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2014 year in review of state advanced energy legislation
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014-12-12) Hoffer, Katherine Heriot, author; Cook, Jeff, author; Lyng, Jeff, author; Plant, Tom, author; Brunmeier, Ben, author; Center for the New Energy Economy, publisher
With all but eight state legislative sessions closed for 2014, and focus turning to the 2015 sessions, the Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) has produced this Advanced Energy Legislation 2014 Year in Review.
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2015 year in review: state advanced energy legislation
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016-01-05) Hoffer, Katherine Heriot, author; Cook, Jeff, author; Edmonds, Chris, author; Culkin, Jane, author; Smith, Alison, author; Lyng, Jeff, author; Plant, Tom, author; Kelly, Ian, author; Brunmeier, Ben, author; Center for the New Energy Economy, publisher
With the 2016 legislative sessions about to begin, the Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) takes a look back at advanced energy legislation enacted by U.S. states in 2015.
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Policy brief: state energy efficiency legislation
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015-03) Cook, Jeff, author; Hoffer, Katherine Heriot, author; Plant, Tom, author; Lyng, Jeff, author; Center for the New Energy Economy, publisher
With energy efficiency expected to play an important role in achieving the carbon targets associated with the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan, we may expect legislation related to this policy area to increase in this and subsequent sessions. There has already been more activity in energy efficiency this session with 122 bills introduced in 26 states.
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Policy brief: state energy efficiency legislation in 2014
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014-05) Cook, Jeff, author; Hoffer, Katherine Heriot, author; Center for the New Energy Economy, publisher
Energy efficiency continues to play a prominent role in state energy policy. Updating previous CNEE briefs, this analysis examines the 94 energy efficiency-related bills proposed this year with a focus on enacted and active legislation. To date, eight laws have been enacted and 13 bills remain active.
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Policy brief: state motor-fuel tax legislation in 2014
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014-08) Cook, Jeff, author; Hoffer, Katherine Heriot, author; Brunmeier, Ben, author; Lyng, Jeff, author; Center for the New Energy Economy, publisher
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Summary of state renewable portfolio standard legislation in 2014
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014-08) Hoffer, Katherine Heriot, author; Cook, Jeff, author; Brunmeier, Ben, author; Lyng, Jeff, author; Center for the New Energy Economy, publisher
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Summary of state renewable portfolio standard legislation in 2015
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015-04) Hoffer, Katherine Heriot, author; Lyng, Jeff, author; Plant, Tom, author; Cook, Jeff, author; Center for the New Energy Economy, publisher
This year is the target date for Renewable Portfolio Standards in eight states. With the approach of these important milestones, the Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) presents another annual review RPS-related legislative activity. To date, 87 distinct bills have been introduced in 32 states. Only two bills have thus far been enacted: West Virginia's HB 2001 repealed the state's standard and New Mexico's SB 249 allows renewable energy credits to be issued to rural electric cooperatives for geothermal resources.
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Trends in state natural gas supply chain legislation (2013 2014)
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014-09) Hoffer, Katherine Heriot, author; Brunmeier, Ben, author; Becker, Bill, author; Lyng, Jeff, author; Cook, Jeff, author; Center for the New Energy Economy, publisher
State governments in the U.S. bear much of the responsibility for regulating natural gas production, transportation, storage, and end use. While most regulation of the industry occurs through existing agency authority, state legislatures play an important role by overseeing the activities of and delegating authority to these organizations. CNEE analyzed 2013 and 2014 natural gas legislation archived in our Advanced Energy Legislation Tracker (AEL Tracker) database. For this analysis, we categorized bills into three primary categories: upstream, midstream, and downstream. We consider upstream policy to cover exploration and production; midstream policies relate to pipelines and storage; and bills categorized as downstream address end uses such as space heating, transportation, electric generation, and industrial applications. Within each stream, we further classify these bills by policy area.