After the Labor Day weekend, state air quality officials, energy office personnel, utility commissioners, utilities, and a host of other western regional stakeholders converged in Denver, Colorado for a workshop on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan (CPP) hosted by Colorado State University’s Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE). The goal of the workshop and previous workshops convened by CNEE, was to build a common understanding among western regulators, utilities, and other stakeholders around the CPP and critical issues that states will face in thinking through compliance. Continue reading
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Solar Technical Assistance Team Profile: Eliza Hotchkiss
October 12, 2015
Eliza Hotchkiss, newly appointed Policy and Technical Assistance Section Supervisor, starts STAT’s new fiscal year by answering six questions about her work. Continue reading
New Regulations, New Technology, and a New Grid? Takeaways from the 2015 NASEO Annual Meeting
October 02, 2015
Sunny San Diego welcomed state energy officials and their affiliates to the 2015 National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) annual meeting September 13-16. The theme was “Interconnected: Smart Energy Policies, Clean Energy Investments, and the Cloud.” As an affiliate, I had the opportunity to share information about state and local clean energy policies as well as the types of technical assistance the Solar Technical Assistance Team (STAT) provides to state-level decision makers. Several themes emerged from the whirlwind of presentations, discussions, and one-on-one conversations with participants. Continue reading