Polly McKinney: mckinney@sseb.org
This annual publication is the compendium of legislation passed by the Board's 18 member states and territories during the current legislative session. The Digest is used as a research tool and reference for state legislators, their staff, and industry to develop and refine laws in their respective states.
Download: Energy and Environment Legislative Digest (3.1mb PDF)
Archive: 2006 (1.8mb PDF) | 2007 (1mb PDF) | 2008 (1mb PDF)
Compiled by the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB) at the request of the Southern Governors' Association's 2008-09 Chairman, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, this compendium provides a summary of the climate change and energy policy initiatives currently underway in the 16 states and two territories represented by the member states of these organizations.
Download: Digest of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives in the South (2.5mb PDF)
This plan provides a mechanism for coordinating radiological emergency assistance capabilities among participating states. SMRAP is authorized under the provisions of the Southern Agreement for Mutual State Radiological Assistance. It is reviewed, revised and administered on a permanent basis by the Southern Emergency Response Council (SERC), which was established for that purpose under the terms of the agreement. The council consists of radiological health program directors from each signatory state and the executive director of the Southern States Energy Board.
The plan contains general provisions and detailed resource information and is designed to serve the needs of state administrators as well as state radiological health personnel in their everyday activities. This document is updated regularly to ensure accuracy of federal and state agency information.
Download: The Southern Mutual Radiation Assistance Plan (SMRAP) (1.4mb PDF)
More than 100 nuclear power plants operate in 31 states, including 44 reactors in SSEB member states. They are the nation's second-leading source of electricity, after coal, with average electricity production costs that are cheaper than coal or natural gas. Nuclear power also helps states meet Clean Air Act goals as well as reduce carbon. Without nuclear energy, carbon dioxide emissions would have been 28 percent greater in the electricity industry in 2004
This publication examines nuclear power in the South from both an historic perspective as well as an academic one, focusing on supply, demand, waste, plant design and construction, and policy.
Download: Nuclear Energy: Cornerstone of Southern Living Today and Tomorrow (1mb PDF)
At present, there are 22 states with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) related legislation (CO, CT, FL, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MN, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, PA, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WV, WY) and 10 states had CCS Bills Pending in 2010 (FL, IN, KY, MI, MO, NY, OK, RI, VA, WY). While coal power is associated mainly with the Midwest and Appalachian regions, the states with CCS legislation represent a comprehensive cross section of the country.
This study on state CCS legislation does not include every element addressed by these bills. Instead, it is intended to give an overview of four key areas identified as necessary elements of a broader comprehensive regulatory framework governing CCS activities. The key areas are Project Authority, Pore Space and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Ownership, Liability and Financing Sources.
SSEB has produced a condensed version of this information, as well as an extended version, which provides greater detail in each description and incorporates the 2007 publication, Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Geologic Structures, A Legal and Regulatory Guide for States and Provinces by The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission Task Force on Carbon Capture and Geologic Storage.
Download: Carbon Capture and Sequestration Legislation Full Version (1.5mb PDF)
Download: Carbon Capture and Sequestration Legislation Condensed Version (1.3mb PDF)
A handy compendium of information compiled from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE), this document is a handy reference tool for those interested in trends, technologies and policy objectives regarding Renewable Portfolio Standards.
Download: Renewable Portfolio Standards (1.9mb PDF)
This report estimates the likely availability of freshwater for additional thermoelectric generation in twelve states within the region encompassed by the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB). The SSEB states that the report evaluates are: AL, AK, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. Thermoelectric power plants; coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear; fueled power generators; require vast quantities of water for steam generation and cooling. For example, a 500- MW coal-fired power plant burns approximately 250 tons per hour of coal while using over 12 million gallons of water per hour for cooling turbine exhaust. This publication gives an excellent overview of such data and its effects on future forecasts and resource availability and use.
Download: Freshwater Availability and Constraints on Theromoelectric Power Generation in the Southeast U.S. (0.6mb PDF)
Water, energy and emergency management professionals came together over two days in April 2007 to explore responses each sector should make in times of crisis as energy facilities are impacted by weather events, leading to interruption of energy supply to water and wastewater treatment facilities and other infrastructure impacts. Some 90 representatives of electric and gas utilities; water and watershed management; state energy, environmental and emergency response officials; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; FEMA; and national water management associations met to review best practices and explore solutions to a series of tornadoes that moved through the city of Decatur, Georgia, up through the Atlanta region over a 24 hour period.
This useful publication summarizes the basics of the electricity supply system, water and waste water systems, and emergency local and state energy assurance guidelines. How does the electric utility respond to a tornado watch at 3 am? When do backup generators go online at the water utility? What priority do hospitals have as electricity and water supplies are restored following a significant storm event? How do the electric, gas and water utilities maintain coordination in the midst of chaotic events of a weather disaster? Should public policy mandate that manufactured home parks have a safe, common area? Are there evacuation and emergency responder vehicle routes that require gasoline stations with auxiliary backup energy supply so they can be operated in times of crisis? These and other relevant issues discussed in this summary can result in a response team that is better prepared and ready to react when the next weather event occurs.
Download: Blackwater Energy and Water Interdependency Issues (0.3mb PDF)
This all-in-one Resource Kit succinctly and thoroughly acquaints the reader with the Southern States Energy Board, its mission, programs and board members. In addition, the booklet includes a limited glossary and brief history of the organization.
Download: Member Resource Kit (1.1mb PDF)
This photo contact book presents useful information for each of SSEB's board members, including legislative committee assignments and staff contacts.
Download: Southern States Energy Board Contact Book (3.3mb PDF)
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