State Legislatures

Colorado’s SB72 (2021)

Creates the Colorado Electric Transmission Authority (CETA) and also requires state utilities to join a Regional Transmission Authority by 2030.

Nevada AB 383 (2021)

Requiring the Director of the Nevada Office of Energy to adopt regulations establishing minimum standards of energy efficiency for certain appliances.

Nevada’s SB 448

Creates new transmission planning requirements to help the state achieve its renewable and GHG goals, authorizes more spending for EV charging, directs 40% of such funding into underserved communities, and adjusts efficiency and storage incentives.

Tennessee SB 0795 (2021)

Authorizes local governments in Tennessee to establish and adopt commercial property assessed clean energy and storm resiliency (C-PACER) programs.

Washington SB 1287

Requires that all publicly and privately owned passenger and light duty vehicles of model year 2030 or later be electric, and sets several planning processes in motion.

Maryland SB 137 (2021)

Requires all buses purchased for the state fleet be zero emissions after 2023, and a planning process to electrify the rest of the fleet.

Washington’s SB 5811

Joins Washington with a dozen other states adopting California's Zero Emissions Vehicle requirements.