NASEO works on a wide variety of issue areas and programs, coordinated by NASEO staff with guidance from NASEO State, Territory, and Affiliate members through a variety of Committees, Task Forces, and Advisory Groups.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides billions of dollars to states, local governments, and energy providers to modernize the grid, build needed electric transmission, enhance energy system resilience, expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and advance building energy efficiency, smart manufacturing, carbon capture and utilization, renewables, and other important energy actions. NASEO is developing technical assistance and resources for State Energy Offices and their partners as they plan for historic energy infrastructure deployment.
Provides strategic direction for activities in the residential, commercial, and public buildings sectors and guides efforts to support building energy codes.
Directs activities related to the production, distribution, and consumption of electricity and liquid and gas fuels. Examines state, regional, and federal initiatives that affect energy sector resiliency and facilitates the efficient use of domestic resources.
Environmental considerations are central to state energy planning, policies, and investments. Climate, human health, and natural resource impacts from emissions, effluents, wastes, and site development are channeling energy system innovation and investments. While environmental concerns have constrained energy-related economic development in some areas, they have driven new development, innovation, and economic opportunity in others.
Addresses energy efficiency and renewable energy financing mechanisms and tools, such as qualified energy conservation bonds, revolving loan funds, loan loss reserves, and property assessed clean energy programs.
The U.S. energy economy accounts for millions of jobs – and they’re expected to keep growing. Technology and policy innovation in the energy sector has created vast economic development opportunities for state and local governments and private sector job creation across the country.
Covers energy data collection and analysis issues and energy assurance, which includes responding to energy supply disruptions and enhancing energy infrastructure resiliency. Responsible for cyber security.
The NASEO Energy Equity Committee convenes State and Territory Energy Offices, NASEO Affiliate members, industry stakeholders, and experts for discussions and best practice exchanges. Information on future meetings can be found on the NASEO Events page.
Highlights Congressional and Administration energy policy and legislation and related budget and appropriations actions.
Rural Energy
Navigating and addressing rural and remote energy issues is a key priority for State Energy Offices as they seek to advance their states’ energy affordability, resiliency, reliability, decarbonization, and economic development goals.
Solar “soft costs” are the non-hardware costs associated with deploying new solar energy projects: permitting, zoning compliance, grid interconnections, financing and taxes, labor and installation costs, and new project identification.
The United States and individual states have many reasons to encourage a strong innovation and commercialization system for emerging technologies, including for energy technologies. New technologies can create new industries and improve the productivity and competitiveness of existing ones. These then can drive income and employment growth to benefit communities, states, and the nation.
Leads efforts to accelerate the use of domestic resources, reduce reliance on imported oil, and improve air quality in the transportation sector. Focuses on natural gas, electric and hybrid-electric, hydrogen, biodiesel, and ethanol vehicles and infrastructure.