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Example Clean Building Incentive ProgramsImproving State and Local Building Energy Codes Local Governments

Sarasota County FL’s Energy Economic Zone Program

Sarasota County has established an Energy Economic Zone Program that allows developers of commercial property to receive different tax rebates and oth...
Resource Green BanksGreen Banks and Related SFOs Congress

Proposed American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 would have created a national green bank. It passed the House but failed in the Senate.
Example DER Permitting and Zoning Practices Local Governments

Seattle’s solar zoning

Seattle’s Municipal Code (2010) allows solar collectors specifically to exceed height restriction by several feet and provides unique setback requirem...
Resource Financial Incentives for Renewable Gas Production States and State Governments

New York Property Tax Exemption for Farm Waste

New York exempts property containing a solar, wind, or farm waste energy system approved by NYSERDA from taxation for 15 years. Jurisdictions have the...
Resource Social Policies to Facilitate a Just Carbon Transition Congress

EDF/RFF Report, Enabling Fairness for Energy Workers and Communities in Transition

A March 2021 report from the Environmental Defense Fund and Resources for the Future compiles findings from a series of reports that unpack existing U...
Example Low Carbon Fuel Standards States and State Governments

Washington State’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Washington House Bill 1091 (HB 1091) calls for a 10% reduction in the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuels by 2028 and a 20% CI reduction by ...
Example Grid Modernization, Utility Reform, and Rate Restructuring Public Utilities

MI Power Grid Proceeding

MI Power Grid is a focused, multi-year stakeholder initiative at the Michigan PUC to maximize the benefits of the transition to clean, distributed ene...
Resource Financing Deep RetrofitsZero Emission VehiclesRenewable Portfolio StandardsNatural Gas Transition ProceedingsRegulation of Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions States and State Governments

RMI report, State Energy Policy in a Land of New Federal Opportunity

The Rocky Mountain Institute offers this 2024 guide to new and expanded federal funding programs, and highlights opportunities for states to pass and ...
Resource CCS Technical and Economic Potential Foreign

IEA report, Retrofitting CO2 Capture to Existing Power Plants

IEA’s 2011 report surveys post-combustion retrofits on both coal and NGCC plants, using an economic model to assess the value proposition for differen...
Example Permitting DER in Historic Districts Local Governments

Las Cruces NM Solar Regulations for Historic Buildings

The Las Cruces Code allows for the installation of solar panels in a way that does not damage the integrity of historic sites. The solar panels must p...
Example Investments to Extend Nuclear Plant Life Foreign

Ontario’s Bruce Nuclear Power Station

Ontario uses a contract for differences methodology to support lifetime extensions at the Bruce nuclear station. The price of the electricity output f...
Resource Employer EE and Commuting Subsidies Private Entities

Clif Bar Energy Subsidies

According to a Sustainable Food Trade Association report, Clif Bar’s Cool Commute program (2006) provided employees with a $6,500 taxable cash incenti...
Model Law Accelerating Federal Permits Congress

LPDD Model Law: Protected Avian Species Permitting

Electric infrastructure that is critical to achieving a net zero economy may impact federally protected avian species. To encourage construction of th...
Example CO2 Injection and Pore Space Regulations States and State Governments

Mississippi Rules Regarding Pore Space

In 2011, SB 2723 authorized the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board to approve the use of reservoirs for injection and storage of CO2 provided that a majori...
Resource Restricting Fossil Fuel Pollution in Frontline CommunitiesSocial Policies to Facilitate a Just Carbon Transition Congress

Proposed Environmental Justice for All Act (2020)

This proposed 2020 federal bill establishes an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement to help identify and addr...
Example Supporting Microgrids States and State Governments

Massachusetts microgrid feasibility studies

In 2018, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center provided $75,000 for feasibility studies to fourteen projects and communities across the state. This co...
Example Direct Loan, Grant, and Rebate ProgramsE-BikesHeavy Duty Public FleetsSupporting Electric HDVs through Grants, Taxes, and Rebates States and State Governments

Colorado Legislation for E-Bike, Diesel Truck Replacement, Electric School Buses, and Clean Air Grants

In June 2022, the Colorado legislature passed SB193, establishing grant programs for replacing diesel trucks ($15M), purchasing electric school buses ...
Resource Reports on Forest Management and Carbon Sequestration Potential Congress

Report, Global Tree Cover and Biomass Carbon on Agricultural Land

Zomer et al.’s 2016 report in Nature examines the contributions of agroforestry to global and national carbon budgets.
Resource Offshore Wind Development Congress

IRENA report, Nurturing Offshore Wind Markets

IRENA’s 2017 report, Nurturing Offshore Wind Markets, emphasizes international standardization of offshore wind regulation in order to harmonize requi...
Example Incorporating DERs, microgrids, and thermal energy into Renewable Portfolio Standards States and State Governments

North Carolina RPS

North Carolina’s RPS defines a REC as equivalent to 1 MWh of electricity derived from a renewable energy source, or an equivalent amount of thermal en...
Resource Energy Storage Congress

Proposed Energy Storage Promotion and Deployment Act of 2015

Under the proposed Energy Storage Promotion and Deployment Act of 2015, large retail electric utilities would have needed to meet at least 1 percent o...
Example Reducing Agricultural Emissions through Source RegulationState and Local Nitrous Oxide Management Plans States and State Governments

Maine Nutrient Management Act

Maine’s Nutrient Management Act bans winter manure spreading from December 1st through March 15th, which reduces aeration of nitrous oxide.
Example Setting the Value of Nuclear Power Public Utilities

New York’s ZEC program

Under its Clean Energy Standard, New York established a ZEC program for struggling nuclear plants based on the difference between the social cost of c...
Resource Other Publicity Campaigns Local Governments

Cambridge Gas Pump Warning Labels

Cambridge, Mass., passed an ordinance in January mandating warning labels be placed on gas pumps. The warnings will include information about the effe...
Example Reducing Liability for Sequestration Projects States and State Governments

North Dakota liability release regulation

North Dakota has established a trust fund, funded by a fee on each ton of sequestered carbon dioxide, that pays for long-term monitoring and maintenan...
Example Reducing Interconnection Costs and Burdens States and State Governments

New Mexico Interconnection Rules Order

In November, 2022, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission issued a ruling on interconnection rules, which govern how clean energy resources can c...
Example CO2 Injection and Pore Space Regulations States and State Governments

Kansas Rules on Carbon Injections

In 2007, HB 2419 defined a “carbon dioxide injection well,” as a well where carbon dioxide is injected for either enhanced hydrocarbon recovery or geo...
Resource Increasing Landowner Buy-In For Transmission Siting Public Utilities

Giving Landowners the Power: A Democratic Approach for Assembling Transmission Corridors

Gerstle’s 2014 article, Giving Landowners the Power: A Democratic Approach for Assembling Transmission Corridors, provides several innovative land-ass...
Example Purchasing Electric Fleets States and State Governments

Oregon’s SB 1044

Oregon’s SB 1044 requires the Oregon Department of Energy to develop recommend strategies to the legislature to spur EV adoption, if it determines the...
Example Prohibiting Oil and Gas Extraction States and State Governments

Oregon’s Offshore Oil Drilling Ban

Oregon’s SB 256 (2019) repealed the sunset provision on the state’s offshore oil moratorium, effectively banning the practice permanently.
Example Financial Incentives for Installation of Distributed Energy Resources States and State Governments

California AB 1637

AB 1637 authorized the Public Utility Commission to double the budget for the Self-Generation Incentive Program for the next three years, an additiona...
Example Tax Incentives for CCS States and State Governments

Kansas Tax Incentives for CCS

Kansas Stat. Ann. 79-32,256 entitles a taxpayer to a deduction from Kansas adjusted gross income with respect to the amortization of the amortizable c...
Resource Low-Carbon Industrial Processes Private Entities

Sustainable Steel Principles

In September 2022, six top lenders to the global steel sector — Citi, Crédit Agricole CIB, ING, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered and UniCredit — a...
Resource Community Ownership StructuresCommunity Renewables and Other DER Ownership Structures Local Governments

Community Solar Policy Decision Matrix

The Coalition for Community Solar Access has authored a matrix intended to lead policymakers through important questions in the community solar develo...
Example Overcoming Local Permitting Opposition States and State Governments

Michigan Legislation Consolidating Permitting Authority

Michigan’s HB 5120 would shift some power over clean-energy project siting and permitting from local government entities to the Michigan Public Servic...
Resource Global Decarbonization Resources Foreign

Deadline 2020: How Cities Will Get the Job Done

Deadline 2020 was written for C40, a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change. The report presents a detailed pathway ...
Example Using Land Use Policy to Diminish Vehicle Miles Traveled Local Governments

Minneapolis 2040 Plan

The Minneapolis 2040 plan approved by their City Council in 2018 will upzone nearly the entire city, allowing taller buildings with more units, elimin...
Example Improving State and Local Building Energy Codes States and State Governments

Rhode Island’s IECC 2024 Adoption

In August 2023, Rhode Island enacted legislation requiring the adoption of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for new residential ...
Example Reducing Agricultural Emissions through Source RegulationState and Local Nitrous Oxide Management Plans States and State Governments

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plans

Six Chesapeake Bay Watershed jurisdictions – Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and the District of Columbia – are p...
Resource Overcoming Local Permitting Opposition Congress

Energy Policy Act of 2005

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 provides a useful model for how Congress or states might overcome local governments obstructing the development of renew...
Resource Food Waste and Composting MaterialsHealthy SoilsSupporting Climate-Friendly Agriculture R&DAgricultural Land Conservation Congress

Proposed Agriculture Resilience Act (2020)

The proposed Agriculture Resilience Act of 2020 would set a target of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. agriculture by the year 2040....
Resource Protecting Solar Access Rights States and State Governments

A Comprehensive Review of Solar Access Law in the United States

The Solar America Board for Codes and Standards is a collaborative effort funded by the U.S. Department of Energy that dedicates experts to transformi...
Example Financial Incentives for Installation of Distributed Energy ResourcesCommunity Renewables and Other DER Ownership Structures Private Entities

Maine’s Distributed Generation Procurement Program

Maine’s P.L. 2019 c. 478 and Chapter 312 of the PUC rules require the PUC to undertake a series of procurements of DG projects to meet statutory targe...
Resource Restricting Fossil Fuel Pollution in Frontline Communities States and State Governments

Massachusetts Permitting Revisions Focus on EJ Communities

In March 2023, Massachusetts amended its state air pollution regulations to require certain facilities seeking air emissions permits in or near commun...
Example Low Carbon Concrete Local Governments

Proposed NYC Law Capping Portland Cement Content in Concrete

NYC Council Member Constantinides proposed a Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code, s...
Example Improving State and Local Building Energy Codes Local Governments

Boulder’s Energy Conservation Code

Under Boulder’s Energy Conservation Code, commercial buildings must achieve energy performance significantly exceeding national code baselines, using ...
Example Overcoming Local Permitting Opposition States and State Governments

Pennsylvania’s Permit Fast Track Executive Order

Pennsylvania’s Executive Order 2024-04 launched the Pennsylvania Permit Fast Track Program, which aims to offer a more unified permitting process acro...
Example Natural Gas Bans in New Buildings Local Governments

Eugene OR Gas Ban

In February, 2023, Eugene Oregon voted to become the first city in Oregon to ban the use of natural gas in new construction.
Resource Energy Storage Congress

Proposed Energy Storage for Grid Resilience and Modernization Act of 2016

The proposed Energy Storage for Grid Resilience and Modernization Act of 2016 would have given a 30% tax credit to energy storage, equivalent to renew...
Example Renewable Portfolio Standards States and State Governments

New Jersey’s AB 3723 and Executive Order 28

New Jersey’s AB 3723 requires 50% of energy sold in the state come from Class I renewable resources by 2030, of which 3,500 MW should come from offsho...

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