States and State Governments

Report, Green and Resilience Banks

Shows how Green Investment Banks are succeeding in countries such as Japan, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Australia, and the United States.

EPA’s Clean Energy Finance Tool

An Excel Tool designed to help municipalities and states make informed choices about the best program(s) for their jurisdictions from among rebates, revolving loans, PACE, performance contracting, and more.

ACEEE State Energy Efficiency Scorecard

Ranks states on their policy and program efforts, not only assessing performance but also documenting best practices and recognizing leadership.

Oregon SB 978

Created an open investigation into multiple aspects of the regulatory structure, including rate design, revenue regulation, grid modernization, integrated resource planning, and others.

New Jersey’s EERS

State legislation and responsive PUC Order requires each utility to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce electricity usage by 2.15 percent and natural gas usage by 1.1 percent annually.

New Hampshire’s SB 284

In 2019’s SB 284, New Hampshire established a statewide, multi-use online energy data platform, allowing consumers to monitor their energy usage and encourage energy efficient behaviors.

New York’s EERS

Establishes a 2030 goal to increase energy efficiency from 2012 levels by 23%, and incorporates the governor’s previous target of 185 trillion Btus of end-use energy savings below the 2025 energy-use forecast.

Rhode Island’s EERS

Establishes a Least Cost Procurement mandate, requiring utilities to acquire all cost-effective energy efficiency with input and review from the Energy Efficiency and Resource Management Council.