MEEA is actively engaged in policy efforts in states throughout our region, including efforts to adopt new policies, to implement recently-passed policy changes, and to update outdated policies. The energy policy field is dynamic and exciting, with new advances and ongoing challenges, and many places for involvement at the municipal, state, and regional level.
The larger Active Initiatives by our policy team include:
- Advocacy for the adoption of the latest Energy Codes in all Midwestern states;
- Holding Policy Events that reach out to and educate policymakers about the need for energy efficiency;
- Campaigning for the improvement of the Model Building Codes that create a national standard for the energy efficiency of new and renovated buildings; and
- Efforts to increase the role of energy efficiency in planning at the Midwest ISO, the operator of the regional energy grid for much of the Midwest.
