• 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.
  
• NASEO Board Adopts Resolution: Recommends States Increase Energy Emergency Preparedness The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) adopted a resolution which recommends states review and update state plans to respond to energy emergencies to ensure that an “all hazards” approach which includes energy-related critical infrastructure and cyber security are part of the state’s energy emergency response plan.
  
• NASEO and AFPM Sign MOU on Energy Emergency Planning and Response NASEO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) to enhance cooperation between the two organizations on energy emergency planning, mitigation and response activities.
  
• NASEO Publishes Energy Efficiency Pathway Templates for States NASEO has published, with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy, a set of Energy Efficiency Pathway Templates, to help State Energy Offices work with state air quality regulators and others.
  

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• U.S. DOE Requests Comments on Streamlining Regulations and Requirements As part of its implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order 13771, “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,” the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking comments and information to assist in identifying existing regulations, paperwork requirements and other regulatory obligations that can be modified or repealed, consistent with law, to achieve meaningful burden reduction while continuing to achieve the Department’s statutory obligations.
  
• President Trump Issues Energy Related Executive Orders Over the past several months, President Trump has issued two Executive Orders impacting the energy sector.
  
• Detailed Budget Comparison and DOE Budget Request Highlights for the President's FY'18 Budget Request On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, President Trump released the Administration's FY'18 Budget Request, covering most major U.S. Department of Energy Programs, including comparisons with prior years.
  
• Updated Guidebook for Energy Efficiency Cost-Benefit Analysis Issued A comprehensive national guide for utility-funded energy efficiency programs has been issued to help utilities, regulators, State Energy Officials, and other stakeholders make better energy efficiency decisions for their jurisdictions.
  
• NEER Input and Comments Sought The National Energy Efficiency Registry (NEER) project team-led by State Energy Offices from Tennessee, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, and Pennsylvania-is pleased to release the draft NEER Principles and Operating Rules for public comment and feedback.
  

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• 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.
  
• Virginia Governor McAuliffe Signs 11 Energy Bills, including Solar, Pumped Hydro Proposals Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe recently signed off on 11 bills promoting clean energy, energy efficiency and rate approval for pumped storage facilities.
  
• Connecticut Green Bank Strengthens Commitment to Low-Income Residents The nation's first Green Bank, now in its sixth year, is strengthening its commitment to Connecticut's low-to-moderate income residents by welcoming a veteran professional in affordable housing development and finance to its board of directors.
  
• Rhode Island Program Financing Commercial Energy Efficiency Projects Expected To Expand A program designed to finance projects to make commercial buildings more energy efficient is growing in Rhode Island. Thirteen more municipalities are working to participate in the Rhode Island Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy program, as fourteen others have already joined since the program launched in May 2016.
  
• Nebraska's Wind-Energy Generation Passes 1000 Megawatts With the raising of Grand Prairie, a 400-megawatt wind farm in Holt County, Nebraska has sailed past 1,000 megawatts - or 1 gigawatt - of wind-generated capacity. It's the 18th state to join the club, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
  

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