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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States Work to Maximize Water, Energy Efficiency
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association today announced that Minnesota and Tennessee have been selected to participate in a project to advance water and energy efficiency. Approximately 13 percent of U.S. energy is used to pump, ...
Retreat on Energy Resilience Coordination and Planning in Oregon and Washington
January 31, 2018 | Portland, OR With the increased prevalence of large-scale natural disasters and the threat of a future Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami, regional energy resilience coordination ...
GridEx IV State After-Action Workshop
January 23-24, 2018 | Washington, DC Agenda Presentations January 23, 2018 Welcome Remarks and Introductions Speakers: Jeff McLeod, director, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, National Governors Association, NGA Center ...
State Trends for Advancing Energy Storage
This webinar will provide state policymakers with insights on some of the ways that states can advance the deployment of energy storage such as setting statewide energy storage procurement targets, ...
State Trends for Advancing Energy Storage
Advanced energy storage technologies are transforming the U.S. electric power market to one that is more resilient, cleaner and more diverse. As the costs of advanced energy storage technologies such ...
Mid-Course Workshop of the Policy Academy on Power Sector Modernization
November 29–December 1, 2017 | Orlando, FL The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted the Mid-Course Workshop of the Power Sector Modernization Policy Academy was built ...
Powering Up: State Trends for Advancing the Use of Energy Storage
Advanced energy storage technologies are transforming the U.S. electric power market to one that is more resilient, cleaner and more diverse. As the costs of advanced energy storage technologies such ...
Grid Smarts: State Considerations for Adopting Grid Modernization Technologies
Governors can guide the consideration of trade-offs in adopting grid modernization technologies by setting clear policy goals and ensuring that decision makers explore new technologies and related policies that best ...
States Focus on Strengthening Electric Grid
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) has selected five states—Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, South Dakota and Wisconsin—to participate in a workshop to explore lessons learned from the upcoming GridEx IV exercise ...
