Energy Update: Week of February 14th

Friends,

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!! YYYY

OK, while that game wasn’t great, I was a big fan of the both the halftime show and some great commercials including the Peyton Manning “bowling” commercials and the Austin Powers Chevy EV commercial.  The game was pretty boring until the last five minutes and the Olympic MonoBob, ice dancing and curling seemed way more interesting.  Oh yes, the Rams came back late to win the game, 23-20, in case you missed it. And as a Detroit native who has been to Lions games, you have to be happy for Matthew Stafford…

Congress is out until after President’s Day after extending government funding last week, but all eyes remain on Ukraine and the potential responses and impacts to any action.  And FERC also holds its monthly meeting on Thursday with natgas infrastructure on the agenda.   

On the Hill, the Senate Banking Committee has tentative plans to hold confirmation votes on President Joe Biden's five Federal Reserve nominees, including Sarah Bloom Raskin (watch Tester who is on the fence), the House Select Climate Committee focuses on strategies for grid resilience and reliability tomorrow and Wednesday Senate Environment discusses the renewable fuels standard (RFS). And after last week’s Senate hearing, the House Science Committee take its turn looking at hydrogen R&D. 

A lot going on this week in DC starting the NARUC winter meetings in DC.  The meetings have been rolling through the weekend and DOE Secretary Jen Granholm speaks tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. on infrastructure.  

OurEnergyPolicy is holding a forum on Wednesday on the forecast for solar.  On Thursday, ACCF hosts a conversation with Garrett Graves. As well, the National Press Club will host a Newsmaker with West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey and others to discuss the upcoming SCOTUS GHG case. Then, Friday, Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) holds the first in a series of events on semiconductor supply chains featuring Sen. Mark Warner and other experts.

Finally, two interesting items for the road today: 1) AGA is sending a letter to the Stanford researchers who did a recent study on natgas stoves asking a series of important questions to improve and refine the data set; and 2) the cement industry is submitting its response to the FHwA on its request for info on implementation of the new infrastructure law focused on climate, low-carbon infrastructure materials and resiliency.  Let me know if you want to check out either/both…

US-Canada, Women’s Gold Medal Hockey battle set for Wednesday!!!  Can’t wait for that one.

Best,

Frank Maisano

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FRANKLY SPOKEN

“If President Biden would put aside his environmental agenda for a moment, if he wants to deal with inflation, I spoke to the governor of North Dakota two weeks ago. He is being forced by the Biden administration to keep 500,000 barrels of oil a day in the ground in North Dakota. If those 500,000 barrels of oil a day were allowed to be produced, two things would happen. It would help the price on gas. And, two, we wouldn't have Joe Biden begging OPEC to increase its production. Look, if you're worried about global warming, you'd say "I want to keep the oil in the ground." Whether the oil comes out of the ground in Saudi Arabia or North Dakota, it has the same effect on global warming. But Joe Biden doesn't want to do that inside America and he's being a hypocrite about it.

Let North Dakota, let Pennsylvania, let Texas reach their quotas and have a greater supply. And I don't know, Donna, I took basic economics in college. Greater supply deals with this demand we have and will lower prices.

Chris Christie on the This Week with George Stephanopoulos during a roundtable discussion on inflation.

ON THE PODCAST

Columbia Podcast Focuses on Hydrogen – The Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast held a deep dive into how the world can harness the power of hydrogen and what role it will play in the geopolitics of the energy transition.  Host Bill Loveless spoke with Elizabeth Press of the International Renewable Energy Agency, which just published a new report mapping out the future of hydrogen.  The report, titled “Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation: The Hydrogen Factor,” digs into the evolution of hydrogen markets across the world, especially in developing countries. 

FUN OPINIONS

Barrasso: Restoring US Energy Dominance Should Be Bipartisan Goal – In an opinion piece in the Washington Times, Sen. John Barrasso writes that we should focus on energy innovation, not government mandates. Instead of raising the costs of traditional energy — the president’s preferred option — we should diligently work to lower the costs of alternate technologies like advanced nuclear power, carbon capture and hydrogen. Innovation, not regulation, offers the best long-term solution for providing energy. That’s how we can lift people out of poverty, keep America’s economy growing, create jobs and manage climate change risks.

FROG BLOG

FORBES Deep Sea Minerals Key to EV Future – In a Forbes blog post, energy expert Jim Conca writes collecting nodules filled with critical rare metals on the ocean floor doesn’t generate toxic mine waste, uses no child labor and has a life-cycle carbon footprint 90% less than traditional mining. As long as care is taken with the ocean-floor habitat, it is superior to land mining in every way.

FUN FACTS

Gas Pumps and EV Chargers: EV infrastructure is in the News with last week’s announcements about it for DOE.  But there is a Lot to do beyond getting companies to advertise more on EVs: 

• There is one gasoline pump for every 185 vehicles in the US. (The math: 150,000 petroleum-based fueling stations in the US; an average of 9 pumps per station; approximately 1.35 million “ports” or total pumps; 250 million vehicles.)
• For comparison, there are about 5,800 EV charging stations in the US, or 22,000 total EV charge ports for about 2.3 million EV’s. In other words, there is 1 EV fast-charging port for every 92 EVs.

IN THE NEWS

Murkowski Says Look at Deep Sea for Critical Minerals – In a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Sen. Lisa Murkowski wrote last week urging the Biden administration to provide information on its strategy for domestic mining of minerals for electric vehicle batteries on the seabed floor. Murkowski asked in the letter how mining in the Pacific Ocean's Clarion-Clipperton Zone would benefit the United States economically and strategically.

PCA Weighs In with Federal Highway RFI – The Cement industry is telling the Federal Highway Administration that it ready to help implement a more climate-friendly infrastructure effort in its comments responding to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) RFI on implementing the newly-passed infrastructure law. PCA highlighted its emphasis on Climate in its Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality within the cement and concrete industry by 2050.  Their comments focus on one of the pillars for reaching carbon neutrality in the roadmap: increasing the use of low-carbon cements in the short term. Manufacturers can replace between 5% and 15% of the clinker with limestone and optimize it to achieve performance equivalent to traditional portland cement. This lower-carbon blend is called portland-limestone cement.  They also target

AGA Letter asked Stanford Researchers Key Questions about NatGas Stove Study – On Friday, AGA sent a detail letter to Stanford University researchers, led by Eric Lebel in the Department of Earth System Science that conducted a recent study on methane and NOx emissions from natural gas stoves in residential homes.  The report was published in Environmental Science & Technology.  AGA’s letter requests additional supplementary information from the study to understand better the data set that was generated and the methodology and analysis supporting the study's findings.

Judge Blocks Social Cost of Carbon – A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday blocked a Biden executive order restoring the social cost of carbon, saying it prevents states from collecting fossil fuel royalties. The decision affects the interim figure in place now, as well as an updated metric expected to be issued later this month. An interagency task force is nearing a decision on where to set the social cost of carbon, but, in the meantime, Biden had implemented the metric applied under President Obama, which was $51 per metric ton.

CA, NY Push BioGas, RNG – While many opponents question biogas and RNG, the states of California and New York are on a collision course over an unusual suspect: using cow poop as fuel to power trucks.  Our friends at POLITICO New York reports in a long detailed story about the they effort has developers from flocking to New York's dairies and landfills looking for a new black gold rush to meet climate goals.  Here's the enticement from one coast to the other: California's incentive — and the lack of policy in New York — has led to a largely unexamined shift that may have a perverse effect on greenhouse gas emissions. Some New York dairies that received in-state support to install anaerobic digesters to capture gas emitted by the manure and burn it for electricity are now partnering with companies to clean up and sell the gas (or just its environmental benefits) out of state, mainly California.

HVACR Moving Energy Efficiency Programs to Reduce GHGs – HVACR industry leaders are a key cog in reducing climate emissions through energy efficiency.  The Latest evidence is Johnson Controls’ announcement that it will successfully cut more than one million metric tons of carbon dioxide through energy efficiency and renewable energy public projects across the state of Arkansas. Since 2010, Johnson Controls has partnered with 22 public organizations to implement decarbonization solutions that are expected to deliver the same air quality results as taking a quarter million vehicles off the roads for one year while saving Arkansas taxpayers a combined $229M.

Oil Prices Pushing Toward $100/Barrel – Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate futures were trading at $94.32 per barrel and $93.11 per barrel, respectively, early on Monday after hitting $96.16 per barrel and $94.94 per barrel, respectively, during the session, the highest levels since fall 2014. Analysts say oil has entered a supercycle driven by fundamentals and could easily breach the $100 per barrel mark this year.

Rig Count Moving Higher at Fastest Pace in 4 Years – Speaking of those high prices, not surprisingly, US oil and natural gas producers deployed 22 more rigs last week, the biggest increase since February 2018, bringing the rig count to 635, the highest since April 2020, Baker Hughes reported. Texas accounted for 13 of the rig additions, with North Dakota, Utah, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania also posting gains.

ON THE SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

NARUC Winter Meetings Set – The National Assn of Regulatory Utility Commissioners holds it Winter Policy Summit Meeting today to Wednesday in DC. There are a ton on interesting energy panels and DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm will discuss the newly-passed infrastructure law implementation.

Dow Jones Event to Look at Energy Transition – Dow Jones hosts a forum today at Noon to examine how business leaders, investors and consumers are navigating the challenges of sustainability and the energy transition. The drive toward sustainability will have sweeping implications. Explore how industry, markets and consumer behaviors are evolving and transforming to meet the challenge.

Forum to Look at Chinese High-Carbon Sectors – The Wilson Center’s China Environment Forum holds a panel tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. to shine a light on Chinese investments into steel and cement at home and along the Belt and Road, potentially locking the region into a high-carbon future. Alvin Camba (University of Denver) will draw on his working paper and research at the Climate Policy Lab at Tufts University to discuss how China's investment and export boom in Philippine cement and steel is generating a growing footprint of CO2 emissions. Then, Angela Tritto (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) will share the story of Indonesia’s “cognitive dissonance” in development of fossil fuels. Specifically, how the Belt and Road Initiative has propelled the expansion of the steel industry in Indonesia, which is in turn connected to investments into coal power plants. Edmund Downie (Princeton University) will share a basic overview of the Chinese steel and cement industries as well as their environmental impacts and discuss initial steps by firms and government authorities to reduce the sectors' carbon footprints.

Reuters Forum Reviews Digitalizing Impact on Climate – Reuters and Siemens host a forum tomorrow exploring the new opportunities digital technology is providing across energy and the built environment in the race to net zero. In this discussion, leaders from across energy, buildings and mobility as we explore the three major infrastructure areas in the race to net zero.

Forum to Look at California Offshore Wind – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosts a panel of experts tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. to discuss offshore wind’s momentum in the state of California and how the energy source plays into the state’s renewable energy goals. The discussion will explore the opportunities and challenges associated with California’s offshore wind plans as well as the implications of California’s decisions on future US offshore wind development. The panel will clarify the role of the federal government in California’s development process and analyze how California’s legislation may serve as a model for other states seeking to develop their offshore capacity. Furthermore, the panel will reflect on President Biden’s offshore wind plans and contextualize California’s progress within broader domestic clean energy goals.

House Energy Looks at Brownfields – The House Energy and Commerce Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee holds a hearing tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. on restoring brownfield sites to economic engines.

Forum to Look at Direct Air Capture – Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy and the Environmental the Policy & Culture Program at Northwestern University holds a webinar on direct air capture facility development in the United States. With funding from the DOE, the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (ISTC) is leading a team to develop the designs and feasibility assessment for the first commercial-scale direct air capture and storage system for carbon removal in the United States. This webinar features Kevin O’Brien, Director of the ISTC and the project’s principal investigator. O’Brien will discuss developments related to this project, as well as projects in Illinois that may help to advance the development of carbon removal and use.

Forum to Look at Climate Financial Risks – Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., the NYU State Impact Center, Woodwell Climate Research Center and the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General hold part II of a three-part virtual event series that will provide essential information and tools to help regulators and advocates understand the latest available public and private data about physical, financial, and transition climate risks, how regulators might address key data gaps, and how to harness climate risk data for government decision-making. 

Climate Panel to Look at Grid Resilience, Reliability – The House Select Committee on the Climate will convene a hearing tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. focused on strategies for grid resilience and reliability. Witnesses will include former CEQ head and current LADWP Sustainability Officer Nancy Sutley, Gridwise’s Karen Wayland WEF’s Katherine Hamilton and Manhattan Institute’s Mark Mills.

Conference Looks at Transportation – The World Bank and WRI hold a two-day event on Wednesday and Thursday on transforming transportation in 2022.  The event will focus on a climate-centered mobility strategy for a sustainable recovery.

NASEO Forum Looks at States, Rural Energy Access – NASEO, the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Association of Renewable Energy Agencies of States hold a forum on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. unpacking the policy, program, and stakeholder engagement strategies that guide efforts to promote clean energy access and job creation in rural and remote areas. The discussion will highlight lessons learned and best practices that may inform India’s ongoing clean energy transition.

Web Event Looks at Renewable Cost-Effectiveness – On Wednesday at Noon, Energy Central and Sitetracker hold a webinar to look at making renewables a more cost-effective reality.  The event will look at the latest industry research report findings from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services on renewable energy and cost-effective solutions; case studies and best practices to reduce EV charging and commercial solar deployment times and how to enhance visibility and control of your alternative energy projects.   

Forum Looks at Nuclear Future – New America will hold a forum on Wednesday at Noon on the future of nuclear power.  Nuclear energy’s opponents also argue that its costs (and risks) are too high, and that there are too many variables for proper disposal of nuclear waste. On the flip side, a new generation of enthusiasts argue that nuclear energy is essential to our divestment from fossil fuels, and that technology has made this energy source more affordable and sustainable.  NEI CEO Maria Korsnick is among the speakers.

OEP Forum Looks at Solar – OurEnergyPolicy is holding a forum on Wednesday at Noon on the forecast for solar.  Experts will discuss opportunities and challenges in the sector, as well as the impact of new technologies, and state and federal policies.

C2ES to Discuss Clean Energy Future with Constellation CEO – The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) holds a forum on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. to look at investing in a clean energy future.  The event features a fireside discussion featuring Joseph Dominguez, CEO of Constellation Energy, and C2ES President Nat Keohane on the business imperative for ambitious climate legislation and how low-carbon investments can help the United States build a clean energy future.

Event to Focus on Mineral Supply Challenge – On Wednesday at 3:00 p.m., the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center holds a conversation on the mineral supply challenge facing the United States as it intensifies its climate ambition. Dramatic concentration in mineral supply chains render them vulnerable to disruption, which could threaten the United States’ goals for clean energy leadership in the wake of COP26. It is imperative that the United States assess the new geopolitical paradigm of energy security in a net zero world. But for that to happen, the sheer magnitude of the United States’ mineral challenge must first be understood.  The event features a conversation with former NATO Amb. Douglas Lute and State Department Office of Energy Transformation Director Helaina Matza.

Forum to Discuss Small/Micro Nuclear – The United Coalition for Advanced Nuclear Power (UCAN Power) holds a forum on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. on paving the way for deployment of small/micro nuclear reactors. The event will feature opening remarks by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), as well as comments from ClearPath CEO Rich Powell, Battelle’s Mark Peters and Defense Secretary aide Jeff Waksman.  The event also features a panel discussion with DOE’s Ted Garrish, IAEA’s Mary Alice Hayward and former Democratic Staff Director at Senate Energy Mary Louise Wagner

BPC Hosts Sen. Cramer, McMaster on Climate, Trade – On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., the Bi-Partisan Policy Center (BPC) holds an online discussion with Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster on the benefits of a common approach between the U.S. and its allies on a climate and trade policy. Integrating climate and trade in our broader security architecture could produce multiple national security benefits for the United States, including a reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions, the return of key components of the supply chain, a more robust domestic manufacturing sector and a means to check countries that would use energy as a political weapon. Cramer and McMaster will discuss their thoughts on the policy, as outlined in their Foreign Policy op-ed published late last year. BPC Fellow George David Banks will also discuss his forthcoming issue brief: Understanding America’s Carbon Advantage and Identifying Strategic Goals for a Bipartisan Approach to U.S. Climate & Trade Policy.

Forum Looks at State Oppts for Industrial Decarb – On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) and the Industrial Innovation Initiative (I3) hold a State Industrial Decarbonization webinar. I3 represents a coalition of diverse stakeholders who aim to advance cross-cutting strategies, policies, and programs for achieving industrial decarbonization by midcentury.  I3 experts who will introduce industrial decarbonization as a key climate topic, outline key recommendations as detailed in their Policy Blueprint, and discuss state-level policy opportunities for decarbonizing this important sector.  Speakers include NASEO’s David Terry, Great Plains Institute’s Gabrielle Habeeb and WRI’s Angela Anderson.

Forum Tackles US-Japan Climate Cooperation – The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) will convene experts from Japan and the United States on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. for a roundtable discussion on achieving the countries’ shared goal of a net-zero emission economy. As part of this discussion, experts will examine the transportation, industry, and electricity sectors, what the future of each sector will be in a net-zero world, and how cooperation on policy or key technologies between the United States and Japan can help reach these goals.

Event to Look at Hydrogen, Hard-to-Abate Sectors – On Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Reuters hosts a forum focused on decarbonizing the world’s most polluting and fossil fuel dependent industries, such as steel, refining, and cement-making.  The event will focus on green hydrogen, which has emerged as a leading solution to decarbonize these sectors and certainly gained a lot of excitement, with several initiatives being launched to demonstrate green hydrogen’s effectiveness in decarbonizing these industries. Among the speakers is Plug Power’s Benjamin Haycraft.

House Science Looks at Hydrogen – Following Last week’s Senate Energy Committee hearing on hydrogen, the House Science, Space, and Technology Energy Subcommittee holds a hearing Thursday at 10:00 a.m. looking at research and development to advance a clean hydrogen future.

Forum Looks at Mines, Methane – The Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines will hold a forum on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. to focus on methane in mining operations.  The forum brings together leaders from industry, academia, think tanks and state/federal officials on the economic policy and technology issues related to addressing methane emissions.  Speakers will include Sen. John Hickenlooper, Cheniere’s Chris Smith, White House Climate advisor David Hayes, EPA Air office official Joe Goffman and Interior’s Steve Feldgus.

Forum Looks at Middle East, Climate – The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace holds a virtual discussion on Thursday at 11:00 a.m., on the Middle East's focus on climate change. The event will feature a panel of distinguished scholars for a wide-ranging discussion on the cascading impacts of climate change in the Middle East and how governments and citizens can prepare.

ACCF Hosts Garrett Graves – The American Council on Capital Formation will host Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) to discuss COVID, climate and energy issues.  Graves is the Ranking Member for the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and the Ranking Member for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation. He also serves on the House Natural Resources Committee.

House Resources Tackles USGS issues – The House Natural Resources Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee holds a hearing on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. with US Geological Survey securing the future of climate adaptation science.

Forum Looks at Solar Permitting App – SEIA is hosting a webinar on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. alongside DOE and NREL to provide insight into the outcomes of these pilot trials of the new SolarAPP+ platform with 5 AHJs across the country.  The event will also discuss how SolarAPP+ helped these communities streamline solar permitting.

Morrisey, AGs to Address SCOTUS Case – The National Press Club will host a Newsmaker on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. with West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey and several of his AG colleagues to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court case discussing GHG regulation.   

JHU Forum to Look at Climate, Indonesia – The Johns Hopkins SAIS Southeast Asian League of Students (SEALS), in collaboration with JHU Arts and Climate Change program holds a forum on Friday at Noon with former Ambassador to Indonesia, Robert Blake to discuss the country’s climate adaptation and mitigation strategies along with the hurdles involved with addressing critical risks of climate change following COP26.

SAFE Semiconductor Group to Look at Next Steps for Reshoring Manufacturing – On Friday at 10:00 a.m., Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) will hold the first in a series of events presented by the American Semiconductor Center, a project of SAFE Commanding Heights. The event features Commanding Heights Executive Director Jeb Nadaner hosting a conversation with Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, former Applied Materials CEO Michael Splinter and Admiral Jonathan Greenert (ret.), former Chief of Naval Operations, on implementation and strategy moving forward, and the threats to America’s supply chain. The event will also include a message from Senator Mark Warner, D- VA.

IN THE FUTURE

Ethanol Conference Set – The Renewable Fuels Association holds the National Ethanol Conference (NEC) in New Orleans on February 21^st to 23^rd.  Since 1996, the NEC has been recognized as the ethanol conference for the latest, timely information on marketing, legislative and regulatory issues facing the industry. With numerous networking opportunities, more business meetings are conducted and contacts made at this conference than at any other ethanol conference.

Discussion to Focus on Europe Energy Security – On Tuesday February 22^nd at 10:00 a.m., the Center for European Policy Analysis and the US Embassy in Slovakia host a forum on investing in Europe’s energy security. This discussion will focus on how Europe and its allies can use energy investment to counteract malign influence and bolster their long-term security.

Forum to Look at Low-Carbon Meat Industry – On Tuesday February 22^nd at 4:00 p.m., the Breakthrough Institute holds a forum on pathways to decarbonizing the US beef industry and protein consumption generally. Two recent reports by the Breakthrough Institute, The Clean Cow and The Case for Public Investment in Alternative Proteins, analyzed the climate impacts of the meat industry, while proposing potential solutions.

ACP to Host Infrastructure Discussion – on Wednesday February 23^rd at 1:00 p.m., the American Clean Power (ACP) staff hold a discussion on key clean energy funding opportunities related to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The webinar will be hosted by ACP’s JC Sandberg, Chief Advocacy Officer, and Gene Grace, Senior Counsel. This webinar will provide information on what funding is available in the new infrastructure law at the program level for wind, solar, transmission, storage, and hydrogen, as well as an overview of who to apply to and key dates so you can take full advantage of these new funding opportunities.

Energy Economists Set Book Forum – On Thursday February 24^th at 10:00 a.m., the US Energy Economists hold a book forum with RMI’s Deborah Gordon to discuss her new book "No Standard Oil" focused on pragmatic solutions we can implement today to help rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the sector.

CSIS to Look at Hydrogen – On Thursday February 24^th at 11:00 a.m., the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program holds discussion on Hydrogen. A hydrogen economy requires coordination among many actors to set up processes for its transportation as well as its production and use. This event will illuminate efforts to connect supply sources to demand centers and users, internationally or within regional systems, via shipping and pipelines. Speakers will also share perspectives on what it takes to advance the transportation of hydrogen.  Our friend Neil Navin of SoCal Gas is among the speakers. 

Forum to Look at Climate Mitigation -- The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) will hold a briefing series on Thursday February 24^th at 3:00 p.m. looking at federal programs that currently deliver a host of climate, environmental, economic, and social benefits nationwide. The second briefing in the series will cover federal energy efficiency programs administered by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) that support millions of jobs and deliver direct, meaningful savings to homeowners, consumers, and businesses—all while reducing the stresses and strains on the U.S. energy system. Panelists will discuss how all these benefits play out on the ground from the state, private sector, and federal agency perspectives.

SCOTUS Hears West Virginia v. EPA – The Supreme Court will hear the greenhouse gas case on February 28^th

Biden to Deliver State of the Union – In the latest SOTU Speech ever, the President will address a joint Session of Congress on March 1^st.

BCSE, BNEF to Release 2022 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook – On Thursday March 3 at 10:00 a.m., the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) and BloombergNEF (BNEF) will hold an embargoed press briefing on the release of the 10^th annual edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook.  Each year, the Factbook provides comprehensive information and analysis on major sustainable energy facts and trends from the previous year. The Factbook includes energy statistics on market growth and contraction, and analysis of trends in the energy efficiency, natural gas, renewable energy and other clean energy segments. Energy industry leaders will talk about how their businesses and the U.S. economy adjusted to changing circumstances and answer questions about the report and its findings. BCSE President Lisa Jacobson and BloombergNEF Head of Americas Ethan Zindler will preview the report and summarize its key findings. The full speaker list will be shared later this month.

CERA Week Set – CERAWeek returns to in-person this year on March 7-10 in Houston. 

NRC holds Conference – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission holds its 34^th Annual Regulatory Information Conference on March 8^th to 10^th.

Forum to Review Factbook on Hill – The Energy & Environmental Studies Institute will hold a Congressional briefing on Tuesday March 9^th at noon to discuss the 2022 Factbook.