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North Dakota
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State Planning and Incentive Structures | Energy Efficiency Actions | Energy Supply Actions
State Planning and Incentive Structures
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficient Appliance and Equipment Purchase Requirements for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Clean Energy Goals for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Goals for Public Fleets
Status: No Activity Identified
State and Regional Energy Planning
Status: Completed/Further Work Proposed
Details: In September 2007, Gov. John Hoeven formed the Empower North Dakota (Empower ND) Commission to make recommendations to enhance the state's existing comprehensive energy plan, also known as Empower ND. Empower ND includes aggressive policy goals and incentives in each energy sector, and emphasizes partnerships between traditional and renewable industries.
North Dakota is part of the Western Governor's Association (WGA). In June 2006 the Governors signed resolutions to meet or exceed goals of 30,000 MW of clean energy by 2015 and a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020, to encourage adequate funding for state energy efficiency and renewable generation programs, and to facilitate development of regional energy markets.
North Dakota is also a member of Powering the Plains (PTP), which aims to create an integrated energy strategy that builds on the region's comparative advantages. PTP focuses on (1) renewable energy development; (2) hydrogen production from renewable and carbon-neutral sources; (3) environmental credit trading; (4) carbon sequestration; and (5) coal gasification with carbon capture and geologic sequestration. The states have resolved to create scenarios for reducing GHG emissions 80% by 2050, but have set no specific energy goals yet.
- http://www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/cdeac/index.htm
- http://governor.state.nd.us/init/en-init.html
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (NOX Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (CAIR Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Efficiency Actions
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Public Benefit Funds for Energy Efficiency
Status: No Activity Identified
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Commercial Programs
Status: Does Not Meet ECPA
Details: ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-1989, voluntary; can use COMcheck-EZ to show compliance.
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Residential Programs
Status: Does Not Meet ECPA
Details: 1993 MEC, voluntary, can use REScheck to show compliance.
State Appliance Efficiency Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Supply Actions
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Status: Completed (with caveat)
Details: North Dakota's legislature passed a voluntary RPS, H.B. 1506, in March 2007 that establishes an objective that 10% of all retail electricity sold in the state be obtained from renewable and recycled energy by 2015. Each retail provider or generation supplier must conduct an economic evaluation of new renewable and recycled energy and consider the RPS objective and economic evaluation to determine the electricity alternatives that best meet its resource or customer needs.
On November 15, 2007, North Dakota signed portions of the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, committing to a region-wide 10% renewable energy standard by 2015.
- http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HBIO0500.pdf
- http://www.midwesterngovernors.org/resolutions/Platform.pdf
Public Benefit Funds for Clean Energy Supply
Status: No Activity Identified
Output-Based Environmental Regulations
Status: No Activity Identified
Interconnection Standards—Clean Distributed Generation
Status: No Activity Identified
Interconnection Standards—Net Metering
Status: Completed
Details: Statewide net metering for certain utility types. The North Dakota Public Utility Commission passed net metering ruling in 1991. It applies to both renewable energy generators and cogenerators up to 100 kW in capacity.