WSEES Background

 

Wyoming House Bill 29951: Western States Energy and Environment Symposium (WSEES)

·         House Bill that authorized the convening of the symposium scheduled for October 25-27 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

 

 

Energy-Related Initiatives and Activities in the West

 

Google Earth Map Green Energy Application

·         Jointly developed by Google and environmental groups Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Audubon Society, this application maps areas in 13 Western states that the groups believe are potentially suitable for solar power plants, wind farms, transmission lines and other green energy projects. The application will also pinpoint areas classified by the groups as critical habitat for protected wildlife such as the desert tortoise in California and Wyoming’s sage grouse. http://earth.google.com/gallery/kmz/protected_areas_energy_development.kmz 

 

Northwest Power & Conservation Coordinating Council 6th Draft Plan (September 2009)

·         Long-term regional energy plan for OR, WA, ID, MT.  http://www.nwcouncil.org/energy/powerplan/6/default.htm

 

PacifiCorp Energy Gateway

·         PacifiCorp has created several maps as a means of explaining its Energy Gateway transmission project. The maps depict Western state renewables potential for biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind, relying on data from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. http://www.pacificorp.com/Article/Article79554.html 

 

Pew Center on Global Climate Change, U.S. Climate Policy Maps

·         Offers maps and descriptions of U.S. state and regional climate actions (RPS, emissions standards, energy efficiency programs, etc). http://www.pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/in_the_states/state_action_maps.cfm

 

 U.S. Department of Energy, Carbon Sequestration Regional Partnerships

·         http://fossil.energy.gov/sequestration/partnerships/index.html

 

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)

·         State Activities and Partnerships – links to information on energy efficiency, renewable energy, alternative fuel vehicle initiatives in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/states/  

 

U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Lab, Carbon Sequestration Atlas for the United States and Canada

·         This Atlas presents the first coordinated assessment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) potential across the majority of the U.S. and portions of western Canada. The Atlas also provides an introduction to the carbon storage (sequestration) process, summarizes the DOE’s Carbon Sequestration Program, and gives information about the CCS contributions from each Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (RCSP) to date. http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/refshelf/atlas/

 

Western Governors’ Association, Western Renewable Energy Zones (WREZ) – Phase 1 Report (June 2009)

·         The zones are meant to guide new project development and transmission investment in the West. A map depicting the WREZs may be found on pages 12-13. http://www.westgov.org/wga/publicat/WREZ09.pdf

 

 

 West-Wide Energy Corridor Programmatic EIS Information Center, Final Maps

·         This collaborative effort of U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. forest Service and U.S. Department of Defense, offers maps of proposed “West-wide” energy corridors. http://corridoreis.anl.gov/eis/fmap/index.cfm