NASEO elevates state priorities and perspectives as a part of the federal energy policy and program development process. NASEO's Board and Committees establish policy positions and direct the organization's initiatives. One of NASEO's main priorities is encouraging Congressional and Administration support for the U.S. State Energy Program.
NASEO Policy Actions
2025
2024
- NASEO Supplementary Comments on EIA Suspension of 782 Petroleum Products Data (December 2024)
- NASEO Comments on U.S. DOE’s Commercial Direct Air Capture RFI (December 2024)
- NASEO Response to ARPA-E's Request for Information – Geologic Hydrogen Resource Exploration (December 2024)
- NASEO Comments on U.S. Treasury’s Direct Pay RFI (November 2024)
- NASEO Federal Permitting Reform Support Letter (November 2024)
- NASEO Response to FHWA’s RFI on Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Charging Technologies (November 2024)
- NASEO Support for U.S.-Based Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Funding (November 2024)
- NASEO Bipartisan Energy Policy Recommendations (November 2024)
- NASEO Recommendation on Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Support (November 2024)
- NASEO Comments on EPA GGRF–Solar for All Information Collection Request (September 2024)
- NASEO Response to DOE RFI on Fusion Energy Public-Private Consortium Framework (August 2024)
- NASEO Comments on the 2027 IECC Scope and Intent (August 2024)
- NASEO Comments on EIA Suspension of 782 Petroleum Products Data (August 2024)
- NASEO Response to DOE Request for Information on Transforming Industry – Strategies for Decarbonization (June 2024)
- NASEO TREC and EAT FOA Deadline Extension Request (June 2024)
- FY’25 Senate Energy and Water Testimony of David Terry, NASEO (May 2024)
- FY’25 House Interior Appropriations Testimony of David Terry, NASEO (May 2024)
- FY’25 House Agriculture Appropriations Testimony of David Terry, NASEO (May 2024)
- FY’25 Senate Interior Appropriations Testimony of David Terry, NASEO (May 2024)
- FY’25 Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Testimony of David Terry, NASEO (May 2024)
- FY’25 House Homeland Security Appropriations Testimony of David Terry, NASEO (May 2024)
- FY’25 Senate Agriculture Appropriations Testimony of David Terry, NASEO (April 2024)
- FY’25 Senate Agriculture Appropriations Testimony of David Terry, NASEO (April 2024)
- NASEO Comments on FHWA’s RFI on the J3400 Connector and Potential Options for Performance-Based Charging Standards (April 2024)
- NASEO Comments to the IRS on Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen (February 2024)
- NASEO Comments to the IRS on Geothermal Heat Pump Tax Credit for Shared System Ownership (January 2024)
- NASEO Request for a Deadline Extension of the Section 50131, Assistance for Latest and Zero Building Energy Code Adoption, Funding Opportunity (January 2024)
- NASEO Comments on DOE NEPA Categorical Exclusions (January 2024)
2023
- NASEO-White House Geothermal Tax Credit Letter (November 2023)
- NASEO Letter to Secretary Granholm Regarding IRA Residential Rebates (October 2023)
- NASEO Residential Rebate ALRD Comments to DOE (August 2023)
- NASEO Comments on Proposed Rule to Bolster Solar and Wind Development on Federal Lands (August 2023)
- NASEO Request to DOE on Contractor Training ALRD Deadline (August 2023)
- NASEO Letter to HUD on Building Energy Codes Proposal (August 2023)
- NASEO Comments to DOE on Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (July 2023)
- FHWA Response to NASEO-AASHTO Request for NEVI Plan Extension (July 2023)
- NASEO Letter to the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Emergency Exemptions (June 2023)
- NASEO Support for HR3277 Bipartisan Energy Emergency Leadership Act (May 2023)
- NASEO Comments on EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Implementation Framework (May 2023)
- NASEO Response to DOE’s NOI on IRA Building Energy Codes (April 2023)
- Testimony of David Terry, President, NASEO, Before the U.S. Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of FY’24 U.S. DOE Funding (April 2023)
- Testimony of David Terry, President, NASEO, Before the U.S. House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of FY’24 U.S. DOE Funding (April 2023)
- Testimony of David Terry – U.S. Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (April 2023)
- Testimony of David Terry – U.S. House, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations (April 2023)
- Testimony of David Terry – U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies in Support of FY’24 Funding for USDA (April 2023)
- Multi-Organization Letter in Support of FY’24 Appropriations for USDA’s Rural Energy Savings Program (April 2023)
- Multi-Organization Letter to Senate Appropriators on USDA Rural Energy Programs (March 2023)
- The U.S. House of Representative FY’24 Dear Colleague Letter in Support of SEP and WAP (March 2023)
- The U.S. Senate FY’24 Dear Colleague Letter in Support of SEP and WAP (March 2023)
- NASEO Response to SCEP RFI Home Efficiency and Electrification Rebate Programs (March 2023)
- NASEO’s Response to RFI for Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants (February 2023)
- Multi-Organization Letter to the Biden Administration on the Value of ENERGY STAR (February 2023)
- NASEO Recommendations to DOE on Residential Rebate Programs Under IRA Sections 50121, 50122, and 50123 (January 2023)
- NASEO Response to SCEP RFI Preparing Workers and Businesses to Deliver Energy Efficiency and Building Electrification Measures Request of Information (January 2023)
- NASEO Comments to DOE on the EECBG Competitive Program (January 2023)
2022
- NASEO Comments on EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Request for Information (December 2022)
- NASEO Comments on DOE Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas Program (December 2022)
- NASEO Letter to U.S. Senate and House Leaders on the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve and Support for CESER (November 2022)
- NASEO Comments on DOE National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap Draft (November 2022
- Multi-organization Letter to USDA on the Rural Energy for America Program Docket ID: RBS-22-NONE-0025 (November 2022)
- Multi-organization Letter to DOE in Support of State-Led Wholesale Electricity Market Efforts (November 2022)
- NASEO Comments to U.S. Treasury on Notice 2022-48 – EE of Residential and Commercial Buildings (November 2022)
- NASEO Comments to U.S. Treasury on Notice 2022-51, Request for Comments on Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeship, Domestic Content, and Energy Communities Requirements (November 2022)
- NASEO Comments to U.S. Treasury on Notice 2022-49, Request for Comments on Certain Energy Generation Incentives (November 2022)
- NASEO Comments on Notice 2022-56 Request for Comments on Section 45W Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles and Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit (November 2022)
- NASEO RFI Response on Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program (October 2022)
- NASEO Comments on U.S. DOT Buy America Requirements (September 2022)
- NASEO Letter to Secretary of Treasury Yellen on Geothermal Tax Issues (September 2022)
- NAESO Support for Nomination of Gene Rodrigues as Assistant Secretary DOE-OE (September 2022)
- NASEO Comments on comments the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection (August 2022)
- NASEO Board of Directors Resolution on Electric Grid Modernization and Comprehensive Electricity Planning (August 2022)
- Response from Kathleen Hogan to NASEO’s August 2022 Letter to Secretary Granholm (November 2022)
- NASEO Letter to DOE Secretary Granholm on IIJA and IRA Implementation (August 2022)
- NASEO RFI Response on Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land (August 2022)
- NASEO Comments on FHWA’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (August 2022)
- NASEO Comments on Request for Information (RFI) on DOE’s Loan Programs Office’s (LPO’s) Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program (Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program) (July 2022)
- Multi-Organization Letter on US HUD and USDA Building Codes (June 2022)
- NASEO FY’23 Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee (June 2022)
- NASEO Comments on DOE's Request for Information (RFI) on the Long Duration Energy Storage for Everyone, Everywhere (LD ESEE) Initiative (June 2022)
- NASEO Comments on DOE's Notice of Intent and Request for Information regarding the Establishment of a Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP) (June 2022)
- NASEO Comments on DOE's Notice of Intent on Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes for Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid (June 2022)
- NASEO FY’23 Testimony Before the U.S. House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (May 2022)
- NASEO FY’23 Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (May 2022)
- NASEO FY’23 Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (May 2022)
- NASEO FY’23 Testimony Before the U.S. House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (May 2022)
- NASEO FY’23 Testimony Before the U.S. House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee (May 2022)
- NASEO FY’23 Testimony Before the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations (May 2022)
- NASEO Comments on the STORM Act Technical Corrections (May 2022)
- Multi-Organization U.S. Senate and U.S. House Letters in Support of DOE’s Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (May 2022)
- NASEO RFI Response on Resilience and Efficient Codes Implementation (May 2022)
- NASEO Comments on DOE’s Request for Information on Energy Improvements at Public School Facilities (May 2022)
- NASEO Comments on DOE’s Request for Information on Designing Equitable, Sustainable, and Effective Revolving Loan Fund Programs (May 2022)
- NASEO Letter to U.S. House Financial Services Committee on R-PACE (May 2022)
- Multi-Group FY’23 Appropriations Support for USDA RESP (May 2022)
- NASEO-BCSE Letter to DOE on IIJA Recommendations (April 2022)
- NASEO Comments on Proposed Voluntary ENERGY STAR Single Family New Homes v3.2 Program Requirements (April 2022)
- NASEO Comments on DOE's Request for Information on 2022 Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Implementation Strategy (March 2022)
- NASEO Testimony before the U.S. Subcommittee on Energy, House Committee on Energy and Commerce (March 2022)
- NASEO Comments on DOE’s proposed Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing (February 2022)
- NASEO Comments on DOE’s Request for Information on Industrial Decarbonization Priorities (February 2022)
- NASEO-AASHTO-JOET Memorandum of Understanding on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment (February 2022)
- Multi-Organization Letter in Support of DOE’s Building Energy Codes Program (February 2022)
- NASEO Comments for Federal Highway Administration Request for Information – Guidance for EV Charging Infrastructure Deployment (January 2022)
- REV West Comments for Federal Highway Administration Request for Information – Guidance for EV Charging Infrastructure Deployment (January 2022)
- NASEO Comments on DOE’s General Service Lamp Standard (January 2022)
- NASEO Comments for U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Department of Energy – Buy America Request for Information (January 2022)
2021
2020
- NASEO Statement on the 2020 Energy Bill (December 2020)
- NASEO Letter on ICC IECC Proposal Input (December 2020)
- Multi-organization Letter Supporting LIHEAP (December 2020)
- NASEO Letter to ICC Board on IECC (December 2020)
- Multi-organization Letter Supporting Funding for USDA’s Rural Energy Savings Program (December 2020)
- Multi-organization Supporting Federal Funding for EPA’s ENERGY STAR (November 2020)
- Multi-organization Letter in Support of Energy Tax Extenders (November 2020)
- NASEO 2020 Bipartisan Energy Priorities and Recommendations for the Administration and Congress (November 2020)
- NASEO ICC Appeal Letter - Appeals of the 2019 Group B Code Development Process (August 2020)
- NASEO Letter of Support on House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Package of Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment Bills - Letter to Representative Ami Bera (August 2020)
- NASEO Letter of Support on House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Package of Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment Bills - Letter to Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Ranking Member Frank Lucas (August 2020)
- NASEO Letter of Support on House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Package of Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment Bills - Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (August 2020)
- NASEO Supports Open Back Better Act – Key to Improving the Resilience, Energy Efficiency, and Operation of Federal, State and Local Mission-Critical Facilities (June 2020)
- NASEO Board Resolution - Commitment to Equity, Access, and Inclusion (June 2020)
- Multi-organization Letter to U.S. House and Senate Leadership on Mission Critical Facilities Resilience (June 2020)
- NASEO Comments on FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) (May 2020)
- NASEO Comments on RFI DE-FOA-0002291: Building Technology Office’s Draft Connected Communities Funding Opportunity Announcement (May 2020)
- NASEO Motion to Intervene – Preliminary Comments and Extension Request – NERA Docket No. EL20-42-000 (May 2020)
- Multi-Organization Letter Requesting FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Resource for Building Code Inspection and Enforcement Virtual Capabilities (April 2020)
- Multi-organization Energy Efficiency Stimulus Support Letter (April 2020)
- Testimony by David Terry, Before the Senate Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (March 2020)
- Testimony by David Terry, Before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, in Support of FY’21 USDA Funding (March 2020)
- Multi-Organization Letter Supporting FY’21 Appropriations for ENERGY STAR (March 2020)
- Multi-Organization Letter Supporting Building Energy Codes Related to FY’21 Appropriations for HUD Programs (March 2020)
- Testimony by David Terry, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Senate Committee on Appropriations, FY’21 Appropriations (March 2020)
- Testimony by David Terry, House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, FY’21 DOE Appropriations (March 2020)
- PACE Request for Input, Notice No. 2020–N–1 (March 2020)
- Multi-Organization Support Letter to House and Senate for NIST Appropriations (March 2020)
- Testimony by David Terry, Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies in Support of FY'21 U.S. EPA Funding (March 2020)
- NASEO Support for the American Energy Innovation Act, S. 2657 (March 2020)
- NASEO Letter to ICC on Building Energy Code Development Process (February 2020)
- NASEO Support for the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 S.2137 (February 2020)
- NASEO Comments in FERC Docket No. EL18-178 (February 2020)
- Authorization of the Department of Energy Clean Cities Program (January 2020)
2019
- 2019 Press Release Announcing REV West MOU (December 2019)
- Multi-Organization 179D Letter (December 2019)
- Multi-Group Tax Extenders Letter of Support (November 2019)
- Multi-Group Letter in Support of Financing our Energy Future Act (October 2019)
- NASEO Multi-Organization Support Letter for Home Energy Savings Act and the New Home Energy Efficiency Act (October 2019)
- NASEO Building Energy Codes Resolution (September 2019)
- NASEO Response to U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Request for Information on Climate Legislation (August 27, 2019)
- NASEO Letter to FEMA Acting Administrator Regarding BRIC Program (July 2019)
- NASEO Support for Senate WAP Reauthorization Bill (July 2019)
- Multi-Organization FEMP Authorization Support Letter (June 2019)
- NASEO Comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rulemaking on Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (May 2019)
- Testimony by David Terry, U.S. Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee (April 2019)
- Testimony by David Terry, U.S. Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (April 2019)
- Testimony by David Terry, U.S. House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee (April 2019)
- Testimony by David Terry for the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration (March 2019)
- Testimony by David Terry before the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (March 2019)
- Multi-Organization Letter to Congressional Leadership in Support of Modern Codes and Standards (February 25, 2019)
- NASEO Comments on Request for Information DE-FOA-0002070: Efficient and Flexible Building Loads (February 2019)
2018
- NASEO Input on DOE Manufactured Housing Efficiency RFI (September 2018)
- State and Local ACE Comment Extension Request (September 2018)
- State and Local CAFE Rule Comment Extension Request (September 2018)
- NASEO Support Letter, Disaster Recovery Reform Act (July 2018)
- NASEO Letter of Support for Confirmation of Daniel Simmons, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (July 2018)
- NASEO, AEE, and BCSE Joint Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee (May 2018)
- Testimony by David Terry the House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee (April 2018)
- Testimony by David Terry before the Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (April 2018)
- Testimony by David Terry before the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (April 2018)
- Testimony by David Terry before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration (April 2018)
- Testimony by David Terry before the U.S. Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee (March 2018)
- Testimony by David Terry before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration (March 2018)
- Testimony by Tristan Vance, Chief Energy Officer of Indiana, before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy (March 2018)
- NASEO Press Release: NASEO Supports Administration’s Call for a DOE Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (February 2018)
- NASEO Press Release: States Utilize SEP Funds to Spur Energy-Related Economic Development and to Support Energy Emergency Planning and Response - at the Governor's Direction (February 2018)
2017
2016
- Comments on the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) Design Details, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0033 (August 2016)
- NASEO Comments to U.S. Department of Energy on Best Practices Guidelines for PACE Financing Programs (August 2016)
- NASEO Comments to U.S. Department of Justice on VW Settlement (August 2016)
- Comments on EPA's Guidance to States on Regional Haze, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0289 (August 2016)
- NASEO Supplemental QER 1.2 Comments (July 2016)
- Testimony by David Terry before the U.S. Senate in Support of Funding for the ENERGY STAR Program
March 21, 2016
- Testimony by David Terry before the U.S. House in Support of Funding for the ENERGY STAR Program
March 17, 2016
- House "Dear Colleague" Letter in Support of FY'17 Funding for SEP and WAP
March 15, 2016
- Testimony by David Terry before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
March 14, 2016
- Testimony by David Terry before the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee
- March 14, 2016
- Testimony by David Terry before the U.S. Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee
March 14, 2016
- Reed-Collins "Dear Colleague" Letter in Support of FY'17 Funding for SEP and WAP
March 11, 2016
- Testimony by David Terry before the U.S. Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee
March 10, 2016
- NASEO – DOE MOU on Energy Assurance (February 2016)
- Joint AGA, EEI, NASEO, NEADA, and NEUAC comments on the CEIP, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0199 (January 2016)
- Joint NASEO Industrial Working Group Comments on the Proposed Federal Plan and Model Rules for the CPP, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0199 (January 2016)
- Comments on the Proposed Federal Plan and Model Rules for the Clean Power Plan (CPP), Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0199 (January 2016)
- NASEO Comments on HUD R-PACE Guidance (January 2016)
2015
2014
- Comments on the Proposed CPP, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602 (December 2014)
- NASEO Supports the Promoting Regional Energy Partnerships for Advancing Resilient Energy Systems Act (PREPARE Act)
December 3, 2014
- NACAA, NARUC, NASEO Energy Efficiency Principles for 111(d) (May 2014)
- NASEO Testifies in Support of FY'15 Department of Energy Funding
May 7, 2014
- NACAA, NARUC, NASEO EM&V Preamble Language (April 2014)
- Testimony by David Terry before the House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee
April 11, 2014
- House and Senate Urge President’s Support for SEP and WAP Funding in FY’15
February 27, 2014
- Lessons from State Efficiency and Renewable Programs
February 12, 2014
2013
- Governments Working Together: GHG Emissions Standards for Existing Power Plants Under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act
November 5, 2013
- Weatherization Assistance Program Reauthorization Summary
September 13, 2013
- State Energy Program Reauthorization Summary
September 13, 2013
- Support for Bennet-Ayott Amendment, Senate Amendment 1847 to Shaheen-Portman (S.1392)
September 11, 2013
- NASEO Signs on to Letter to Secretary Moniz on Appliance Standards
August 16, 2013
- NASEO Endorses Revised "Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act"
August 8, 2013
- NASEO Endorses Energy Savings through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013
- Legislation
June 25, 2013
- NASEO Supports Quick Senate Action on Energy Savings and Industrial Efficiency Act (S. 761)
May 15, 2013
- Testimony by David Terry before the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee
- May 9, 2013
- Testimony of David Terry before the Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of FY'14 Environmental Protection Agency Funding
May 3, 2013
- Letter on FY14 Budget to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
May 2, 2013
- Letter on FY14 Budget to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
May 2, 2013
- Testimony by David Terry before the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
April 26, 2013
- Testimony by David Terry before the House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of FY'14 Department of Energy Funding
March 2013
- Letter of Support for Ernie Moniz' Nomination as Secretary of Energy
March 2013
- NASEO Congressional Staff Briefing on SEP and WAP
February 6, 2013
2012
2011
Contact: David Terry, Sandy Fazeli