State
Energy Assurance Guidelines
Version 3.1
 Version 3.1 of the Guidelines is
an update to version 3 released in
June 2009. It reflects a number of
minor clarifications and updates and
includes additional discussion on
Cyber Security issue. You can
navigate through the Guidelines PDF
file by going to the table of
contents and clicking on the desired
chapter or section.
Comments and questions regarding the
Guidelines are welcome and can be
sent to
energyassurance@naseo.org.
The State Energy Assurance
Guidelines were developed by the
National Association of State Energy
Officials (NASEO) with the
assistance of National Association
of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
(NARUC) under the direction of the
U.S. Department of Energy's Office
of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (OE). The guidelines
have integrated the lessons learned
from responding to energy
emergencies in recent years and the
results of the dialogue that has
occurred at conferences, exercises
and meetings on energy assurance.
They encompass many topics that
states may wish to consider
incorporating into their plans.
Foremost among these is how energy
assurance can improve: planning and
responding quickly and effectively
to energy emergencies, enhancing the
resiliency of our response
capability, reductions in the risk,
and vulnerability of critical energy
infrastructure and investments in
the resiliency of the energy
infrastructure.
OE is a key player at the federal
level in mitigating energy
emergencies, defining the components
of critical energy infrastructure,
and taking a lead in the protection
of our nation's energy assets. OE
also recognize the major role states
play in protecting energy assets
within and beyond their borders, as
well as the states' central role in
responding to energy shortages,
disruptions, and emergencies. As a
result OE has facilitated state
energy emergency planning by
providing guidance on state energy
emergency preparedness plans and
sponsoring energy emergency
training. These guidelines are a
component of this ongoing support.
Energy Assurance Guidelines have
also been prepared by the National
Governor’s Association, and the
Public Technologies Institute for
local government. Each of these has
been designed to provide a
complementary and coordinated
approach to the State Energy
Assurance Guidelines and for your
reference can be found at:
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