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CLEAN ENERGY INSIDER
JUNE 28, 2023
REAMS REPORT

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The House and Senate may both be in recess, but our work never stops! The CRES team is gearing up for the final push to August recess.

Last week, the House Appropriations Committee marked up the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, which contains several of CRES’ funding priorities. Part of CRES’ mission is to support important programs that will enhance development and deployment of clean energy technologies, strengthen American competitiveness, and bolster our energy security. The approved legislation supports important security efforts, including strengthening our domestic critical mineral supply chain and advancing small modular nuclear reactors, as well as important entities like the Loan Programs Office, which helps emerging clean energy technologies get off the ground.

While we understand the need to cut wasteful government spending, we are hopeful Congress provides funding for critical U.S. Department of Energy programs and offices that support U.S. innovation. Bolstering America’s global energy leadership begins with a strong foundation here at home, and we look forward to continuing to work with members of the House and Senate to deliver.

Outside of the beltway, CRES sponsored the “Investing in Indiana Clean Industries Summit” hosted by Consensus Digital Media ([link removed]) in Indianapolis yesterday. The Summit, keynoted by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, ([link removed]) aimed to highlight how the Hoosier State is creating a friendly regulatory business environment for investors and preparing for the next generation of clean energy technologies, making Indiana the place to live and work.

Republican governors, like Governor Holcomb, recognize that commonsense policy solutions to attract manufacturing projects, a skilled workforce, and emerging energy technologies like hydrogen and nuclear, can build strong economies at home while lowering global emissions. CRES will continue to highlight these examples around the country as we work together to produce more American-made clean energy.

Sincerely,
Heather Reams
CRES President

WHAT CRES IS HEARING

“The United States should be clear-eyed about our past folly and the mistakes made regarding the Chinese Communist Party. It’s time we pursue a wide-ranging U.S. manufacturing overhaul, leveraging an America First trade agenda to create a competitive advantage for U.S. industry and return manufacturing jobs to our shores.” – Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) in a recent Washington Times op-ed ([link removed]) on the need for the United States to combat Chinese economic aggression.
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“As our nation charts energy policy for the 21st century, nuclear must play a leading role to ensure global competitiveness and American energy dominance. Nuclear energy will no doubt play an essential role in the United States' clean energy future, and we must pave the way. I believe we can do it with bipartisan cooperation.” – Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) in a Newsweek op-ed ([link removed]) on strengthening America’s nuclear energy leadership.
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“Hydro[power] is part of our past, it is part of our present, and we would be fools to think it wouldn’t be part of America’s future.” – Scott Simms, Executive Director of the Public Power Council on a Congressional Western Caucus podcast episode ([link removed]) titled, “The Lower Snake River Dams: A Case for Hydropower,” featuring Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) and Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.).

WHAT CRES IS SAYING
“Rather than imposing the Clean Power Plan 2.0’s unrealistic timeframes on energy producers, CRES urges the Biden Administration to focus on a commonsense approach to energy strategy: working with our natural gas producers to provide affordable and clean baseload energy to families and businesses across the country; speeding up permitting of clean energy projects and transmissions capabilities to strengthen our electric grid; and empowering Americans to develop the next generation of clean energy technologies—hydrogen, carbon capture, nuclear power—that will continue to lower emissions for U.S. power generation and manufacturing.” – CRES President Heather Reams in her recent RealClearEnergy op-ed ([link removed]) highlighting how the Biden Administration’s recent power plant proposal threatens U.S. energy reliability and innovation.

WHAT CRES IS DOING

CRES Senior Government Relations Manager Andrew Morley joined the Congressional Western Caucus in Salt Lake City, Utah, to participate in a field tour focusing on responsible mineral extraction and the need for such minerals from the United States as we develop new energy technologies and work to reduce global emissions.
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WE’RE HIRING!

CRES is growing, and we are adding to our team! If you are passionate about clean energy and interested in working with an organization dedicated to advancing commonsense, conservative energy solutions, we want to hear from you! Learn more about our open positions and apply below:
* Director of Development ([link removed])
* Media & Communications Manager ([link removed])
* Communications Coordinator ([link removed])
* Fall Communications Intern ([link removed])

WHAT CRES IS WRITING

House Passes Legislation to Limit Executive Overreach ([link removed])
In January of 2023, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) introduced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act. On June 14, the bill passed the U.S. House. CRES proudly supports this legislation because it reasserts Congress’ legislative authority and prevents excessive overreach by the executive branch in the federal rulemaking process.

Legislation Aims to Bolster American Hydropower ([link removed])
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) introduced the Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act to encourage and expand clean, renewable, and reliable American hydropower generation through innovation and licensing reform. CRES supported introduction, citing its important contribution to hydropower expansion across the United States.

The PROVE IT Act Will Harness the U.S. Carbon Advantage ([link removed])
Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act, to help the United States capitalize on its carbon advantage. American manufacturing is among the cleanest in the world, and this bill will ensure we have verifiable data to prove it and help hold countries with greater carbon emissions – like China – accountable.

WHAT CRES IS READING

Speaking at conference, Utah delegation hopeful for GOP climate policies ([link removed]) – Daily Herald

Miles apart: U.S. and Europe diverge on Chinese EVs ([link removed]) – Politico

Biden’s Fishy Plan to Breach the Snake River Dams ([link removed]) – Wall Street Journal

131 manufacturing organizations ask the Biden White House to stop an unprecedented regulatory ‘onslaught’ ([link removed]) – Fox News

Heat is battering Texas’s power grid. Are giant batteries the answer? ([link removed]) – The Washington Post

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