On December 14, 2015, NASEO partnered with Ceres to host a discussion identifying common priorities and collaborative opportunities between State Energy Offices and the business and investor community. The meeting included robust discussions on new utility business models, a number of renewable energy and energy efficiency policies, and state clean energy financing programs. Meeting attendees included NASEO members from California, Minnesota, Tennessee, Georgia, Michigan, Louisiana, Kentucky and Rhode Island, as well as Ceres partners from Google, Unilever, Schneider Electric, Walmart, Calvert Investments, and Impax Asset Management, among several others.