Memos

PJM’s Bandaid Proposal to Address Data Centers
Data centers threaten grid reliability and raise electric bills, and PJM’s new proposal falls short. We're calling for an approach that makes Big Tech pay its fair share, protects
ratepayers, and prioritizes forward-thinking clean energy policy.
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States Have More Power Than They Think to Fund Sustainable Transportation
States have the authority to fund trains, buses, bike lanes, and sidewalks with money that would otherwise be used to build more highways.
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How Battery Storage Can Tackle Load Growth and High Energy Bills
With 30 percent storage tax credits available until 2033, now is the time to tackle the energy affordability crisis and the load growth surge from data centers and electrification.
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Reconciliation Bill Leaves Many Policy Gaps for States to Address
This memo outlines the impacts of the budget reconciliation law on climate and clean energy and provides recommendations on how states can step in and help fill the gaps.
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Trump Is Rolling Back Clean Cars Standards and Investments. States Are Fighting Back.
Trump is illegally rolling back clean car standards and gutting EV funding for states and consumers. States can fight back with these seven policy opportunities.
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Pennsylvanians Could Be Hit With Double-Whammy Energy Price Hike
Energy bills are about to go up in Pennsylvania. The reason? Investments in dirty fossil fuels, an overloaded grid, and now, a new GOP bill that will spike costs further. The solution? Building out more affordable, reliable clean energy.
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Approving Clean Energy Projects Faster Could Save Consumers $505 a Year in These 13 States
Mismanagement of the grid by PJM Interconnection is set to spike electric bills 60 percent over the next 10 to 15 years. But reforms that allow cheap, clean energy to come online could cut bills by $505 a year.
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Powering Progress: Industrial Decarbonization Planning at the State Level
States have demonstrated a commitment to tackling industrial pollution in their climate plans. Here are a series of recommendations for maximizing pollution reductions, investing in communities, and seizing economic opportunities.
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The Playbook for Climate Leadership and Stopping Trump
It’s up to states to fight back against Trump’s climate denial and accelerate their own ambition. We don’t have a moment to lose.
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3 Key Inflation Reduction Act Programs Communities Should Know About
Communities and local governments stand to benefit tremendously from three key Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) programs. Here’s a guide to these programs, examples of successful projects, and how to apply.
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