Energy

June edition of the Plugged In Newsletter, NCSL’s monthly energy newsletter highlighting key state and federal developments affecting energy policies.

From simple trespassing and acts of vandalism to more serious attacks on energy infrastructure with rifles, explosives or other destructive devices, states need to be aware of and prepared for physical threats perpetrated by humans.

May edition of the Plugged In Newsletter, NCSL’s monthly energy newsletter highlighting key state and federal developments affecting energy policies.

Major federal investments are allowing state legislatures to pursue new energy policy goals and manage the impacts on consumers, workers and industry of the ongoing transition away from fossil fuels.

The report, Performance-Based Regulation: Harmonizing Electric Utility Priorities and State Policy, explores how state lawmakers are pursuing new approaches to utility regulatory practices to adjust to changing industry dynamics and meet shifting consumer demands and state energy policy goals.

This report examines why some states have turned to performance-based regulation to better align utility priorities with societal and state policy goals.