American Energy Expansion: Improving Local Economies and Communities’ Way of Life
The field hearing will examine the benefits, opportunities, and challenges to expanding American energy from the local energy community perspective.
Witnesses:- Lori Blong, Mayor of Midland, Texas, and President of Octane Energy
- Adrian Carrasco, Chairman Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and President of Premier Energy Services
- Steven Pruett, President and CEO, Elevation Resources, in Midland, and Chairman of the Board for Independent Petroleum Association of America
- Dr. Maria A. Reyes, Deputy Director, Commission Shift
Bush Convention Center, 105 N Main St. Midland, TX 79701
Farm Bill 2023: Nutrition Programs
The Committee will hold a hearing titled “Farm Bill 2023: Nutrition Programs.”
Witnesses:- Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Cindy Long, Administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture
One Year Later: The Impact of the Russian Federation's War in Ukraine on European and Global Energy Security
The purpose of this hearing is to examine the impact of the Russian Federation’s war in Ukraine on European and global energy security one year after the invasion.
Witnesses:- Dr. Andrew E. Light, Assistant Secretary, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
- Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
- Dr. Anna Mikulska, Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
Future Generation: Exploring the New Baseline for Electricity in the Presence of the Inflation Reduction Act
What does the future of electricity look like in the wake of major climate policy packages including the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act? EPRI and Resources for the Future (RFF) will explore recent findings and the latest power sector modeling.
Join us on Wednesday, February 15 for this RFF Live virtual event featuring opening remarks by EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Joseph Goffman, followed by a panel of energy sector modelers from RFF, EPRI, EPA, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Panelists will present recent findings on how the electricity sector is expected to transform in the coming decades as a result of the IRA, illuminating a new baseline for the sector.
Presented by EPRI and RFF
Opening and Framing- Billy Pizer, RFF
- Robert Chapman, EPRI
- Joseph Goffman, EPA
Panelists
- Karen Palmer, RFF (moderator)
- John Bistline, EPRI
- Cara Marcy, EPA
- Daniel Steinberg, NREL
- Kevin Rennert, RFF
Climate-Related Economic Risks and Their Costs to the Federal Budget and the Global Economy
Hearing of the Committee on the Budget, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), chair.
Witnesses- Dr. Mark Carney, Former Governor, Banks of England and Canada
- Dr. Robert Litterman, Founding Partner, Kepos Capital, Chair, Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
The Future of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program
Senate Environment and Public Works hearing.
- Michael J. Graff, Chairman & CEO, American Air Liquide Holdings Incorporated
- Geoff Cooper, President & CEO, Renewable Fuels Association
- Chris Spear, President & CEO, American Trucking Association
Energy Storage Policy Forum
The Energy Storage Policy Forum convenes a curated list of industry leaders to discuss the most important issues affecting energy storage markets today. Energy storage is integral to electrical supply, transmission, and distribution systems. The topic is gaining attention as stakeholders recognize the revolution storage solutions can bring to the clean energy industry.
Join us in February as we unite state and federal regulators, policymakers, storage industry members, utility decision makers, and power sector stakeholders in the most critical energy storage discussions.
At the Eaton DC Hotel & Event Space.
| 7:30 AM – 8:50 AM ET | Registration & Networking Breakfast |
| 8:50 AM – 9:00 AM ET | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| Keynote Speaker: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association | |
| 9:00 AM – 9:25 AM ET | Federal Perspective on Clean Energy |
| Moderator: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association | |
| Keynote Speaker: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) | |
| 9:25 AM – 10:10 AM ET | States of Charge: Evolving State Policies on Energy Storage |
| Moderator: Rachel Goldwasser – Key Capture Energy | |
| Panelist: David Sandbank – New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) | |
| Panelist: Abe Silverman – New Jersey Board of Public Utilities | |
| Panelist: Carrie Zalewski – Illinois Commerce Commission | |
| 10:10 AM – 10:30 AM ET | Renewing Leadership in Clean Energy |
| Moderator: JC Sandberg – American Clean Power Association | |
| Keynote Speaker: Alice Busching Reynolds – California Public Utilities Commission | |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM ET | Networking Break |
| 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM ET | Meeting the Moment: FERC’s Post-IRA Agenda |
| Moderator: Jason Burwen – American Clean Power Association (ACP) | |
| Keynote Speaker: Allison Clements – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | |
| 11:15 AM – 12:10 PM ET | We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat: RTOs/ISOs Navigate Energy Transitions |
| Moderator: Mark Ahlstrom – NextEra Energy Resources | |
| Panelist: Carrie Bivens – Potomac Economics | |
| Panelist: Anna Foglesong – Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) | |
| Panelist: Walter Graf – PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. | |
| Panelist: Partha Malvadkar – California ISO | |
| 12:10 PM – 1:10 PM ET | Networking Lunch |
| 1:10 PM – 1:30 PM ET | From “If” to “How”: Implementing a Clean Energy Economic Transformation |
| Moderator: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association | |
| Keynote Speaker: Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk – United States Department of Energy | |
| 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM ET | Storage Industrial Strategy at the Department of Energy |
| Moderator: Nidhi Thakar – Form Energy | |
| Panelist: Colin Meehan – GRIP Program, Grid Deployment Office | United States Department of Energy | |
| Panelist: Marcela Mulholland – Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations | United States Department of Energy | |
| 1:50 PM – 2:15 PM ET | A New Era of Federal Action on Clean Energy: Trade & Tax Policy |
| Moderator: Kyle Davis – Enel North America, Inc. | |
| Panelist: Nasim D. Fussell – Holland & Knight | |
| Panelist: Hilary Lefko – Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP | |
| 2:15 PM – 2:55 PM ET | Industry Perspectives: Dealing with the “Good Problems” in Storage |
| Moderator: Jason Burwen – American Clean Power Association (ACP) | |
| Panelist: Jacqueline DeRosa – Ameresco | |
| Panelist: Kiran Kumaraswamy – Fluence | |
| Panelist: Polly Shaw – Plus Power | |
| 2:55 PM – 3:00 PM ET | Closing Remarks |
| Moderator: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association | |
| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET | Networking Reception |
Federal Energy Production Supports Local Communities
On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. (CT) the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Pete Stauber, Chairman, will hold an oversight hearing entitled “Federal Energy Production Supports Local Communities”.
The hearing will examine the contributions made by onshore federal oil and natural gas production to state and local communities including funding for education, good paying jobs and other community benefits.
This hearing will be held at The University of Texas Permian Basin Midland Campus, Engineering Building, Henry Auditorium, Room 1200, 11105 West Highway 191, Midland, TX 79705.
Witnesses:- Doug Ackerman, President and CEO, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, Santa Fe, NM
- Tracee Bentley, President and CEO, Permian Strategic Partnership, Midland, TX
- State Senator David Gallegos (R-N.M.-41), Eunice, NM
Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility and Less Mining
Join the Climate and Community Project for a briefing and happy hour to discuss its latest report, “Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility and Less Mining.”
Where: Friday, February 10 at 5:30PM
When: Creative Grounds DC, 1822 North Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20002
Please be ready to show proof of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination.
We need to decarbonize the US transportation sector — one of the top contributors to our country’s GHG emissions. Decisions made now will affect the speed of decarbonization and the mobility of millions — and decarbonization will transform global supply chains, with implications for climate, environmental, and Indigenous justice beyond US borders. Join us for a discussion with Dr. Thea Riofrancos, lead author of Climate and Community Project’s latest report Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility with Less Mining, to consider the future of the transportation system, futures of lithium mining, and how we make it just and equitable for all.
Congressional Climate Camp: Public Polling on Climate Change
Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new Congress briefing series, Climate Camp . We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation policy.
Our second session in EESI’s Congressional Climate Camp series will explore the public’s interest in seeing continued federal attention on climate change. Forty-six percent of people in the United States say they have personally experienced the impacts of climate change and 55 percent of people say that climate change should be a high or very high priority for Congress and the administration, according to the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Panelists will explore the latest analyses of public opinion on climate change across sectors and geography and explain why it matters for the 118th Congress.