Chamber Power Line: Volume 2 June 2021

Written By Chambers for Innovation
The Chamber Power Line highlights chambers and chamber professionals for their innovation and clean energy leadership. This email also seeks to keep chamber and economic development professionals up to date on federal and state policy regarding clean energy and climate action, events of interest, and significant clean energy news.
Chambers in Action- Stories of leadership by chambers of commerce across the country
CIA: OH Chambers and ED Oppose State Efforts to Thwart Massive Solar Investment; CICE Welcomes Isaac Lee
Ohio has an opportunity to capture more than $18 billion of investment from utility scale solar developments. If realized, that would land Ohio as the state with the 3rd highest solar investment pipeline. 
  • Chambers and economic development professionals are rallying against legislation that would limit this investment
  • Anti- business and property rights legislation, House Bill 118 and Senate Bill 52, create a slippery slope by removing certainty for developers of any kind in the future

CIA: MA Speaker Mariano Unveils plans to invest big in the offshore wind industry at Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Event
MA House Speaker, Ron Mariano, unveiled a major financial plan to turn the South Coast into “a hub of wind energy for the region”.
  • The House plans to give $10 million to prioritize job training programs that prepare workers for offshore wind construction
  • Marino pledged to put forth a bond bill to invest in port infrastructure that can serve the offshore wind industry
CIA: The Lake Nona Regional Chamber of Commerce – working with the community to build an innovative business hub with rapidly expanding electrified transportation
Lake Nona, referred to as “a community of the future”, is being developed and designed with sustainability, health, and business innovation as top priorities.
  • Chamber supports their municipal utility‘s efforts to make Lake Nona a hub for more grounded electric vehicle innovation
  • The Chamber is also working with BEEP, a local company providing an electric, autonomous vehicle shuttle service  

CIA: Lawton/Fort Sill (OK) Economic Development Announces 300 new jobs and new HQ for wind energy company
Carter Wind Turbines selected Lawton, OK as the site of its new wind energy company
  • This is the largest economic development announcement the community had seen in 20 years
  • Along with the new headquarters, the company plans to hire 300 employees over the next 5 years and initially invest $10 million
CIA: Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT: Offshore Wind Energy Forum Explores Clean Energy Economic Opportunities
More than one hundred business executives joined the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut for a virtual forum that examined opportunities and impacts of offshore wind for the region.
Transportation Electrification Webinar with Senator Tillis
Thursday, June 24 9:00 am ET
  • CICE and Conservatives for Clean Energy are hosting three leading companies - Hitachi-ABB, Eaton and Trane which have chosen North Carolina to invest in and manufacture their electric vehicle technologies.
  • They'll discuss why it’s important for North Carolina and U.S. to take the lead in advancing this innovative industry.
  • Featured remarks by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis

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The Future of Global Energy
June 29 - July 1
  • The Greater Houston Partnership and Center for Houston's Future will host a three-day conference exploring how the Energy Capital of the World will drive new industrial innovation.
  • A chance to showcase Houston's position in leading the global energy transition to a low carbon future.
Past Event Recordings and Recaps
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