What does the Energy group at WSDOT do?
The energy group prepares and reviews energy and climate change reports for transportation projects.
More information WSDOT's work on climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is available at our main sustainable transportation page.
Our Guidance for Project-Level Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change Evaluations (356 kb) describes how WSDOT is addressing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change in our environmental documentation. Note: this guidance is updated regularly.
How does WSDOT analyze energy?
An Energy Discipline Report is required for projects that prepare Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). Information on preparing Energy Discipline Reports is in the Energy Chapter of the WSDOT Environmental Procedures Manual.
If you are working on a WSDOT project and need an energy study, please submit a completed Task Request Form to Jim Laughlin.
WSDOT is also discussing climate change and greenhouse gas emissions in our environmental documentation. For more information on our interim approach, please contact Tim Sexton.
Additional Resources:
EPA's Technology Transfer Network (TTN) contains information about many areas of air pollution science, technology, regulation, measurement, and prevention. It also serves as a public forum for the exchange of information and ideas among participants and EPA staff.
Resources for the Future is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization conducting research on the environment, energy, and natural resources through the lens of their economic and social effects.
The American National Standards Institutes (ANSI) provides the forum where US standards are set. For example, ANSI coordinating standards for biofuels.
Northwest Energy Technology Collaborative is a joint effort of business, government, non-profit and educational institutions determined to accelerate the emergence and growth of the energy technology industry in the Pacific Northwest.
US Department of Energy's Program on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy offers information on alternative fuel vehicles, electric bikes and vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and hybrids.
The Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition (PSCCC) is part of the nationwide network of Department of Energy's Clean Cities Program. PSCCC works to improve environmental health, energy security, and economic development through policies that reduce petroleum use in transportation. Their website has extensive information on alterative fuels and vehicles.