through workforce development programs, reskilling efforts, public outreach, and raising awareness of cybersecurity job opportunities in the energy sector ...
Roundtable on Energy Resilience and Security for Territories and Islanded Communities
Every aspect of modern life depends on a reliable, affordable supply of energy. Energy powers our telecommunications networks, fuels our vehicles, and keeps the lights on and equipment working at ...
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.
Governors Start 2022 With A Focus On Electric And Alternative Fuel Vehicles And Networks
In Governors’ 2022 State of the State addresses, a common theme has been the adoption and manufacture of electric and alternative fuel vehicles and fueling/charging infrastructure as a priority area ...
Leveraging Historic Federal Water Infrastructure Funding to Meet Governors’ Water Priorities
With passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Governors can make a transformational investment in stormwater infrastructure and provide more assistance to overburdened communities. by Jessica Rackley and Bevin ...
Balancing Stormwater Infrastructure Costs
How Governors & States Can Equitably Address Stormwater Funding (Download) Background States and local jurisdictions are facing dual challenges of upgrading older stormwater infrastructure (storm sewers, ditches, and flood control ...
Leveraging State Revolving Funds for Green Infrastructure Projects
States have an opportunity to use State Revolving Funds (SRF’s) to invest in nature-based infrastructure to improve water quality, mitigate flood risks, and improve the health of people and ecosystems ...
Relationships and Roles within Regulatory Frameworks for Nuclear Waste Cleanup
This webinar introduces attendees to the legal nature, interrelationships between, and designated authorities’ roles under several regulatory frameworks, and explains how different wastes and cleanup processes fall within the purview ...
2021 Spring Meeting of the Federal Facilities Task Force
Virtual Meeting | June 21 and 25, 2021 The 2021 Spring Meeting of the Federal Facilities Task Force (FFTF) provided members of the FFTF with an opportunity to meet with ...