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Local Government Energy Assurance
Guidelines Version 2.0
Released April 1, 2011
To help local officials plan for and
respond to incidents and emergencies
that result in energy outages, Public
Technology Institute (PTI) has released
Version 2.0 of the Local Government
Energy Assurance Guidelines. Published
in collaboration with the Department of
Energy Office of Electricity Delivery &
Energy Reliability (DOE/OE), this
publication is available at: www.energyassurance.us
Communities typically address energy
emergencies from a post-disaster
response and recovery point of view. The
goal of Version 2.0 of the Local
Government Energy Assurance Guidelines
is to enable these communities to engage
in pre-disaster planning and risk
reduction. The Guidelines also assist
jurisdictions in the recovery phase, in
which vital energy sources are restored.
"Very few local governments have a
response and recovery plan that is
specific to energy emergencies,"
according to Alan Shark, PTI Executive
Director. "Once created, energy
assurance plans help local governments
provide life-saving services during an
energy emergency."
The Guidelines are for all local
government decision-makers: elected and
appointed officials; senior staff;
policy makers; and those responsible for
energy and emergency operations.
Version 2.0 of the Local Government
Energy Assurance Guidelines synthesizes
material from the previous PTI
Guidelines version with a more in-depth
examination of the content from DOE/OE's
10-Step Local Government Energy
Assurance Planning Framework, released
last year.
State Energy Assurance Plans: A
Stage One Update.
Presented at the 2011 Energy Policy and
Technology Outlook Conference January
31- February 3, 2011
This panel presentation offered a
multi-state perspective on the
development of the State Energy
Assurance Plans, a grant deliverable due
in mid-February 2011. These plans
address both how states will work with
the private sector and the public to
minimize the impact of and provide for a
rapid recovery from a major energy
supply disruption. This session
addressed the resiliency of the nation’s
energy infrastructure to reduce risks
and threats to the security and
reliability of energy supplies.
Moderator: Mark Sylvia, Commissioner,
Massachusetts Department of Energy
Resources
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David Jenkins,
Director of
Commercialization and
Market Development,
Wisconsin Office of
Energy Independence
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Jim Westberg, Energy
Program Administrator,
Arizona Energy Office
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Meghan McPherson,
Grants Manager and
Energy Assurance Program
Manager, New Hampshire
Office of Energy and
Planning
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David Gipson,
Director, Georgia
Division of Energy
Resources; Regional
Representative, NASEO
Board
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