WASHINGTON, D.C. — On March 31, 2021, President Biden released “The American Jobs Plan,” a factsheet outlining his new infrastructure plan. The White House plan stated that it would “put hundreds of thousands of people to work laying thousands of miles of transmission lines,” and called on Congress to invest $100 billion to build a
ACEG Applauds the Introduction the CLEAN Future Act and the POWER ON Act
Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2021) — On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released the “Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act and Representative Scott Peters (CA-52) introduced the Prevent Outages with Energy Resiliency Options Nationwide (POWER ON) Act. The bills include robust transmission provisions that
ACEG Statement Congratulating New FERC Chair Richard Glick
Washington, D.C. (January 21, 2021) — The following is a statement from Rob Gramlich, Executive Director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, on Richard Glick’s appointment as Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: “ACEG looks forward to working with Chairman Glick and appreciate his many efforts to advance large scale transmission in support
ACEG Celebrates Union Contributions to Electricity Grid
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 7, 2020) — Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) celebrates American workers and organized labor today and looks forward to working with our friends and colleagues towards a clean energy future supported by expanded and improved grid infrastructure. Rob Gramlich, Executive Director of ACEG, said: “On this Labor Day we celebrate
ACEG Statement on President Trump’s FERC Commissioner Nominations
This week the Trump Administration announced two nominations for the U.S. Federal and Regulatory Commission (FERC), Mark C. Christie, of Virginia, and Allison Clements, of Ohio. Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) Executive Director, Rob Gramlich stated that “We are thrilled to see that President Trump has nominated Allison Clements and Mark Christie to
ACEG Statement on the Moving Forward Act
The text of the Moving Forward Act was released this week and includes provisions that would modernize and expand our energy infrastructure for a clean energy future. Of particular note, the Moving Forward Act includes a provision that would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to initiate a rulemaking to increase the effectiveness of