CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION

Issues related to clean energy project development (including siting, permitting, interconnection or contracting), electricity market design, transmission, energy storage, demand response, load growth, or micro grid projects. Legislation and regulatory policies impacting existing fossil and nuclear power plants. Sections of the following bills related to these topics: Draft legislation on permitting and transmission reform. H.R.6633: High-Capacity Grid Act; S.3814: ARC Act of 2026; H.R.5631, the Geothermal Energy Advancement Act; H.R.2072/S.1020: A bill on hydro relicensing; S.4116/H.R.8437: Geo POWER Act; Nuclear REFUEL Act; H.R.7977: Energy Bill Relief Act; H.R.4128: CIRCUIT Act; H.R.4776 SPEED Act; S.3947: REWIRE Act; H.R.8308: the CERTAIN Act; S.4795: FREEDOM Act; H.R.1687: the CLEAN Act; H.R.301: GEO Act; S.456/H.R.1077 STEAM Act. Draft legislation on Data Center Interconnection. White House implementation of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge. Permitting issues related to the National Historic Preservation Act, the National Environmental Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, Federal Power Act, PURPA, and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Potential legislation to reauthorize the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program.

Issues related to FY 2027 appropriations, including federal R&D or agency funding for grid infrastructure and components, resilience, advanced transmission technologies, clean energy, project siting, energy storage, demand response, micro grid projects or transmission build-out. Focus on DOE Office of Energy Dominance Financing; the Grid Resilience and Innovations Partnerships (GRIP) Program; the Transmission Facilitation Program; and the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant Program. Sections of the following bills related to these topics: H.R.1: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; H.R.5371: Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026.

Issues related to various clean energy credits and guidance, including the advanced manufacturing production tax credit; and a potential transmission tax incentive. Sections of the following bills related to these topics: H.R.5441/S.3088: Fusion Advanced Manufacturing Parity Act. Implementation of H.R.1: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its provisions and amendments related to clean energy including tax credits and foreign entities of concern.