Energy Legislative Summaries

NCSL tracks energy trends in state legislation including energy efficiency, fossil energy and renewable energy. Below are some of the most recent trends in energy legislation.

Energy Efficiency

• 2012 Smart Grid State Action, 7/09/2012
• State Energy Efficiency Action Update, 3/26/2012
• Green Building and Energy Efficiency Requirements for Public Buildings 12/19/11
• 2011 Smart Grid Legislation 7/11/2011
• State Smart Metering Legislation 6/24/10
• Energy Efficiency in State Facilities 2/11/10
• Hawaii’s Energy Efficiency and Independence Initiatives 2/9/10

Energy Security

• Energy Security Legislative Update 4/5/2011
• Energy Security  10/25/10

Energy Policy

• Climate Change: Policy Update 2011, 8/11
• 2010 State Energy Legislative Updates 11/10
• 2009 State Energy Legislative Updates 6/09

Fossil Energy

• Oil and Gas Severance Taxes: States Work to Alleviate Fiscal Pressures amid the Natural Gas Boom 2/22/2012
• Fracking Update: What States Are Doing to Ensure Safe Natural Gas Extraction 7/8/2011
• Carbon Capture and Storage in the States 1/31/11
• Taxing Natural Gas Production 11/1/2010
• State Oil Drilling Legislation 6/16/10

Nuclear

• The President’s Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, 3/31/2011
• States Restrictions on New Nuclear Power Facility Construction, 12/2/10

Renewable Energy

• 2011 Renewable Energy Legislation, 12/31/2011
• Fuel Cells—Clean and Reliable Energy 3/9/2011
• State Renewable Portfolio Standards 8/10/10
• 2010 Green Jobs Legislation 7/7/10
• Renewable Energy Zone State Legislation 2/9/10
• 2009 State Renewable Energy Legislation 2/4/10
• 2009 Green Jobs Legislation 8/19/09
• State Renewable Energy Policy Overviews 12/01/08
• Green Jobs Initiatives 6/26/08

Transmission

• Metal Theft Can Threaten U.S. Energy Security: A Hot Issue in 2012, 10/31/2012
• Copper Theft Can Cause Major Electric Outages and Impact Ratepayers: A Hot Issue in 2011, 10/18/2011
• Transmitting Electricity in an Increasingly Complex Energy Market: A Legislative Update, 4/13/11
• Utility Shut-Off Extensions 10/25/10
• Metal Theft 12/09
• Copper Theft Statutes 12/08

Transportation

• State Electric Vehicle Incentives Chart  04/19/13
• State Biofuel Incentives 2/11/10
• State Incentives for Hybrid Vehicles 11/03/08