National Association of State Energy Officials': 2025 Bipartisan Energy Policy Recommendations Released

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The National Association of State Energy Officials (“NASEO”) has released a document titled:

2025 Bipartisan Energy Policy Recommendations: America’s Competitive Advantage – Affordable and Abundant Clean Energy (“2025 Recommendations”).

NASEO describes itself as:

…the only national non-profit association for the Governor-designated energy officials from each of the 56 states and territories.

The organization states that it:

…facilities peer learning among state energy officials, serves as a resource for and about State Energy Offices, and advocates the interest of the State Energy Offices to Congress and federal agencies.

The introduction to the 2025 Recommendations states that state-federal coordination is:

…pivotal in addressing a variety of energy system challenges such as:

• Rising power demand.
• Reliability concerns.
• Evolving economic
• Workforce needs.
• Equity.
• Increasing physical security and Cybersecurity threats.

Such policies are stated to:

• Shape energy markets.
• Support energy system security.
• Reduce costs and emissions.
• Accelerate innovation.
• Spur economic development.

The Recommendations include:

1. Support State-Federal Energy Policy and Program Coordination.
2. Advance Federal Permitting Reform.
3. Support Electric System Reliability and Security.
4. Modernize the Electric Grid.
5. Incentivize State Energy Office–Private Sector Energy Partnerships.
6. Create Opportunities for Underserved Communities.

There is a detailed discussion of each policy Recommendation.

A copy of the 2025 Recommendations can be downloaded here.