Advancing Clean Energy – A Report on the Clean Energy States Grant Program

The United States faces several significant challenges related to our energy future. We continue to rely heavily on resources from
beyond our borders for a variety of our energy needs.

At the same time, the high and often volatile cost of energy remains a concern
to consumers and our energy consumption is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Continuing down our
current pathway threatens our economic well-being, energy security, environmental future, and quality of life. States have therefore
begun to pursue the use of clean energy to help address many of these concerns.

The Clean Energy States Grant Program

As a component of the 2007-2008 National Governors Association’s Securing a Clean Energy Future initiative1, 12 states were
selected through a competitive process to receive $50,000 grants to help advance a clean energy project of their choosing. The
objective of the grant program was twofold: to assist states in exploring and expanding new techniques for promoting renewable
energy, energy efficiency, and clean transportation, and to help other states learn how innovative clean energy programs are being
implemented at the state level.

The 12 states selected were: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine,
Maryland, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina and Utah. Each identified one or more clean energy objectives and a plan for
overcoming the challenges to achieving these goals.
The 12 participating states took a variety of approaches to advancing clean energy, generally focused around the following five
themes:

Andrew Kambour
Greg Dierkers
Devashree Saha
NGA Center for Best Practices
Environment, Energy & Transportation Division

Full Report: http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/1004ADVANCINGCLEANENERGY.PDF