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State Clean Energy Policy Analysis (SCEPA): Impacts and Opportunities

This project aims to analyze and quantify the impacts of current state energy efficiency and renewable energy policies to inform future policy decisions, foster broader use of high-impact policies, and engage officials and experts for innovative policy development. The project involves funding from DOE/WIP, implementation by NREL and Interenergy Solutions, Inc., and a detailed work plan with a technical committee providing feedback. By developing an analytic framework and conducting policy analysis, the project seeks to disseminate outcomes and provide technical assistance to support policy best practices and innovation application.

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State Clean Energy Policy Analysis (SCEPA): Impacts and Opportunities

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  1. State Clean Energy Policy Analysis (SCEPA): Impacts and Opportunities November 29, 2007 Project Description and Progress Webcast

  2. Meeting Agenda • Project Objectives • Logistics • Project Design and Analytic Framework • Current Policy and Draft Results • Questions/Comments/Avenues for more information

  3. Objectives for SCEPA Project 1) Identify and quantify impacts of current state EE/RE policies to inform policy decisions and development 2) Promote understanding of current policy impacts to foster broader use of high impact policies 3) Engage leading state officials and EE/RE market experts to identify and characterize next generation of innovative policies

  4. Logistics • DOE/WIP Funded • NREL Implemented with policy experts from NREL and Interenergy Solutions, Inc (Matthew Brown) • Technical Committee - states and other interested parties offering feedback and direction

  5. Project Approach • Develop detailed work plan, project team, and technical committee (Sept 07) • Conduct analysis to quantify and characterize policy impacts by type and drivers (Sept 07-08) • Dissemination of project info and OUTCOMES! (Sept 07-08): • Website • Conduct sessions at regional workshops and national conferences • Direct Technical Assistance on specific policies in coordination with TAP • Further develop next-generation innovations and complete policy analysis and documentation (Spring/Summer 08) • Provide technical assistance (including peer-exchange) to support policy best practice and innovation application (Late 08)

  6. Project Design and Analytic Framework

  7. Primary Questions • What do state policy makers and program implementers need? • How can we approach policies systematically and comparably?

  8. What do State Actors Need? • Measures of success that make sense to states (policy drivers) • Economic development • Environmental impact • Energy security • Level playing field for policy options • Efficient delivery and communication of information

  9. How to Approach Policies Systematically and Comparably? • Basic decision making framework • 2 part process

  10. Step One: How Policies Address the Driver

  11. Comparable Metrics • Economic: • % change in GSP • % change in employment • % change in renewable/efficiency industry value • Energy Security • % increase in fuel diversity • % Imports offset • Environmental - % GHG, criteria pollutant reduction

  12. Step 2: In-Policy Variables • Concept: • Capture the impacts of innovative in-policy choices • Capture non-quantitative measurable elements • General Policy Metrics (it depends!) • Applicability to other states (includes prerequisite policies) • Unintended consequences • Examples: • Economic Development Zones in an RPS (Texas) • Sunset dates on tax credits • Compliance mechanisms

  13. Known Challenges to Approach • Different state resources (financial and EE and RE), levels of interest • Lack of data on existing policies • Policy impact attribution (suites) Unknown Challenges to Approach We know they are out there…and to find them, we started the project:

  14. Current Policies (completed in January 08) • EERS (Matthew Brown) • RPS (David Hurlbut) • RFS (Gail Mosey) Next up (completed in Early 08) • Decoupling/lost revenues/utility incentive • EE and RE Tax Incentives • White certificates • RE products grants and rebates • Feed-in tariffs

  15. Expected Results for Policy Comparison

  16. Technical Committee • As policies are evaluated, technical committee webcasts for interested parties to comment on metric development and usefulness to states • One-on-one calls with analysts for input • Document/report review • Overall project input Elizabeth_brown@nrel.gov, (303) 384-7489

  17. Questions, Comments?

  18. Additional Slides

  19. Policy Priorities

  20. Policy Priorities - 2008

  21. Policy Priorities - Beyond

  22. Outreach

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