Energy Update: Week of July 17th

Friends,

Let’s just start off by saying this is going to be a CRAZY, BUSY week!!!!

But first: What a great Wimbledon final on the men’s side. The best player in the world against one of the living tennis legends…and the 5-set, 4:45 match did not disappoint. Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title, his first Grand Slam title.  Alcaraz, the 20-year-old World #1, handed Djokovic his first Wimbledon final loss in more than 10 years. On the women’s side, unseeded lefty Marketa Vondrousova won her first Grand Slam by straight-setting World #6 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia.

Late Friday, the Mountain Valley Pipeline filed at the SCOTUS to overturn the 4^th Circuit decision last week that blocked construction, and this week support for MVP is expected to come from US Chamber and others. Another sleeper event to watch this week is the annual LNG Producer-Consumer Conference taking place in Tokyo tomorrow. The hybrid event, co-hosted by the IEA and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, features Japanese PM Kishida, IEA’s Fatih Birol and Dan Yergin headlining the agenda that aims to identify concrete measures to prevent the global energy security crisis from spreading and recurring. The UN’s International Seabed Authority still is stalled on regulations for deep sea mineral collection with technical discussions still ongoing. Climate Czar Kerry is finishing in China while Secretary Granholm heads to Goa, India for the Clean Energy Ministerial, followed by G-20 climate talks this weekend.

Also fascinating, late last week, Axios reporter Jael Holtzman reported that Sen. Energy Chair Joe Manchin secured two managers’ amendments into the Approps Committee-approved bill for financial services that would stop CPSC from banning gas stoves and urge the Treasury Department not to "considering imposing additional limitations or restrictions" to the IRA's hydrogen production tax credit "that are not authorized" under the text of the statute. As you know, each has been a contentious issue and Manchin seems to be concerns that Treasury will undermine the IRA law the same way it did with the EV credit.  Expect gas stoves to come up at tomorrow’s House Oversight energy subpanel hearing examining the Biden Administration's regulatory moves on home appliances with DOE’s Geraldine Richmond.

More of the full slate of hearings includes a House Energy subpanel tomorrow morning on updating policies for efficient, predictable licensing and deployment of nuclear power and an afternoon House subpanel on emerging threats to electric energy infrastructure.  Also, House Financial Service continues it look at ESG and House Resources looks at the Endangered Species Act.  Senate Ag looks at rural water systems on Wednesday, while House Approps marks up the EPA budget. On Thursday, Senate Environment focuses on WRDA stakeholders, Senate Commerce hosts NOAA and Senate Approps marks up its version of the EPA Budget. Finally, House Resources hold a critical minerals field hearing in Arizona on Friday.

Off the Hill, there are a number of significant events as well with two Wednesday events as the most prominent. The US Chamber hosts a forum on critical minerals with Sen Cortez-Masto and business leaders while ClearPath and the Clean Air Task Force hold a summit at the National Press Club on decarbonizing heavy-energy industries like cement and steel. Others include ConservAmerica hosting a webinar today at 3:10 p.m. to explore the possibility of bipartisan permitting reform with Rep. Scott Peters and Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Tomorrow, the 2023 Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO and Policy Forum will be held tomorrow in 902 Hart with speakers from Congress and clean energy experts discussing policy solutions to today’s climate and energy challenges. EPRI, NEI and others look at Nuclear SMRs on Wednesday. Thursday CSIS returns to critical minerals with State’s Jose Fernandez and SAFE’s Abby Wulf while ITIF hosts Scott Peters and Garrett Graves on permitting and Axios talks mining and global supply chains with Lisa Murkowski .  Finally, Friday, USEA hosts an afternoon forum on the Hydrogen Roadmap.  

Finally, two more important items: Interior will distribute more than $650 million in funding to plug abandoned oil and gas wells starting this week, while the DOE will announce the availability of $150 million in grants for states to train, test and certify home energy efficiency and electrification contractors.                                                                                                           

FRANKLY SPOKEN

 It’s the biggest change in the industry since Henry Ford’s moving assembly line,” she said. “There are going to be bumps in the road.”

Michelle Krebs, executive analyst at Cox Automotive, in an interview with Grist about electric vehicles.

 

ON THE PODCAST

Columbia Podcast Hosts Offshore Wind Discussion – In this week’s Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast, host Bill Loveless talks with EPA Administrator Michael Regan about his agency’s proposed regulations to reduce vehicle and power plants emissions, and how the agency plans to deal with pushback. 

Metal Co CEO Details Deep-Sea Minerals Prospects – In an panel interview with NPR’s OnPoint, the Metals Co CEO Gerald Barron highlights how important getting a lower impact supply of metals base metals like nickel and copper would be to the energy transition, and of course, the reason for that is that transitioning away from hydrocarbons is going to be very metal intensive and as a society we need to think about where these metal come from and what is the human cost.

 

FUN OPINIONS

NYT’s Coy: EV Policy May Not be Best Approach – In his column in the New York Times, Peter Coy writes going all-electric may not be the fastest way to cut auto emissions. Coy says there is a good argument to be made that the government, and automakers, are leaning too hard into all-electric and neglecting the virtues of hybrid technology. “Getting to the destination of all-electric for all will take more minerals, better battery chemistry and more and better chargers, among other things. That’s a big project. For now, hybrids seem like a valuable part of the vehicle mix.”

Offshore Leasing Plans Hugely Important to Conservation Projects – In an op-ed in the Savannah Morning News, Rep. Buddy Carter and ConservAmerica president Jeff Kupfer write by not updating offshore leasing plans, President Biden undercuts conservation projects. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has channeled revenues from offshore oil and gas leasing to conservation projects nationwide, including national and state parks, historical sites, playgrounds, and recreational centers. Every year, $900 million in royalties paid by energy companies drilling for oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf are put into this fund, and its impacts are seen from coast to coast. The Department of Interior to move swiftly to implement a new 5-year offshore leasing program to protect the LWCF, and with it, the thousands of parks, pools, and recreational centers that allow us to enjoy the great outdoors in all its glory.

 

FROG BLOG

REAMS: Use Trade Policy to Combat China – In an opinion blog in RealCearEnergy, CRES head Heather Reams writes it is high time to leverage US trade policy to combat China on critical minerals and manufacturing. Reams says ensuring we have accurate data to reflect the carbon intensity of manufactured goods is the first step. Then, with American innovation, public and private sector investments, a reformed regulatory process, and a modernized trade policy, the U.S. can truly harness our carbon advantage to the benefit of our citizens and the world.

 

FUN FACTS

IRA Spending Increases: At the time of its passage, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimated that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) would spend roughly $400 billion through Fiscal Year (FY) 2031 on energy and climate-related provisions, primarily composed of tax credits. Based on new JCT scores, the energy provisions' projected costs have risen by about two-thirds, to $660 billion through 2031 and to $790 billion through 2033.

 

IN THE NEWS

Report Details Status of Russia Oil Sector – In a new EIRP Russian Energy Working Paper, oil analyst Sergey Vakulenko looks ahead at Russia’s oil sector under enduring Western sanctions. The paper, “Russia’s Oil Sector: Wounded but Still Working,” reviews market, capital, and technological constraints on Russia’s oil sector and their probable impact on Russia’s production and exports. Vakulenko addresses some of the specific limitations that Russian oil firms may face and some of their consequences, such as reduced use of fracking to boost output. One key conclusion is that notwithstanding Russia’s challenges, and even if Russian production falls, Moscow could retain considerable oil market leverage in a world in which demand stays relatively high and non-OPEC producers don’t invest in new capacity. 

Chamber Calls for Delay on Power Plant Rule – In a letter late last week to EPA head Michael Regan, the Chamber’s Global Energy Institute head Marty Durbin urged EPA to approve a 60-day extension to the public comment period for EPA’s Powerplant Rule in light of significant new modeling and analysis added to the docket recently. This new information was accompanied by 22 attachments added to the proposed rule’s regulatory docket and four new IPM model run outputs, with each model run containing 18 separate Microsoft Excel spreadsheet outputs totaling 129 megabytes of data. The Administrative Procedure Act and the Clean Air Act require that federal agencies provide a meaningful opportunity for interested stakeholders to review and comment on proposed regulations, as well as key data and analysis underlying the proposal. Given the significant breadth, complexity, and scope of the proposed rule, and now significant new information a mere month before the comment deadline, the Chamber believes 60-day extension to the current comment deadline is warranted. A few weeks ago, the Chamber released an analysis revealing significant flaws in the methodology used by EPA to develop the rule.  The analysis found:

• Unrealistic claims of massive emissions reductions occurring in the absence of the new rule, which leads to significantly suppressed cost projections. 
• Omitting materially increased electricity demand from other EPA rulemakings, which will place greater stress on the power grid. 
• Modeling outputs and real-world data that call into question the deployment timelines of carbon capture and sequestration, which is the technology that EPA is relying on as the centerpiece for industry compliance with the rule.  

EPSA: Poll Shows American Care More About Reliability – Americans want policymakers to do more to safeguard the reliability of our electric grid, according to a new poll conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), the national trade association representing competitive power suppliers. See a summary of key findings here and download the fact sheet here. Consumers reported growing concern about the possibility of power outages this summer, joining a chorus of voices including regional grid operators, federal regulators, and experts including the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, who have warned that extreme weather and policy choices are putting unprecedented stress on the grid. Two-thirds of respondents are worried about the possibility of blackouts this summer and nearly half report that their concerns have grown since last year. Nearly 70% said they are concerned by warnings from the nation’s largest grid operator, PJM Interconnection, that government policies are driving power plant retirements faster than adequate replacements can be brought online to secure reliable electricity.  

Group says NRC Needs to Make Reforms – With a key hearing on the topic this week in the House Energy & Commerce Committee, the Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA)released a new Brief outlining needed reforms at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This brief authored by NIA Executive Director Judi Greenwald connects the role of advanced nuclear energy in meeting climate and energy security goals with the urgent need for NRC reform to enable advanced nuclear energy.

• It outlines the short-, medium- and long-term NRC reforms that are necessary to achieve that goal.
• It provides recommendations for action by Congress and the NRC and highlights several of NIA's recommendations for improving licensing efficiency.

NIA developed this brief to serve as a guide for policymakers, the NRC itself, and key stakeholders in considering and then taking action to ensure the NRC can "become an agile, modern, risk-informed, and performance-based regulator to successfully meet this moment."

 

ON THE SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

ISA Meeting on Deep Sea Minerals to Start – The 28^th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly and Council (Part II) continues today through July 21 and the ISA Assembly will meet from July 24-28 in Kingston, Jamaica.

Forum Looks at Permitting – ConservAmerica will host a webinar at 3:10 p.m. to explore the possibility of bipartisan permitting reform in the 118th Congress and discuss the details that might ultimately be included in a package that makes it to the President’s desk. The discussion features US Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), moderated by ConservAmerica Senior Policy Advisor Quill Robinson.

Congressional Renewable Expo Set – The 2023 Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO and Policy Forum, hosted by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute and the Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus will be held tomorrow in 902 Hart. Speakers from Congress and clean energy experts will discuss policy solutions to today’s climate and energy challenges.  They include Sens Jack Reed, Mike Crapo and Ron Wyden, as well as Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Scott Peters. BCSE President Lisa Jacobson speaks at 1:00 p.m. on the "Energy System of the Future." The Policy Forum will also feature speakers from the Clean Energy Business Network, the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition, and BCSE members including the Alliance to Save Energy, the American Clean Power Association, the Biomass Power Association, the National Hydropower Association, the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association, the Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association.

House Energy Looks at Nuclear – The House Energy and Commerce Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee holds a hearing tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. on updating policies for efficient, predictable licensing and deployment of nuclear power. Witnesses include NRC’s Dan Dorman, DOE’s Michael Goff, NEI’s Maria Korsnick, former NRC Commissioner Jeff Merrifield of the US Nuclear Industry Council, Ted Nordhaus of the Breakthrough Institute and Jackie Toth of the Good Energy Collective.

House Oversight Looks at Regulations on Appliances – The House Oversight and Accountability Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee holds a hearing tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. on consumer choice, examining the Biden Administration's regulatory moves home appliances. DOE Science/Innovation Undersecretary Geraldine Richmond will testify. 

House Energy Looks at Transmission – The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee holds a hearing tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. examining emerging threats to electric energy infrastructure. Witnesses include NERC’s Manny Cancel, Sam Chanoski of the Idaho National Laboratory, Paul Stockton of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and former DOE Office of Electricity Assistant Secretary Bruce Walker, now with the Alliance for Critical Infrastructure Security.

House Resources Looks at ESA – The House Natural Resources Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow on the Endangered Species Act at 50. Witnesses include NOAA’s Janet Coit, USFWS Director Martha Williams, East Central Energy CEO Justin Jahnz, Obsidian Seed Company owner Sean Vibbert, Jonathan Wood of the Property and Environment Research Center and former USFWS Director Dan Ashe, now CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Tech Forum on Hill Set – Tomorrow evening in the Rayburn Foyer, the Bipartisan Policy Center and ClearPath host a reception featuring a showcase of ARPA-E funded technologies with House Science Energy Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) and APRA-E head Evelyn Wang. The technologies on display will cover a wide range of technical areas—nuclear fusion and fission, electric vehicle batteries, improved crops with greater capacity to sequester CO2 and more.

Forum Looks at Decarb on Industrials – ClearPath and the Clear Air Task Force are holding a clean energy industrial Summit tomorrow at the National Press Club on Wednesday. The summit features Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk, top thought leaders, project developers, innovators, and Sen Shelly Moore Capito to discuss exciting opportunities to ensure America’s next industrial revolution arrives — leading the world in decarbonization. Other speakers include execs from Holcim, CEMEX, LanzaTech and the American Iron & Steel Institute.

Chamber to Host Senator Cortez Masto, Business Leaders for Critical Minerals – The US Chamber of Commerce holds a Critical Minerals Summit on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. as part of its Permit America to Build initiative. This event will feature policymakers and business leaders to discuss the importance and implications of critical minerals on our economy and national security. Speakers include Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, DOE’s John Lushetsky, NMA’s Rich Nolan, Amy Farrell of The Permitting Institute and SAFE’s Abigail Hunter, among other business leaders.

EPRI, NEI tackle SMRs – On Wednesday at 11:00 a.m., EPRI is hosting a webinar on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). EPRI Chief Nuclear Officer Neil Wilmshurst will be joined by senior leaders from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), World Nuclear Association, and OECD Nuclear Energy Agency to explore the potential of SMRs in decarbonization efforts. These thought leaders will discuss the opportunities and challenges of SMR deployment, providing a comprehensive look at how SMRs will shape the clean energy future.

Cement Decarb Forum Set – DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) and Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office’s (IEDO) hold their Cement and Lime Decarbonization Workshop on Wednesday and Thursday at the Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe in Canonsburg PA. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together the community of cement and lime producers, end users, and decarbonization technology developers to discuss the ongoing relevant DOE projects and share perspectives on meeting industry decarbonization goals. In this workshop participants will be asked to provide input on the opportunities, challenges, and barriers to meeting the goals of reducing CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030 when compared to 2005 levels, and to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Senate Ag to Focus on Water Systems – The Senate Agriculture Committee’s Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee holds a hearing on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. focused on rural water and modernizing community water systems.

State Dept, SAFE Experts Headline CSIS Mineral Strategy Discussion – On Thursday at 9:00 a.m. CSIS holds a forum on US mineral strategy for the global energy transition. The event will highlight ways the US can further enhance supply chains for the minerals fueling the energy transition and better characterize risks of supply disruption. Under Secretary of State Jose Fernandez, who leads U.S. international partnerships to advance the mineral security, will provide a keynote address, followed by a brief Q&A moderated by CSIS’s Joseph Majkut. SAFE’s Abigail Wulf and Cullen Hendrix of the Peterson Institute will then join Jane Nakano to discuss challenges in supply disruption risk-assessment, the role of commodity markets, and existing U.S. efforts to secure critical minerals.

Senate Enviro Looks at WRDA – The Senate Environment Committee holds a hearing on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. on the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, hearing from non-Federal stakeholders.

Senate Commerce Hosts NOAA – The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing Subcommittee holds a hearing on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. on the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad testifies.

Forum Looks at Critical Minerals in Latin America – The Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) holds a virtual discussion on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. on critical minerals, centering Latin America in global supply chains. Latin America and Caribbean must play a critical role in global energy transition. Sustained private sector investment is crucial to turn potential into reality.

Forum Looks at Permitting – The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation holds a forum in the Capitol Visitors Center HVC-201 on Thursday at 12:00 p.m. looking at reimagining energy permitting for the 21^st  century. The event features keynote remarks by Reps. Garret Graves and Scott Peters followed by a panel discussion on ways Congress can reduce barriers to digital energy solutions, increase new energy infrastructure technologies, and modernize our entire energy infrastructure.

BU Hosts Event Focused on Extreme Weather – Boston University's School of Public Health holds a discussion on Thursday at Noon on equitable resilience to climate events.  The event will focus on extreme weather events and feature conversations with leading public health experts from the American Cancer Society and the Mystic River Watershed Association about the detrimental effects of climate change on vulnerable populations, and how communities are mobilizing to address the impacts of climate change on the ground. Sen Ed Markey offers remarks.

Axios to Host Murkowski, Swalwell on Energy – On Thursday at 12:30 p.m., Axios Pro energy and climate policy reporter Jael Holzman hosts a conversation on how electrification and national security concerns have supercharged support for mining on Capitol Hill. Jael will host one-on-one conversations with Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Eric Swalwell.

House Resources Field Hearing on Critical Minerals – The House Natural Resources Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee holds a field hearing on Friday in Arizona on securing supply chains through access to critical minerals in the American Southwest. hearing will be held in the Goodyear Recreation Center, at the City of Goodyear Recreation Campus and will examine the vast mineral potential of the American Southwest, including the local and national benefits of tapping into mining in the region, ranging from national security to economic advantages.

USEA Focuses on Hydrogen Roadmap – On Friday at 2:00 p.m., the US Energy Assn holds a virtual discussion on DOE’s National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap. The program will feature leading experts in the field, Peter Connors, a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, who is involved on hydrogen policy, incentives, and counsels on planned H2 projects, and Mark Ruth, Laboratory Program Manager for Analysis Coordination at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where he is a technical leader on hydrogen analysis. The Roadmap provides a framework to help advance clean hydrogen to the forefront as a fuel and feedstock; from technology advancements and ongoing research to production and consumption, including the design and buildout of critical infrastructure like hydrogen pipelines and hubs. 

 

IN THE FUTURE

NREL Launches Electricity Baseline – Next Monday at 11:00 a.m., the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will hold a forum on its recent 2023 Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB), a realistic and timely set of technology cost and performance data (current and projected) for the electric sector. Expressed in various formats including interactive charts, the data enable analysis of renewable and conventional energy resources, including wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower, biopower, coal, natural gas, nuclear, and battery storage.

Forum will Look at Climate Price, Performance – The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation holds a forum on Tuesday July 25^th at 10:30 a.m. for the release of an important new report and an expert panel discussion on why price and performance parity (P3) must be the new lens governments that governments must use to decide which clean energy technologies to support and how to support them. As clean solutions reach the P3 threshold, markets will do the heavy lifting to deploy and rapidly disseminate them at the global scale necessary to achieve a green transition. Our friends Sam Thernstrom of the Energy Innovation Reform Project and Armond Cohen of CATF are among the panelists.

Energy Economists Host PJM’s Glazer Forum – The US Energy Economists are holding their July luncheon on Tuesday July 25^th at Noon on managing the energy transition, focused on key touch points with electricity markets with PJM’s Craig Glazer. Glazer will be presenting an overview of how the energy transition is affecting each of the key functions performed by grid operators. His talk will look at reforms underway in PJM’s capacity and energy markets, PJM’s transmission planning function and in PJM’s core function of ensuring reliability of the bulk power electric system in the PJM region. In addition, Mr. Glazer will also review positions PJM has publicly taken on the integration of various state and federal public policy initiatives with its role in managing the electric grid.

RFF Looks at Forest Issues – Resources for the Future (RFF) and the USDA Forest Service holds a forum on Tuesday July 25^th at 2:00 p.m. to unpack the findings from the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment. Our panel of leading land use, climate, and policy experts will explore the implications of our changing forest resources and what can be done to strengthen forests in the United States. The event will also feature an opening address by US Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment Homer Wilkes.

WCEE Looks at Nuclear – The Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment (WCEE) holds a forum on Tuesday July 25^th at 4:00 p.m. featuring  a panel discussion on the new dynamics in the nuclear space and dive deeper into topics such as current and proposed policies affecting the sector. Items will include the role of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA); the current status of small modular reactors (SMRs) and prospects for commercial deployment; the interrelationship between nuclear and the fast-growing hydrogen industry; and the emerging discussion around fusion and the associated regulatory structures that are being developed. Constellation’s Jackie Carney and Jackie Toth of the Good Energy Collective will speak.

Chamber Resilience Forum Set – The US Chamber’s 12^th Annual Building Resilience Conference is set for Wednesday and Thursday July 26^th and 27^th. This year's event will feature the brightest minds in business, government and NGOs who will share invaluable best practices, lessons learned, and strategies for improving community resilience at all levels and building partnerships that drive impact. FEMA head Deanne Criswell and Duke’s Pepper Natonski are among the speakers.

Hill Forum Looks at Clean Energy Permitting – On Wednesday morning at the National Press Club, The Hill and Advanced Energy United host a forum on clean energy permitting. The forum will convene lawmakers, clean energy experts and executives to answer these questions and discuss renewable energy infrastructure deployment, reaching clean energy goals, and the outlook for greater reforms. Among the speakers will be Rep. John Curtis, Sen John Hickenlooper, DOE’s Maria Robinson, CRES’ Heather Reams and BPC’s Xan Fishman.

Heritage Hosts Conversation with Harold Hamm – ertiage Hosts COnversation with Harld Hamm The Heritage Foundation holds a conversation on Wednesday July 26^th at 11:00 a.m. with Continental Resources Executive Chairman Harold Hamm. The event will feature a discussion of solutions to securing a safe and prosperous energy future for our country and the world.

Forum Looks at Berkeley Lab Report on Clean Energy Standards – The Clean Energy States Alliance holds a forum on Wednesday July 26^th at 1:00 p.m. featuring a Berkeley Lab report on U.S. State renewables portfolio and clean electricity standards. Berkeley Lab’s Galen Barbose will present key findings from the report.

Dingell Headlines POLITICO Energy Discussion – POLITICO holds a forum on Wednesday July 26^th at 5:15 p.m. for a timely conversation that will explore whether new IRA and other Federal initiatives are paying off and what it will really take to reduce our energy consumption and support clean energy jobs. Nearly a year has passed since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which included provisions to incentivize consumers to purchase more sustainable products. The event will consider how well the law’s provisions are living up to Congress’ intent, what policy levers are most effective in influencing consumer behavior, what technological advances are changing the game and what are the long-term prospects for reductions in energy consumption. Rep. Debbie Dingell keynotes.