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CEN Urges House Action on H.R.1 to Confront National Energy Emergency and Secure U.S. Dominance

July 2, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Conservative Energy Network (CEN) appreciates the Senate’s decision to keep measures allowing pragmatic energy solutions in H.R.1 and urges the House to follow suit by delivering a final bill that empowers American ingenuity to address the national energy emergency, as declared by President Trump. The following statement […]

Conservative Energy Network and CRES Lead National Conservative Delegation to Capitol Hill Amid Shifting Energy Landscape

Date: May 6, 2025May 6, 2025
Author: Yunny Youm
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May 6, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Conservative Energy Network (CEN) and Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) are convening nearly 40 clean energy advocates, business leaders, and state officials from 18 states for the seventh annual fly-in event co-hosted by CEN and CRES. Participants will meet with nearly 60 Congressional offices to make […]

Virginia’s Energy Renaissance: Transforming Coal Lands into a Renewable Future

Date: November 29, 2023March 19, 2024
Author: Connor Marley
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On November 1st, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced a monumental step towards diversifying the energy market in Virginia and reinvigorating the economy in the towns and areas devastated by the closures of coal plants in the southwest region. Youngkin announced that a new development agreement will establish a framework for public and private sectors to transform […]

Commentary: Offshore wind is a win for North Carolina

Date: September 25, 2023March 23, 2024
Author: John Szoka
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Originally Published in Energy News Network Landing an automobile manufacturing plant is a major win for a state, both economically and politically. In March 2023 VinFast announced that it would invest $4 billion to build a new automotive manufacturing plant in North Carolina that would create over 7,500 jobs. This was widely celebrated by politicians […]

CEN Applauds State Proclamations Recognizing September 25-29, 2023 as Clean Energy Week

Date: September 25, 2023March 23, 2024
Author: CEN
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECEN CONTACT: Joanna Lewis, jlewis@conservativeenergynetwork.org September 25, 2023 – LANSING, Mich. – The Conservative Energy Network (CEN) applauds the 34 governors who have signed proclamations recognizing September 25-29, 2023 as Clean Energy Week in their states. The proclamations were issued in cooperation with National Clean Energy Week (NCEW), an annual initiative, founded by […]

Ensuring Energy Reliability in the Transition to Clean Energy | Part 2

Date: September 20, 2023March 23, 2024
Author: CEN
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Read Part 1 Energy reliability is a pivotal factor in maintaining the essential functions of our society. Recent events shed light on the susceptibility of isolated energy systems. The lack of grid interconnection parallels the reliability challenges faced by energy models like Community Choice Aggregators and reveals the necessity of bolstering interconnection to ensure energy […]

Using Community Solar To Protect Energy Freedom

Date: September 19, 2023March 23, 2024
Author: John Szoka
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Originally Published in Real Clear Energy Whether it’s record heat advisories across the Midwest, threat of blackouts in Texas, or unprecedented tornadoes and tropical storms, consumers’ ability to rely on their respective state grids has been seriously tested. And has often failed in recent months. Thankfully, solutions are already cropping up across the country. More states are witnessing a diversified energy portfolio […]

The Promise of Energy Battery Storage

Date: February 28, 2023March 23, 2024
Author: Tyler Duvelius
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Battery storage has long been hyped as the “silver bullet” that will make a 100% clean energy future possible. Energy storage helps balance fluctuations in electricity supply by storing electricity during periods of relatively high production and low demand to release back to the electric power grid during periods of lower production or higher demand. […]

Nuclear Energy Primer

Date: January 19, 2022March 23, 2024
Author: Sam Overly
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As the energy market shifts, many overlook the potential of nuclear energy to meet the need for clean and affordable energy solutions in the future. In fact, nuclear energy remains the greatest clean power contributor in the United States, producing 800 billion kilowatt hours of electricity each year. Nuclear energy can fill the intermittency gaps […]

Policy Primer: Geothermal Energy

Date: December 15, 2021March 15, 2024
Author: Sam Overly
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Over the past two decades, polarized climate policy has taken the main stage in almost every energy policy discussion, contributing to the current hyperpartisan political atmosphere and stunted reasoned debate and policy development. Technological advancements, however, have transformed the emerging renewable energy market with countless resources offering cost-effective alternatives to traditional fossil fuels. Geothermal energy […]

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