Explore the interplay of environmental policy and the #powersector with Dr. Christopher Galik (@NCState School of Public and International Affairs) in this talk given August 4, 2021. After a quick overview of the #electricity supply chain and its environmental #impacts, Dr. Galik identifies key relevant federal and state policies, including the #CleanAirAct, Clean Water Act, and state-level renewable portfolio standards. He also emphasizes the importance of considering energy-water nexus and environmental justice issues. Galik closes by discussing his research on the net impact of voluntary governance by #utilities, describing data challenges he has faced and sharing helpful resources.

0:00 Introduction
1:13 Broad overview of the electricity supply chain and environmental impacts
5:26 Overview of major environmental policies that relate to power sector
7:07 Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act
13:59 State-level renewable portfolio standards and clean energy standards
14:50 Some water regulation
15:35 Energy-water nexus
16:37 Environmental justice
18:09 Exploring research questions on net impact of voluntary governance by utilities

Part of the Foundations for Energy Data Analytics Series. Some videos in the series introduce data science concepts and techniques that are applicable to energy challenges. Others (like this one!) are designed to provide background on energy systems and policy, elucidating contexts that are rich with opportunities for data scientists. (   • Foundations for Energy Data Analytics  )

This talk was originally presented during a workshop of the Energy Data Analytics Ph.D. Student Fellows Program (https://energy.duke.edu/energy-data-a..., organized by the Energy Data Analytics Lab (https://energy.duke.edu/research/ener...) at Duke University. The Fellows Program is funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Grant-G2020-13922. (https://sloan.org)

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