Midwestern Governors Association

PROGRAMMATIC COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION WITH MIDWESTERN STATES THE RECIPIENT WILL UTILIZE ITS POSITION IN THE MIDWEST AS A REGIONAL CONVENER OF STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO HELP MIDWESTERN STATE GOVERNOR ADVISORS, PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONERS, AND ENERGY OFFICE OFFICIALS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ELECTRICITY POLICY ISSUES. THE RECIPIENT WILL FACILITATE PEER LEARNING AMONG MEMBER STATE STAFF, ASSESS STATE NEEDS, AND ENHANCE RELEVANT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO CAPTURE EMERGING TRENDS AND CHALLENGES THAT STATES ARE FACING. THE RECIPIENT WILL ENCOURAGE NATIONWIDE INSIGHT AND OUTREACH BY FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG THE GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE (GDO), MEMBER STATES, KEY ENERGY STAKEHOLDERS (REGIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL POLICY MAKERS), AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL ENERGY SECTORS. THE RECIPIENT’S ANALYTICAL, POLICY SUPPORT, AND CONVENING ACTIVITIES WILL FOCUS ON AREAS THAT ARE OF HIGH IMPORTANCE TO ITS MEMBERSHIP TO ENHANCE COORDINATION BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION, THE RECIPIENT WILL ADVANCE DOE’S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOCUSED ON STRATEGIC ENERGY SECTOR TECHNOLOGY, INVESTMENTS AND POLICIES LEADING TO IMPROVED SECURITY, RELIABILITY, RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY; GRID OPERATION AND MODERNIZATION AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES; AND RELATED ENERGY SECTOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.