Presentations and Materials

National Energy Policy and Program Institute 
July 24-28, 2017 – Washington, D.C.
Co-sponsored by NASEO and the U.S. Department of Energy

Thank you for joining us for NASEO's Energy Policy and Program Institute in Washington, D.C. We hope you found the sessions productive and your time spent with peers from across the country beneficial. Binder materials, presentations, and follow-up materials from the sessions are available below. If you have any questions, please contact Cassie Powers (cpowers@naseo.org) and Shemika Spencer (sspencer@naseo.org). 

Participant Binder Materials

• Final Participant and Presenter List

• Tab 1 - NASEO Energy Policy Institute: Agenda and Welcome Materials

• Tab 2 - NASEO Orientation

• Tab 3 - U.S. State Energy Program

• Tab 4: Ten Things

• Tab 5: U.S. Department of Energy

• Tab 6: Other U.S. Federal Agencies

• Tab 7: Legislative and Budget Processes

• Tab 8: Private Sector and Non-Profit Partners

State One-Pagers

• Alabama

• Arkansas

• Colorado

• Iowa

• Maine

• Maryland

• Michigan

• South Carolina

NASEO Tools and Resources

• MEASURES Project Energy Savings Performance Contracting Measurement and Verification Principles Document

• NASEO's Technology Transitions tools and resources are available at: http://www.naseo.org/technology-transitions

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Program Office Updates

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

• Kathleen Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

• AnnaMaria Garcia, Director, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

• Linda Bluestein, Co-Director, National Clean Cities Program, Vehicle Technologies Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

• David Lee, Residential Program Supervisor and Solome Girma, Energy Technology Specialist, Building Technologies Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis

• Kate Marks, Director for State, Local, and Tribal Policy Analysis and Kirsten Verclas, Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, U.S. Department of Energy

  • Association of State Energy Research and Technology Transfer Institutions' National Guide to State Energy Research Centers (2017)

  • DOE's U.S. Energy and Employment Report (January 2017)

  • DOE's U.S. Energy and Employment Downloadable Public Data Files (2017)

  • States' Individual Residential Energy Efficiency Potential Profiles

    • Alabama

    • Arkansas

    • Colorado

    • Iowa

    • Kansas

    • Maine

    • Maryland

    • Michigan

    • South Carolina

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

• Caitlin Callaghan, Chemical Engineer and Program Lead, Transmission Permitting and Technical Assistance Division, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy

  • Information on OE's Electricity Policy Technical Assistance Program is available at: https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-policy-coordination-and-implementation/electricity-policy-technical

  • Information on OE's Energy Storage Program is available at: https://energy.gov/oe/services/technology-development/energy-storage

  • Map of DOE's National Laboratories is available at: https://energy.gov/maps/doe-national-laboratories

  • DOE's Grid Modernization Initiative

    • Review of National Laboratory Capabilities to Support DOE's Grid Modernization Initiative is available at: https://energy.gov/oe/downloads/review-national-laboratory-capabilities-support-does-grid-modernization-initiative

    • Various Grid Modernization Lab Consortium Project Websites

      • DOE's Official GMLC Website

      • Non-Federal GMLC Website

      • GMLC Peer Review Website

  • DOE's Technical Assistance Gateway

• Matt Duncan, Program Manager, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Energy Assurance Program Manager, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy

  • DOE's Energy Waiver Library

  • DOE's Strategic Transformer Reserve Report to Congress (March 2017)

  • DOE's State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Energy Assurance Program 2016 Year in Review (2016)

  • DOE's Large Power Transformers and the U.S. Electric Grid Report Update (April 2014)

Office of Fossil Energy

• Joseph Giove, Director of Coal Business Operations, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

• Shirley Neff, Senior Advisor, U.S. Energy Information Administration

  • EIA Data Tools, Apps, and Maps - Main page for EIA's various data tools and other resources

  • EIA YouTube Channel - Features webinar recordings and tutorials on various EIA capabilities

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Update

• Carolyn Snyder, Director, Climate Partnerships Division, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Update

• Bill Cummins, Energy and Transportation Sector Liaison, Critical Lifelines Branch, Sector Outreach and Programs Division, Office of Infrastructure Protection, National Protection and Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  • DHS's National Protection and Programs Directorate publishes a monthly "Partnership Bulletin" which provides a snapshot of upcoming training and exercise opportunities, critical infrastructure events, and key announcements. To receive this Bulletin, please send your request to:  partnershipbulletin@hq.dhs.gov. 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Update

• Luis Bernal, Energy Advisor, Rural Utilities Service, Electric Program, Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service, Electric Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Utility Partners Roundtable

• Jason Smith, Manager, Environmental Policy and External Affairs, Edison Electric Institute

  • Powering America: The Economic and Workforce Contributions of the U.S. Electric Power Industry (July 2017)

  • Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council Brochure (June 2017)

  • Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council Initiatives (June 2017)

  • Whitepaper on Grid Modernization Technologies: Key Drivers of a Smarter Energy Future (May 2017)

  • Primer on Rate Design for Residential Distributed Generation (February 2016)

  • Grid Security Overview Two-Pager

  • Protecting the Energy Grid for Customers Two-Pager

  • EEI Member Territory Map

• Keith Dennis, Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

  • Rural Electric Cooperative Energy Efficiency Tools and Resources are available at: https://www.cooperative.com/public/bts/energy-efficiency/Pages/default.aspx

  • Consumer-Centric Programs that Promote Electrification: Leasing Water Heaters and Other Strategies to Meet Consumer Needs with Electric Water Heaters (January 2017)

  • Congressional District Maps (Allows user to view congressional district map files along with which rural electric systems provide service within the districts). Individual state demographic profiles are below:

    • Alabama

    • Arkansas

    • Colorado

    • Iowa

    • Kansas

    • Maine

    • Maryland

    • Michigan

    • South Carolina

Private Sector Partners Roundtable

• Lisa Jacobson, President, Business Council for Sustainable Energy

  • Business Council for Sustainable Energy's Factbook is available at: http://www.bcse.org/sustainableenergyfactbook/

  • Standard Factbook Slide Deck

  • Factbook Slide Deck with State and Regional Data

• Anna Pavlova, Vice President, Government Relations, Schneider Electric

Nuclear, Solar, and Wind Associations Roundtable

• Christine Csizmadia, Director, State Government Affairs and Advocacy, Nuclear Energy Institute

• Andrew Gohn, Eastern Region Director of State Policy, American Wind Energy Association

• Kevin Lucas, Director of Rate Design, Solar Energy Industries Association

Energy Storage Options and Opportunities Update

• Matt Roberts, Vice President, Energy Storage Association

Efficiency Roundtable

• R. Neal Elliott, Senior Director for Research and Annie Gilleo, Senior Manager, State Policy, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

• Jeremy Sigmon, Director, Technical Policy, U.S. Green Buildings Council