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Educating and influencing the national conversation around #cleanenergy solutions that are actionable, market-friendly, and responsible.

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The 2026 NCEW Policymakers Symposium agenda is LIVE. 📣

This September 15–16 at Convene Hamilton Square in Washington, D.C., we're bringing together industry leaders and government officials for two days of programming built around one goal: advancing clean energy solutions that are made in America.

Day one sets the course. Day two builds the momentum.

🔎 Check out the agenda now: https://t.co/gaBTOhaHbz
📅 September 15–16 | Convene Hamilton Square | Washington, D.C.
📥 Register Today! https://t.co/GpyPJGUqqF

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Following the discussions, CRES Forum celebrated our 2026 CRES Academy graduates, Hill staff who attended four or more sessions this year. Congratulations to this year's class and we are proud to send them off better equipped to shape the future of American energy policy!

Thank you to all of our speakers and attendees who made our final 2026 session such a success!

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On June 24th, CRES Forum hosted the fifth and final CRES Academy session of 2026: "Energy Policy and Capital Markets: What Policy Certainty Means for Research, Development and Innovation."

The event brought together energy financers, investors and policy experts to give Hill staff an inside look at how decisions made on Capitol Hill translate directly into financing outcomes.

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Owen Rosenberg, LA to @RepGarbarino kicked off the event, offering perspective on the energy legislation currently before Congress.

Dylan Frost, Senior VP at Phronesis DC followed by moderating a panel w/ @JennifervonBis, Co-Founder & CEO of Galway Sustainable Capital, @hasannazar, Head of Policy at @CruxClimate and @PatVSonti, Managing Director of Advisory and Private Markets at @arcstone. The panelists made one thing very clear: policy uncertainty, not lack of capital, is the primary obstacle to energy deployment.

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This is what bipartisan looks like in practice. At last year's NCEW VIP dinner, @RepWesterman (R-Ark.) and @RepGolden (D-Maine) sat down together to talk about permitting reform. More conversations like this are coming in September!

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.@SenJohnCurtis (R-Utah) laid out exactly what shapes American energy policy. These three things are driving forces in every conversation at NCEW.

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Registration is OPEN for the 10th Annual National Clean Energy Week! 🎉

This milestone year brings together elected officials, business leaders, advocates and investors who are driving America's clean energy future forward. Join us for a week of high-level programming, networking and celebration.

📅 September 14–18, 2026

👉 Register now: https://t.co/GFW1TryODJ

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The time to act is now. @boblatta knows America needs more power, and NCEW is where leaders from around the country come together to make it happen.

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Registration is open for the 10th annual National Clean Energy Week! Join us in person or online for conversations about the policies, industries and innovations powering America's clean energy future. Click here to register: https://t.co/Yu7zCwDMDd

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The U.S. electric grid powers our economy — yet its value often goes unnoticed until the lights go out.

A recent independent study by Concentric Advisors confirms what CRES Forum has long argued: the American grid is one of this country’s most valuable assets, and sustained, strategic investment is essential to maintaining its performance.

​A stronger, smarter grid benefits all Americans.

Read the full report: https://t.co/b5fnHmbH79

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The Crane Clean Energy Center is more than a power plant restart. It is 835 MW of reliable baseload power, 3,400 jobs and $16 billion in Pennsylvania GDP made possible by the collective efforts of @ConstellationEG, @Microsoft and @ENERGY. An all-of-the-above energy future takes a shared private and public commitment to reliable and available power. Read more about what went into this American energy success story. https://t.co/OfYtcI8HwR

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Members of the CRES Forum team, including President and CEO @Heather_Reams, joined @SenMcCormickPA at @ConstellationEG's Crane Clean Energy Center for a firsthand look at America's nuclear renaissance. As Sen. McCormick put it, "energy security is national security," and Crane is proof that America is ready to lead. Read more about our visit here: https://t.co/OfYtcI89Hj

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CRES Forum today published a white paper “Crossing the Innovation Valley of Death: Federal Policy for American Energy Dominance,” authored by Michael Yancey, Director of Congressional Policy at CRES Forum. The paper examines the structural barriers preventing American energy technologies from reaching commercial scale, and what Congress can do about it.

“Innovation has been the center point of American culture from the invention of the solar cell to the pioneering of hydraulic fracturing, but today foreign adversaries rival, and in some measures have surpassed, U.S. investment in energy research and development. Winning the energy innovation race is not just an environmental or economic imperative, it is a matter of national security.” - @heather_reams, CRES Forum President & CEO

Read the full white paper: https://t.co/I0ckm2i9k9

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On Tuesday, we co-hosted "Heatmap in D.C.: The Path to Energy Growth" with @heatmap_news — a conversation on fixing America's permitting system and building the energy infrastructure our nation needs.

@robinsonmeyer sat down with @RepMikeLawler, who made it clear: permitting reform is not optional, it is essential. @goodjillian sat down with CRES Forum President & CEO @Heather_Reams to discuss meeting rising energy demand and how Congress is stepping up for America's energy future.

America's energy dominance depends on an all-of-the-above strategy and a faster, more structured permitting process. 💪

Thanks to everyone who joined us! (📸Taylor Mickal)

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@ENERGY Today's CRES Academy session on grid reliability and resilience wouldn't have been possible without our outstanding panel. Thank you to:
🎤Adnan Khan – @Honeywell
🎤@KellenSchefter – @Edison_Electric
🎤Harmony Barbera – @PGE4Me
& our moderator @ThomasFoolery55

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Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our 4th CRES Academy 2026 session! A special thank you to our speakers who shared their expertise on grid reliability, resilience, and innovation. These conversations are what make CRES Academy so special.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the 2026 CRES Academy graduation next!

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We were grateful to have Emily Burdick, Chief of Staff at @ENERGY’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response join today’s session and share her insights into the work being done at the executive level to secure grid reliability.

Her insights on protecting America's energy systems from cyber and physical threats were invaluable.