Resources for the Best Practices: State Clean Energy Policies Analysis Project
The following provides information on upcoming activities and relevant publications for the Best Practices: State Clean Energy Policies Analysis (SCEPA) project, a collaborative effort to better understand the environmental, economic, and energy security impacts of state policies using a uniform methodology.
Technical Committee Meetings
The following presentations were given at past Technical Committee meetings. For more on the committee, see the main SCEPA page.
- Meeting 1: July 25, 2007 (PowerPoint 448 KB)
- Meeting 2: September 25, 2007 (PowerPoint 470 KB)
- Meeting 3: November 13, 2007 (PowerPoint 560 KB)
- Meeting 4: October 30, 2008 (PowerPoint 1.6 MB)
Webcasts
The following Webcasts provide updates on the progress of the project, including analysis outcomes.
Fourth quarter 2007: November 29, 2007 (PowerPoint 607 KB)
- First quarter 2008: January 29, 2008 (PowerPoint 2.8 MB)
This Webcast highlighted initial project results and presented impact measurements for the following policies:
- Energy efficient resource standards (EERS)
- Renewable portfolio standards (RPS)
- Renewable fuels standards (RFS)
- Third quarter 2008: August 27, 2008 (Powerpoint 1.1 MB)
This Webcast highlighted project results and presented impact measurements for the following policies:
- SCEPA project overview
- State Renewable Energy Scorecard
- Renewable energy tax incentives (personal and corporate)
- Energy efficiency update
Fourth quarter 2008: TBD
Reports and Project Documents
The following documents provide background on the project, timelines, and other useful information.
- State of the States 2008: Renewable Energy Development and the Role of Policy (PDF 1.5 MB) Download Adobe Reader
- Analytic Framework for Evaluation of State Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies with Reference to Stakeholder Drivers (PDF 388 KB) Download Adobe Reader
- State Clean Energy Practices: Renewable Portfolio Standards (PDF 507 KB) Download Adobe Reader
- State Clean Energy Practices: Renewable Fuel Standards (PDF 1.3 MB) Download Adobe Reader
- Project work plan (MS Word 120 KB)
- Project timeline (Excel 40 KB)
- Project background and analytic strategy summary (MS Word 173 KB)