The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), will host an in-person kickoff meeting for the Northeast Regional Operational Coordination Collaborative (NEROCC) on June 24-25, 2025, in Portland, Maine.
The NEROCC is a new initiative led by the State Energy Offices of New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhodes Island) and New York that seeks to establish a voluntary regional operational coordination framework that formalizes a process for states to share information during energy emergencies and coordinate potential joint actions. The NEROCC is based on the existing regional petroleum shortage response coordination frameworks which will be adapted to fit the unique needs and interdependencies of the region, including actions and information pertaining to other energy subsectors (natural gas and electricity). The participants in the NEROCC will include representatives from State Energy Offices, Emergency Management Agencies, Public Utility Commissions, and Governors’ Offices.
NEROCC Objectives
- Develop a framework for enhanced state-led regional coordination between all energy subsectors including liquid fuels, natural gas, and electricity.
- Identify actions of State Energy Offices, Public Utility Commissions, and Emergency Management Agencies taken in response to energy disruptions that might be made more effective by voluntary, coordinated, regional implementation.
- Consolidate independent decision-making processes of each state (as appropriate), including the specific triggers, thresholds, and expected outcomes for actions.
- Enable more effective and efficient multi-state decision-making in response to energy disruptions.
Preliminary Agenda: Please click here for the latest agenda. (updated April 30, 2025)
Participants: This event is by invitation only and intended for State Energy Offices, Emergency Management Agencies, Public Utility Commissions, and Governors’ Offices of the New England States and New York State. Additional state participants with relevant roles in liquid fuels, natural gas, or electricity disruption response may attend at the request of invitees but must be approved by NASEO due to space limitations. To pre-register click here. Registrawtions will be approved by NASEO prior to attendance confirmation.
Meeting Venue: This event will be held in Portland, Maine at the Roux Institute at Northeastern University (located at 100 Fore Street, Portland, ME 04101).
Nearby Hotels: The hotel room block has closed. See below for a list of hotels located near the meeting venue.
Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Waterfront
145 Fore Street
Telephone: 207.761.1660
Cambria Hotel Portland Downtown Old Port
25 Hancock Street
Telephone: 207.618.9130
AC Hotel Portland Downtown/Waterfront, ME
158 Fore Street
Telephone: 207.747.1640
Hampton Inn Portland Downtown - Waterfront
209 Fore Street
Telephone: 207.775.1454
Hilton Garden Inn Portland Downtown Waterfront
65 Commercial Street
Telephone: 207.780.0780
Portland Regency Hotel and Spa
20 Milk Street
Telephone: 207.774.4200
Hyatt Place Portland Downtown-Old Port Square
433 Fore Street
Telephone: 207.775.1000
Portland Harbor Hotel
468 Fore Street
Telephone: 207.775.9090
Canopy by Hilton Portland Waterfront
9 Center Street
Telephone: 207.791.5000
Courtyard Portland Downtown/Waterfront
321 Commerical Street
Telephone: 207.780.6000
The Weldon Hotel
54 York Street
Telephone: 207.536.1310
Aloft Portland Downtown Waterfront ME
379 Commercial Street
Telephone: 207.761.6000
Holiday Inn Portland-By The Bay
88 Spring Street
Telephone: 207.775.2311
The Westin Portland Harborview
157 High Street
Telephone: 207.775.5411
Questions? Contact: Campbell Delahoyde (cdelahoyde@naseo.org) and Sarah Trent (strent@naseo.org)