Energy Planning and Infrastructure

WGA Clean and Diverse Energy Initiative

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:39:49 -0700

Facing a rapidly growing demand for energy, the Western Governors commissioned a broad stakeholder process to develop a plan for 30,000 megawatts of clean and diverse energy by 2015, a 20 percent increase in energy efficiency by 2020, and a reliable electricity grid over the next quarter century. The Keystone Center staff helped design, orchestrate and execute this broad-based initiative which involved hundreds of stakeholders from the region. Keystone staff supported and facilitated the Clean and Diversified Energy Advisory Committee (CDEAC) and sever

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

Appalachian Regional Commission Regional Energy Blueprint: Policy Brief State and Federal Energy Policy Landscape

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:36:46 -0700

The governors of 13 Appalachian states directed the Appalachian Regional Commission to convene an Energy Advisory Group of state officials to develop a regional energy blueprint.

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

Tribal Transmission Rights-of-Way Compensation Workshop

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:34:21 -0700

The Keystone Center worked with the U.S. Departments of Energy (DOE) and Interior (DOI) to design, facilitate, and summarize a series of public input meetings as required by Section 1813 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct). This provision requires the Departments to study compensation to Indian tribes for energy rights-of-way on tribal lands. The study addressed four elements outlined in EPAct:

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

Department of Energy/National Renewable Energy Laboratory Collaborative Energy Analysis Workshop

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:31:19 -0700

The Keystone Center helped plan and facilitate this two-day workshop for state and federal agencies to identify specific energy analysis goals and activities. Workshop participants identified high-priority energy issues for both analysts and decision-makers that should be addressed in the next 5-10 years, and developed work plans (including work groups for implementation) for interagency and industry collaboration for each energy analysis topic:

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

Business Roundtable Energy Task Force

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:30:05 -0700

This two-day workshop, facilitated by The Keystone Center, was initiated by the Business Roundtable Energy Taskforce to identify technology pathways that will best meet goals of decreased dependence on imported oil.

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

Duke Energy Environmental Advisory Meetings

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:29:02 -0700

In order to help Duke Energy enhance and strengthen its relationships with external stakeholders, The Keystone Center facilitated three stakeholder outreach meetings, attended by representatives from Duke and environmental and energy advocacy organizations. The meetings served as a productive forum to both share information and discuss the relevant policy issues faced by all parties.

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

Washington County, PA Reliability Collaborative

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:26:42 -0700

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC) hired The Keystone Center to plan and facilitate a multi-stakeholder collaborative to evaluate electricity reliability issues in Washington County, a growing community close to Pittsburgh.

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) Strategic Planning

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:24:40 -0700

The Keystone Center facilitated a meeting designed to inform IPIECA’s internal strategic planning process. Invited stakeholders included U.S.

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

The Keystone Dialogue on Natural Gas Infrastructure

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:19:50 -0700

This year-long dialogue process brought together a diverse and high-level group of people to address issues relating to interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure. Participants included individuals from consumer groups, energy-producing companies, environmental organizations, government agencies, industry associations, the pipeline industry, tribes, and utilities.

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

Expanding Regional Transmission Dialogue

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:15:03 -0700

In an effort to advance the debate about regional transmission organizations (RTOs), a new concept in the electric power industry, The Keystone Center convened and facilitated a year-long Keystone Dialogue entitled “ Regional Transmission Projects: Finding Solutions.” The goal of the Dialogue was to develop recommendations to help address the complex and contentious issues related to expansions of electric transmission systems essential to reliable a

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

National Interest Transmission Corridors Public Meetings

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:13:02 -0700

Working with the U.S Department of Energy (DOE), The Keystone Center designed, facilitated, and summarized a public input meeting to establish a process and criteria for designating National Interests Energy Transmission Corridors (NIETC).

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference Energy Summit

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:10:56 -0700

The Keystone Center facilitated a two-day meeting of private sector leaders to help plan new “peak oil” strategies and the shift to greater energy self-sufficiency for the island and state of Hawaii.

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative (EIPC)

abrummer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:07:16 -0700

The Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative (EIPC), a coalition of 24 transmission planning authorities in the Eastern U.S. and Canada, has engaged The Keystone Center to make recommendations for and implement the stakeholder process that will support a multi-year study of the EI energy resources and transmission system. The EIPC has been awarded a $16 million Department of Energy (DOE) grant to integrate existing sub-regional plans and evaluate longer-term resource and policy scenarios that will shape the transmission system of the future.

Energy Planning and Infrastructure

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