The Center for Energy Law and Policy provides an assortment of maps and tables displaying, at a glance, the various policies governments have in place to address the impacts of the energy transition.

The Center for Energy Law and Policy is engaging in several projects and hosting events to spur conversation surrounding the energy transition.

The Center has developed a searchable spreadsheet that begins to summarize local governments’ regulation of solar energy, primarily focusing on medium- and large-scale solar systems. It also contains some wind and energy storage regulations. The spreadsheet categorizes local solar energy regulations by the type of issue that they address, such as decommissioning, signs placed on sites, access to sunlight (solar easements), site screening and fencing, access roads, public road use during construction and maintenance, setbacks, regulation of the use of agricultural land, and protection of wetlands and forests. 

This project will develop a community-engaged, place-based policy framework for U.S. energy transitions and assess subnational energy policies. Our goal is to characterize policy designs reflective of place-based needs for just transitions and synthesize best practices for energy transition policies based on a comparative case study approach and a comprehensive review of energy transition policies. All project-related materials will reside on this webpage.

The following publication is related to this project:

Nadia Ahmad, Uma Outka, Danielle Stokes & Hannah Wiseman, Synthesizing Energy Transitions, 39 GA.
ST. U. L. REV. 1087 (2023).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol39/iss4/12