NGA’s Environment, Energy & Transportation Division directors explain the initiative.

NGA explains the initiative, then takes us behind the scenes with staff from governments in Illinois, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island and Virginia.

We'll announce and feature the smartest communities in our June issue.

This special issue takes readers inside the latest goings-on in smart communities, cities and states.

This is the first in a series of articles that will describe the Energy Technology and Governance Program, its work in the region, and its tangible benefits to the United States.

How do federal, state, tribal, utility, and other stakeholders use innovations in an integrated manner to solve problems and seize opportunities?

EPRI developed an initiative to establish standard metrics that any utility can adopt, track, and make meaningful comparisons across the industry.

Proponents on each side claim to be cheaper than the other side by excluding large externality costs.

This article describes the post-hurricanes scenarios that led to the development of a new policy, the importance of microgrids, a description of the new proposed energy policy that passed the Puerto Rico Senate last November, and implementation challenges of the new proposed policy.