In December 2017, the CEBN activated its collective network and a subset of its members submitted comments for the initial deadline of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Grid Reliability and Resiliency Pricing, which was initiated at the request of Energy Secretary Perry. Based on the criteria laid out, this pricing system would likely favor nuclear and coal power plants. On January 8, FERC rejected the proposal.
December 14, 2017 | Lynn Abramson, President, Clean Energy Business Network
The new pricing regime would promote electricity-generation sources with a 90-day onsite fuel storage. Based on the criteria laid out, this pricing system would likely favor nuclear and coal power plants.
A race to overhaul the tax code, deadlines on federal spending caps, and major regulatory changes at the federal and state levels: These are just some of the gifts coming our way in the closing weeks of 2017 and beginning of the new year.
The CEBN sent a summary document of input sourced from CEBN members on rebuilding the electric grid after disasters to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, and various Congressional Leaders. CEBN entered the document into the hearing record for the November 14, 2017 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing on Hurricane Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
What should we do to shore up communities against power outages caused by natural disasters and other sources of grid disruptions? Hear from CEBN members as they share their answers in light of a devastating cluster of natural disasters across North America.
October 10, 2017 | Lynn Abramson, President, Clean Energy Business Network
In the wake of Hurricanes Maria and Irma, the CEBN sought member comments on reliable, clean, and efficient solutions to rebuild power supplies in impacted communities.
October 10, 2017 | Lynn Abramson, President, Clean Energy Business Network
Today, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposed rule to repeal the Clean Power Plan. Adopted under the Obama Administration, the Clean Power Plan set CO2 emissions targets for each state, with the goal of reducing nationwide carbon emissions
August 31, 2017 | Morning Consult — Morning Consult included a comment from CEBN President Lynn Abramson in their latest article on the political landscape for progress on clean energy.
August 17, 2017 | Axios — CEBN’s involvement in this year’s National Clean Energy Week was highlighted in a Axios coverage of ho “America’s clean-energy crowd is looking to shed its climate reputation and appeal more to a Republican-controlled Washington.”
August 3, 2017 | Mark Wagner, Vice President of Government Relations, Johnson Controls Chairman
Are you going to the Federal Energy Management Program’s 2017 Energy Exchange? The federal government’s premier energy event will bring together agency officials, program managers, and the private sector August 15-17 in Tampa for two and a half days of educational sessions and networking in the exposition hall. This is the place to be if you are thinking of working with the federal government, but with over 2,000 attendees at the event, it can be overwhelming. Here are a few tips for how you can get the most out of this experience.
On June 19, 2019, EPA Administrator Wheeler signed the final version of the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, the Trump Administration’s repeal and replacement of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan. The ACE rule establishes guidelines for states to develop carbon emissions reductions standards for existing coal-fired power plants.
