Policy Analysis

Walking on Sunshine: Solar Power on Agricultural Lands

Solar power usage has recently grown in the United States due to shrinking costs and tax...
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Issues to Watch

2023 Issues to Watch

As the 2023 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South are preparing and pre-filing legislation to...
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Issues to Watch

2022 Issues to Watch

As the 2022 legislative cycle approaches, lawmakers across the South are preparing and pre-filing legislation to...
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Energy & Environment Committee

Bob Hensgens

2025-2026 ChairSenatorLouisiana

Bill Werkheiser

2025-2026 Vice ChairRepresentativeGeorgia

Tom Opdyke

Committee LiaisonSenior Policy AnalystGeorgia

CSG South’s Energy & Environment Committee considers issues related to the abundant natural resources of Southern states and the pivotal role they play in the region’s economic prosperity, including the expansion of wind energy production in Southern states, waste tire disposal laws, interstate groundwater disputes, and implications of federal energy and environment policies on the states.