The composition of tomorrow’s electricity generation mix dominates many of the energy policy debates held today. Reliability and affordability must remain prominent factors in the electricity sector transition already underway, but given the challenge posted by climate change, attention must be paid to the environmental impact of electricity sources. Efforts must be undertaken at the national, state, and local levels to facilitate energy innovation and company-driven and federally-sponsored research and development activities.
Our nation’s next president must be ready to lead on Day One, so the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to "45" to share our policy vision. We are highlighting the issues that are most important to the employers, executives and entrepreneurs that create opportunities across the nation. One of
The next stop in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Monumental Issues” tour of Washington, D.C., is the Lincoln Memorial, with Dan Byers and Heath Knakmuhs of the Energy Institute. The public may visit the Lincoln Memorial 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Another thing we rely on 24/7: our
Today we are back with one of our most popular features – an annual update to our retail electricity price map. These prices best reflect what business, industry, and you must pay for a given unit – or kilowatt hour – of electricity. Last year’s edition found electricity prices climbing in all but a
In this raucous 2016 presidential campaign, the amount of press attention devoted to a candidate’s actual policy ideas has had a difficult time breaking through the day-to-day campaign circus. But even by these high (or low, if you prefer) standards, Secretary Hillary Clinton’s comments on coal
New White Paper Explores Effect of Supreme Court Stay on Clean Power Plan Deadlines On the evening of February 9th, 2016, a collective sigh of relief was heard in state capitals across the country. In response to requests from 27 states, the U.S. Chamber, and numerous other business and labor
As one of the lead petitioners in the landmark case against the unprecedented effort by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restructure America's electricity sector, the U.S. Chamber is well-versed in the many legal problems with the agency's so-called Clean Power Plan. We’re not the only
Coalition Includes 150 Petitioners, Including 27 States WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today, along with a coalition including officials from 27 states and more than 150 other organizations representing a wide range of the American economy, presented opening arguments in the D.C
The undersigned group of manufacturers, builders, business groups, state entities and energy efficiency advocates write today to express our support for the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act, or SAVE Act, to be included as Amendment 3042 to the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016. This
