U.S. nonprofit Ceres reviewed clean energy priorities following the midterm elections, emphasizing faster project approvals, grid modernization and energy efficiency to reduce electricity costs. It renewed its call for Congress to pass bipartisan permitting and transmission legislation before adjourning in December, alongside longer term work on durable clean energy and transportation incentives. Business advocacy events are planned on Capitol Hill on December 10 and in Georgia and Pennsylvania in December.
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In a recap of its webinar on the U.S. midterm election results, U.S. nonprofit Ceres reviewed how incoming congressional and state leaders could advance policies to lower electricity costs. Federal priorities include making clean energy and transmission projects easier to build, while states are encouraged to modernize infrastructure and expand energy efficiency programs. The broader agenda calls for a durable framework for clean energy and clean transportation incentives supported across party lines.
The immediate legislative priority remains passage of the Bipartisan Affordability and Jobs Act before the current Congress adjourns in December. This continues an advocacy campaign that recently included an appeal organized with partners and signed by 85 organizations. Ceres sees scope for amendments to improve the bill and is urging businesses to press lawmakers for passage, allowing the next two years to focus on implementation and further measures to lower energy costs.
Planned business advocacy includes a Capitol Hill event on December 10 focused on priorities for the next Congress, followed by the annual LEAD on a Clean Economy event in March. December meetings with companies and policymakers in Georgia and Pennsylvania will address electricity demand growth and sustainability.
Ceres and partners organized a letter signed by 85 organizations urging Congress to pass the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act before the end of 2026. The appeal continues Ceres’ push for faster permitting and transmission development to address rising electricity demand and costs. Cited analysis estimates that delaying reforms until…
Ceres is urging Congress to pass the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act by the end of 2026 to advance permitting and grid reforms. Its election response also calls for renewed clean energy incentives, data center funding for household upgrades and legislation protecting investor rights. State policymakers are urged to expand clean…
Ceres is convening major companies to press bipartisan lawmakers to pass the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act in 2026. The group is seeking permitting certainty, faster transmission development and technologies that expand existing grid capacity to address rising electricity demand and costs.