By Rich Powell, CEBA CEO The Clean Energy Buyers Association must express disappointment with the outcome of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s efforts on energy credits. The early phaseout of tax credits for solar and wind is concerning, since these are the most readily available sources of electricity and essential to winning the artificial intelligence […]

The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) today commented on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee’s energy credit provisions in its federal tax package draft bill: “Preserving the federal technology-neutral energy tax credits is crucial for supplying the energy needed to serve the 21st century industries of the United States and to drive American innovation […]

By Rich Powell This has been an eventful year for the Clean Energy Buyers Association, and together we are playing a crucial role in advancing low-cost, reliable, carbon emissions-free global electricity systems. Market demand for clean energy remains strong: commercial and industrial customers, many of them CEBA members, in 2024 surpassed a landmark 100 gigawatts […]

The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) released the following statement from CEO Rich Powell in response to President Donald J. Trump’s executive order “Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century”: “CEBA welcomes the Trump administration’s efforts to modernize the permitting process. To ensure that innovation-driven economic growth has a strong and stable energy supply delivered through a […]

By Camorah King CEBA’s global policy team traveled to Tokyo this winter to meet with government officials, member companies, and partners about the implications of Japan’s new strategic energy plan on corporate clean energy procurement. The strategic energy plan is Japan’s major energy policy guidance document and is revised every three years. Japan’s Ministry of […]

By Rich Powell, CEBA CEO President Donald Trump has made clear in his first days in office that a diverse set of energy sources is needed to meet the increasing demand for electricity in the United States. His recent executive orders acknowledge that the nation needs myriad energy sources and materials — including clean sources […]

The Clean Energy Buyers Association today applauded the vote by the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Launch Committee to approve a final recommendation for developing a new, independently governed regional organization to oversee an expanded West-wide organized wholesale electricity market and related functions. “This important endeavor would help meet growing electricity demand and enable more clean […]

Washington, D.C. (November 7, 2024) — The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) issued the following statement from CEBA CEO Rich Powell after the 2024 U.S. elections: CEBA looks forward to working with the Trump administration and leaders of the new Congress to seize this moment of incredible economic opportunity now and in the years ahead. CEBA’s […]

By Leigh Yeatts The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) introduced a sweeping package of federal energy programs aimed at accelerating the decarbonization of the electricity grid, including a provision that offers low-cost loans for utilities and other companies to replace or revitalize existing energy infrastructure, creating cost savings and grid resiliency benefits for customers. The […]

The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) welcomes the California Legislature’s passage today of California Assembly Bill 2368, which aims to improve the effectiveness of California’s electricity planning and procurement process. Addressing California’s current electricity procurement and grid reliability challenges is crucial, and CEBA urges California’s governor and state agencies to expedite signing the bill and […]