Chamber Powerline: Volume 5 April 2022

Highlighting Chamber Innovation, Policy Updates, & Clean Energy News First-Ever CICE Annual Report 2021 Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy presents its first-ever annual report, highlighting chamber clean energy and climate leadership. CICE thanks its funders, partner organizations, and chamber allies across the country, who work to amplify and advance an equitable clean energy economy, while highlighting business leadership in the areas of clean energy, climate action, and resilience. Annual Report Top 10 CIAs in 2021 Excellence in Clean Energy Leadership: Top Ten Chamber Stories of 2021 Top 10 CIAs 2021 Chambers In Action  Stories of leadership by chambers of commerce across the country Hot Topics in Florida Clean Energy: Rooftop Solar, Federal EV Money & More Net Metering, rooftop solar legislation, and the rise in electric vehicles and infrastructure are broken down for chambers by experts in the field. What does your chamber need to know, and how can you compete for funds, get involved, and educate members? Read the full CIA here Arizona: Home to the New Electric Valley, Attracting New Jobs and Investments While other states in the U.S. may produce more vehicles in total, Arizona is attracting the startup electric vehicle (EV) sector, bringing thousands of additional jobs and billions of capital investment to the state, having some nickname the area the “Electric Valley”. Read the full CIA here Op-Ed: Working Towards Sunny Opportunities Michelle Rotellini, president/CEO of the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce understands the importance of diversifying energy supply, and the chamber supports an "all of the above" approach to energy generation in the Mountain State.  Read the full Op-Ed here Op-Ed: West Virginia Chambers Speak Highly of Clean Energy West Virginia can be the Country's Leading Energy Producer Again, with the Help of Clean Energy Randy Crane, President of the Mineral County Chamber of Commerce in West Virginia, composed an Op-Ed to illustrate the clean energy industry's positive impact on West Virginia's economy, job growth, and economic development opportunities.  Read the full Op-Ed here Full Chambers in Action Archive Public Policy Spotlight 5 new reports show wind and solar power can cripple Putin, secure climate goals New poll: Majority of Americans support Biden's proposals to fight climate change Misinformation is derailing renewable energy projects across the United States Major U.S. companies call for swift passage of ambitious federal climate policy to build an affordable, competitive clean economy White House unveils $5 billion plan to blanket US highways with new electric car chargers Arizona electric utilities voluntarily commit to 100% clean energy Tampa Bay mayors say transportation key to climate change Sen. Manchin launches new push for "all of the above" energy bill Environmental Justice Policy Arizona town declares victory after SRP loses natural gas expansion bid Clean Energy Economic Development News First Solar investing $680 million to expand Perrysburg... PERRYSBURG, Ohio - According to First Solar, its solar plant manufacturing site in Wood County is the largest in the western hemisphere, and, after the completion of a planned expansion, it will be the largest in the world outside of mainland... Read more spectrumnews1.com In a first, wind power is second-leading U.S. source of... Power generated by wind turbines in the United States hit a milestone last week, becoming the second-highest source of electricity in the country for a 24-hour period, according to the Energy Information Administration. Wind turbines generated... Read more news.yahoo.com Unlocking offshore wind's potential | WilmingtonBiz An offshore wind farm off the Southeastern North Carolina shoreline has the potential to materialize billions in economic development opportunities, according to stakeholder estimates. Forging the ambitious project into a reality will call for a... Read more www.wilmingtonbiz.com Wind, solar power account for record 13% of US energy in 21' Solar and wind energy last year grew at the fastest rate in U.S. history and now account for a record 13% of the nation's power generation, according to a report released Thursday. Read more www.usatoday.com Clean Energy Resources If you are interested in co-branding any of the reports, CICE is happy to customize a copy with your logo or possibly include content relative to your region, if applicable.” Contact our communications team here. Clean Energy Jobs & Economic Impact Reports: Colorado West Virginia Florida North Carolina Arizona Ohio Other Resources: Miami Carbon Competitiveness Report- 2021 Kentucky Solar Primer Ohio Senate Bill 52 Economic Development Impact If you'd like to submit content for this newsletter or have questions for our team of clean energy experts, please email us at cicecoordinator@chambersforinnovation.com. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌