• NASEO Signs on to Letter to FHFA on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Plans NASEO joined a group of housing and energy organizations to submit feedback to the Federal Housing Finance Agency on draft “Underserved Markets Plans” submitted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which propose to offer new financing strategies for energy efficiency in single family and multifamily housing.
  
• NASEO Concludes Series of Six Regional Meetings with State Energy Officials in Hershey, Pennsylvania NASEO recently held its annual series of regional meetings specially designed for State Energy Officials and key staff, which included participation from federal agencies and, NASEO affiliate members.
  
• NASEO Annual Meeting Call for Session Proposals is Open The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) 2017 Annual Meeting will convene state, local, and private sector leaders of breakthrough, innovative, and effective energy policies and programs for a series of discussions on the future of U.S. energy systems and technologies.
  
• WA, OK, and FL Brief Federal Officials on Energy Emergencies and Resilience On May 15, 2017, State Energy Officials participated in an EESI-NASEO briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  
• NASEO Testifies at U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing On Wednesday, May 3, 2017, Dub Taylor, Director of the Texas State Energy Conservation Office, testified on behalf of NASEO on FY’18 appropriations.
  

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• U.S. House Appropriators Provide $50M for SEP and $225M for WAP On June 12, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee began "marking up" the Energy and Water Bill which includes FY'18 appropriations for the U.S. Department of Energy among other agencies. In addition, the subcommittee maintained SEP and WAP at last year's funding levels of $50 million and $225 million respectively, with $3 million for WAP-related technical assistance.
  
• U.S. State Energy Program Reauthorization Bill Moves Forward - Strengthens Energy Security For several years, NASEO has been working on a bipartisan basis with the states and Members of the U.S. House and Senate authorizing committees to achieve a reauthorization of appropriations for the U.S. State Energy Program (SEP).
  
• DOE Releases RFI Seeking Comments on Draft Database of State-Level Water Policies that Affect Energy Systems The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis (DOE-EPSA) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking comments on a draft database of over 1,700 state-level water policies that affect energy systems.
  
• Updated State Energy Program (SEP) Operations Manual Now Available The U.S. Department of Energy recently updated the State Energy Program (SEP) Operations Manual. The Operations Manual is a reference tool for the SEP network states and program officials within the Department of Energy.
  
• The American Chemistry Council Reports Nearly 400,000 U.S. Jobs Generated from Manufacture of Insulation We know the benefits of using insulation - lower energy bills; added indoor comfort; increased building durability; reduced pollution. But have you ever wondered who is responsible for bringing those benefits to homes and buildings across the country? The answer is nearly 400,000 of your fellow Americans!
  

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• Michigan, Iowa, Mississippi, and California Participate in U.S.-Indian Energy Collaboration Strategy Meeting On June 20, four State Energy Officials and NASEO participated in a strategy session as part of the U.S.-India State and Urban Initiative, a new project by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to promote subnational cooperation between the United States and India on common energy challenges and opportunities.
  
• Texas PACE Authority Announces the City of Dallas' First C-PACE Project; the Largest in Texas On July 3, the City of Dallas C-PACE program (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) closed its first PACE project, enabling Alterra International, a Dallas, Texas-based global real estate development company to obtain $23.9 million in long-term fixed-rate financing from CleanFund Commercial PACE Capital for energy and water saving upgrades to the historic Butler Brothers Building at 500 S. Ervay Street across from City Hall.
  
• DC United and DC Department of Energy and Environment Announce $25 Million in Green Funding through DC PACE DC United, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) recently announced a $25 million private clean energy funding package for Audi Field, United's new soccer-specific stadium with capacity for 20,000 people opening next year.
  
• E-470 Public Highway Authority in Colorado Unveils Two Fast-Chargers for Electric Vehicles The E-470 Public Highway Authority will unveil two fast-chargers for electric vehicles Thursday at its headquarters just south of the toll road’s intersection with East Sixth Parkway.
  
• NYSERDA Offering $15.5 million to Grow New York Energy Storage To help jump-start energy storage and renewable resource projects to modernize the state energy grid, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is offering project managers the chance to receive funding from a fund worth $15.5 million.
  

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