State Energy Assurance Planning
Framework
Prepared by the National Association
of State Energy Officials
The purpose of this framework is to
assist states in the design,
development, and writing of the State
Energy Assurance Plans that have been
funded by DOE/OE. This framework is
based on the
State Energy Assurance Guidelines
version 3.1 December 2009 and the
following planning elements should be
considered for inclusion in any well
developed state plans. These are NOT
required elements, rather ones that
should be considered and used as
appropriate in State plans which will
vary based on the needs of each state.
Plans can be in a single planning
document or in several different
documents or volumes. If multiple
documents are used, there should be
one document that ties them together
and explains their relationship to
one another.
The state will need to make a
determination as to whether parts,
or entire Plans, are sensitive
and can be exempt from disclosure
under state freedom of information
acts or sunshine laws. Any section
of the Plan that is exempt from
public disclosure should be in a
separate section of the Plan and
appropriately labeled as such in the
header or footer of each page.
Emergency preparedness includes
activities associate with assuring
that staff is trained on the plan
and its implementation and
undertakes periodic training to
remain current with state and
federal plans. Exercises are
another important element of
preparedness and are provided for as
part of the energy assurance
program. These preparedness
elements are not included in the
following outline, but could be
elements of the plan.
More guidance on the planning
“process” can be found in a document
titled: “Developing and Maintaining
Emergency Operations Plans”
Comprehensive Preparedness Guide
(CPG) 101 Version 2.0 (November
2010) prepared by the Department of
Homeland Security, FEMA. This
guidance is intended to promote a
common understanding of the
fundamentals of planning and
decision making to help emergency
planners examine a hazard and
produce integrated, coordinated, and
synchronized plans. See :
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/divisions/npd/CPG_101_V2.pdf.
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