ClearPath Action Rundown
April 5th, 2024
Happy Friday! Congratulations, Congresswoman Miller-Meeks!
1. Conservative Climate Caucus names new chair
This week, the Conservative Climate Caucus announced
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Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA), as the new Chair.
Founder and former Chair Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) transitioned to an advisory role as Chair Emeritus. Vice chairs include Reps.:
Buddy Carter (R-GA)
Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
Gregory Murphy (R-NC)
Tim Walberg (R-MI)
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR)
What's clear: “As I assume leadership of the Caucus, I look forward to continuing to promote an any-of-the-above strategy for ensuring U.S. energy dominance with a globally competitive economy while simultaneously reducing emissions for a cleaner, healthier planet,” said Rep. Miller-Meeks.
2. New nuclear coming to Wyoming…
TerraPower, one of the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Programs (ARDP) demonstration reactors announced in 2020, submitted
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its Construction Permit application to the NRC for their Natrium reactor in Kemmerer, WY.
What to know:
The Natrium reactor utilizes a molten salt thermal energy storage system, similar to concentrated solar power.
This allows the facility to increase or decrease its output, providing flexibility and reliability for the grid.
What’s clear: The ARDP is a prime example of how goal-oriented investments turn into a success story with tremendous returns. Lower-cost advanced nuclear technologies can provide reliable, scalable, zero-emissions power and heat.
Plug in: Learn more in a testimony
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from ClearPath’s Chief Strategy Officer Jeremy Harrell.
3. …and carbon capture for coal
Also in Wyoming, PacifiCorp is partnering
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with US-based carbon capture developer 8 Rivers and South Korean conglomerate SK Group to retrofit carbon capture onto a coal power plant.
What’s clear: PacifiCorp is the largest power provider in WY. This move pins the energy giant to build the second commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project on a U.S. coal plant – following the Petra Nova facility in Houston, TX.
4. Former House leadership endorse CCLP
Last week, ClearPath launched its Conservative Climate Leadership Program
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(CCLP) to recruit and hire the next generation of clean energy champions on Capitol Hill and at ClearPath.
What’s clear: Former Congressman and ClearPath Advisory Board Member Greg Walden shared this quote regarding the need for CCLP:
“ClearPath’s innovative program offers a solution for Congressional offices - it will make short-term hiring easier, and in the long-run will bolster the field of conservatives interested in energy policy to work in Congress.” Retweet him!
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Here’s what former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich had to say about CCLP:
"Congress is always in need of building the bench of future policy leaders. To have ClearPath opening doors for young conservatives to work on clean energy innovation is incredible; frankly, that premise would have been unthinkable when I ran Congress." – Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House.
5. Celebrating 10 Years of clean energy innovation
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ClearPath celebrated 10 years of clean energy innovation in March. In addition to 17 Members of Congress
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who ClearPath works with, attendees included ClearPath alumni and industry partners.
Plug in: Check out the recap video
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highlights!
6. ICYMI
The Wall Street Journal outlines
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the stress on the power grid from AI data centers and climate rules.
DOE announced
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$500 million in tax credits to boost industrial decarbonization.
Read S&P energy analyst Daniel Yergin’s take
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on the energy “transition.”
That's all from us. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
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