Assessing the Current State of U.S. Energy Equity Regulation and Legislation (2024 Update) [Slides]

Technical Report · Mon Dec 23 04:00:00 EST 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2499780· OSTI ID:2499780

Hanus, Nichole L. ^[1]; Forrester, Sydney ^[1]; Cappers, Evan ^[1]; Frick, Natalie Mims ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) partnered with E9 Insight (E9) to update the 2022 database of executive, legislative, and regulatory actions focusing on energy equity and directed at electricity and natural gas utilities. The resulting database contains 307 energy equity actions, which consist of documents (e.g., bills, dockets, and executive orders) identified through keyword searches associated with energy equity. Based on our review, almost half of states (32 + DC) were taking some sort of action on energy equity (i.e., executive order, PUC activity, agency plan, or executive bill). In the report, we explored temporal trends to track state actions over time across regions, outcomes, equity tenets, and objectives. We also explored what drivers led to what outcomes. Drivers were organized into legislative, regulatory, executive, and stakeholder-driven.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 2499780
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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