• NASEO & NACAA VW Settlement Clearinghouse NASEO & NACAA have launched a VW Settlement Clearinghouse as a resource for state and local governments.
  
• DOE OE and FE Assistant Secretaries Nominated and EPSA Director Appointed On September 1, 2017, President Trump announced his intent to nominate two key U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secrataries. The President named Bruce Walker of New York to lead the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, and Steven Winberg of Pennsylvania to serve as Assistant Secretary of Fossil Energy. A biographical summary for each can be found by clicking on this article.
  
• NASEO Hosts State-Local Energy Policy, Planning, and Infrastructure Roundtable On July 19, NASEO and E4TheFuture hosted the State-Local Energy Policy, Planning, and Infrastructure Roundtable, a full-day event which included State Energy Officials, local government energy and sustainability leaders, private sector companies, and federal government representatives.
  
• NASEO Board of Directors Convenes in Arlington, Virginia On July 18-19, the NASEO Board of Directors met in Arlington, Virginia, to address NASEO business, discuss legislative and federal priorities, and hear from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other federal agencies on state priorities in the energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors.
  
• NASEO Hosts National Energy Policy and Program Institute for State Energy Officials On July 24-28, NASEO hosted its second National Energy Policy and Program Institute, an intensive course which provided newer State Energy Directors/Advisors with a professional learning experience, along with the opportunity to network with fellow energy officials, federal agency staff, and industry experts.
  

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• Senate Confirms Bush 43 Veteran to be Deputy Energy Secretary The Senate recently confirmed Dan Brouillette, a former Energy Department official in the George W. Bush Administration, to return to the agency as deputy secretary. Mr. Brouillette was confirmed on a 79-17 vote.
  
• President Trump Announces Appointment of Neil Chatterjee as Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Neil Chatterjee of Kentucky has been appointed Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
  
• EPA Releases this Year’s ENERGY STAR Top Cities List In June EPA released this year’s ENERGY STAR Top Cities list, showing which U.S. metro areas were home to the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings for last year. EPA ranked the Top 25 Cities overall, the Top 10 Mid-Size Cities, and the Top 10 Small Cities...
  
• 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).
  

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• Pennsylvania, Metrus and Siemens Collaborate to Improve Efficiency of Barrack Hebrew Academy The public-private partnership utilized funding provided by Pennsylvania’s Green Energy Loan fund which was was established by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program.
  
• Nebraska's Solar Power Generation On the Rise Nebraska's solar power generation has increased from around one megawatt at the start of 2016 to over 13 megawatts by mid-2017. This has resulted in more competition and improving technology, which has driven down costs by over 80 percent over the past seven years.
  
• Nonprofit Installs Free Solar Panels on Roofs of Low-income DC Households GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic is working with the District's Department of Energy and Environment and the Department of Employment Services to implement and install solar power for low- to moderate-income families for free in Washington, DC.
  
• Solar Farm in Larimer County, Colorado, Will Offer Power to Low-income Households A community solar farm, largest in the region, is being built on 9 acres of land near the Larimer County Landfill by the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association (PVREA) in partnership with GRID Alternatives Colorado, a non-profit organization based in Denver.
  
• 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.
  

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