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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Check out these reports to see how clean energy is progressing nationally and globally: IEA Mid-Year Update 2026 - www.iea.org/reports/elec... Lazard 2026 LCOE+ Report - www.lazard.com/news-announc...

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Renewables now generate more than one third of global electricity and are the least expensive resources for new builds in the U.S. (IEA 2026; Lazard 2026). They are projected to make up the majority of new global electricity generation added each year (IEA 2026).

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

During National Clean Energy Week 2026, we celebrate that solar and wind energy are the fastest-growing global electricity sources. CNEE is proud to work with policymakers, regulators, and energy communities as we continue to support clean energy for a more affordable and healthy future.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Please join our team in celebrating the appointment of Suzanne Tegen as director of the Center for the New Energy Economy. Read more here: source.colostate.edu/suzanne-tege...

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We are so very proud of our amazing student interns! This summer, we said farewell to a few interns as they moved into their careers and we welcomed new students to our team. The CNEE team is excited to continue learning from and with you all, thank you for your important contributions to our work!

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Thank you to all our legislators, faculty, speakers, and staff for attending #CELA2026 and contributing to an environment where in-depth discussions on developing effective state #CleanEnergyPolicy can occur.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We are so grateful to have had the honor of meeting each and every one of you!

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

As the 10th Annual Clean Energy Legislative Academy drew to a close, our cohort of state legislators reflected on what they’ve gained from the Academy and the opportunities they see for developing #CleanEnergyPolicy in their states in the next legislative session.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The final day of #CELA2026 began with a presentation from Bryan Willson, Executive Director of the Energy Institute at Colorado State University on AI and innovative research, including emerging nuclear and enhanced geothermal technologies, methane emissions control, and quantum computing.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Our last full day of #CELA2026 concluded with a discussion of a critical policy issue facing the nation, #EnergyAffordability. Rachel Gold from RMI spoke to about increasing costs of energy and the suite of policy opportunities available to state legislators to mitigate costs for their constituents.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Thank you to our morning Keynote speaker, Kevin Doffing, Founder and CEO of Project Vanguard, who spoke to the #CELA2026 cohort about the intersection of #Energy and #NationalSecurity.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

To close out our first full day at #CELA2026, we heard from Dr. Vincent Paglioni, Assistant Professor at Colorado State University about the environmental impacts, ethical considerations, and potential for #NuclearEnergy to meet states’ clean firm power needs.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

State legislators took the floor this morning to share opportunities for and challenges to introducing clean energy legislation in their states and how their experience has shaped their approach to developing clean energy policy. #CELA2026 #CleanEnergyPolicy

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We are so proud of our bipartisan group of alumni that continue to introduce and enact clean energy policy in a collaborative manner. #CELA2026 #CleanEnergyPolicy

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

CNEE places a strong emphasis on collaboration when developing events like CELA, and Dr. Carcasson's discussion emphasized that we are at our best when developing collaborative solutions to wicked problems.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A big thank you @mcarcasson.bsky.social , from the Center for Public Deliberation at Colorado State University, for a wonderful discussion about the role of hashtag #bipartisanship in developing strong and effective state-level clean energy policy.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

CNEE’s Acting Director Suzanne Tegen and the rest of the CNEE team looks forward to hosting our 10th annual Clean Energy Legislative Academy and are excited to meet this year’s bipartisan cohort of state legislators as we gather to learn how states can continue to lead on energy policy. #CELA2026

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Over the last 10 years, CNEE’s Clean Energy Legislative Academy has brought together bipartisan groups of legislators from across the country to explore topics like grid modernization, renewable energy deployment, and energy security.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Center for the New Energy Economy partnered with the Georgetown Climate Center and the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability to host a discussion exploring the implications of FERC’s recent large load show cause orders. Watch the recording here: youtu.be/Em3_Q7BdE7o

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

As we head into our 10th annual Clean Energy Legislative Academy (CELA), see what our #CELA alumni have to say about their experiences.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Join CNEE and our colleagues at Georgetown Climate Center and Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability for a webinar on June 25 (1-2pm ET) on FERC's recent Large Load Interconnection Orders. Register here: duke.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #EnergyPolicy #DataCenters

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We are proud to say that since 2017, our 213 alumni have successfully passed over 260 pieces of clean energy legislation, a massive impact we will continue to build upon when we host our 10th annual event next month.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

In the last decade, our expert faculty have been key to helping CELA attendees and alumni make sense of the shifting energy landscape. CELA was developed with the goal to assist legislators as they develop bipartisan and effective clean energy policy.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This year we celebrate 10 years of the Clean Energy Legislative Academy!

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Please reach out if you’d like to learn more about CNEE’s work on large load additions to the grid. You can also watch our webinar: Understanding and Managing Data Center Driven Load Growth to Protect Consumers here - Repowering the Western Economy - cnee.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Thanks to WCPSC for having us and thank you to the commissioners for sharing your wisdom and playing along with Jeff!

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Senior Policy Advisor Jeff Ackermann moderated the final panel at the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners' annual meeting, a discussion of the dynamics between federal and state governments, especially the efforts by FERC to manage new large load interconnections to the grid.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Over the last five months, we hosted a series of Policy Opportunity Webinars for Western state policymakers. Each webinar addressed a policy opportunity to reduce electricity costs, decrease emissions, and promote a safe, reliable, and cost-effective grid.

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Repowering the Western Economy is the umbrella for CNEE’s work with Western states and utilities as they transition to clean energy sources. While this dialogue began in 2014 in response to EPA’s Clea...

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

What a fun interactive session where IEA Wind experts were put into the role of a wind energy neighbor. We all gained new perspectives about including community members in planning that we will take back to our daily work. Thank you to IEA Wind, and John Aston, Ryan Kilpatrick and Suzanne Tegen!

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Congratulations to Agora Energiewende and Regulatory Assistance Project on an outstanding Energy Regulatory Exchange program, bringing together nearly 200 energy regulators and sector practitioners to exchange experiences, explore regulatory challenges, and discuss the energy transition.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

CNEE Senior Policy Advisor and member of RAP’s Council of Commissioners, Michael Richard was grateful to be a part of the Setting and Delivering on Regulatory Priorities “fish-bowl” style panel with RAP industry and regulatory experts as well as former Commissioners Jay Griffin and Carl Linvill!

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

SPOT provides information on 35 state clean energy policies across 50 states. Find out more about SPOT and how your state is progressing on clean energy policy here - www.spotforcleanenergy.org

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State Policy Opportunity Tracker | SPOT

SPOT is the information hub for existing clean state energy policies and future policy opportunities.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

“We couldn’t have done this without our fantastic partners, including Climate Xchange, the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center at NC State University, RMI, and ACEEE.” Concludes CNEE Research Manager Trina Hoffer, Ph.D

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

“Publicly accessible, our database is maintained by an incredible team of policy analysts, research associates, and graduate student interns. It makes me very proud that this resource has educated students, policymakers, and the broader public over its 10-year history.” continued Hoffer.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

A decade after we launched our State Policy Opportunity Tracker for Clean Energy, CNEE’s Research Manager and SPOT co-creator Trina Hoffer, Ph.D. says, “I am so happy that SPOT continues to serve as a hub of information for existing state clean energy policies and future policy opportunities.”

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State Policy Opportunity Tracker | SPOT

SPOT is the information hub for existing clean state energy policies and future policy opportunities.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Thomas Gifford is finishing his PhD in Economics at CSU. Thomas’ work and interests vary – from the impacts and prevention of wildfires to utility business models to electric vehicles – he is dedicated to the development of effective policy solutions that contribute to a sustainable future.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Sarai Benitez is a PhD candidate in Political Science at CSU. Sarai’s current research focuses on responsible residential building electrification and policy solutions that ensure that homeowners and renters stay warm safely and affordably.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

MJ Sorapuru is double majoring in Natural Resources and Economics at CSU’s Warner College of Natural Resources. MJ’s work for CNEE has emphasized policies to contain energy costs and ensure energy affordability. MJ is deeply interested in the real-world, human impacts of policy.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Brendan Davidson is finishing his PhD in Political Science at CSU. Brendan’s work emphasizes empowering the clean energy workforce, which includes the students he instructs. His latest policy brief, on clean energy workforce development, will be showcased at our CELA event.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Alex Latkovski is working on a Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics at CSU. Alex’s work on load growth for the Center highlights solutions to the environmental, energy affordability, and community concerns related to data centers.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Happy CSU Student Employment Week! Our student interns are essential to our work at the Center for the New Energy Economy. We are so proud of all your accomplishments, and we are thankful that you chose our team! Read more about this incredible group:

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

CNEE’s latest Policy Opportunity Brief discusses the key elements of cap-and-invest and highlights key points for policymakers to consider when developing and implementing these programs. Read the brief here - cnee.colostate.edu/repowering-w...

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Thank you, Idaho Water Users Association for including Michael Richard, CNEE Senior Policy Advisor on your panel Data Centers: The Demand for Water & Power” at the IWUA annual summit last week. www.iwua.org/convention

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

To align state policies and electric utilities, nothing is more critical than integrated resource planning. As the electric system grows more complex, state policymakers are rethinking and reshaping effective IRPs. Interrogating Integrated Resource Plans - cnee.colostate.edu/wp-content/u...

New Release! Policy Opportunity Briefs - Interrogating Integrate Resource Plans.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Thank you to all of our partners for contributing to #CELA2025!

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

How is CELA unique? CNEE partners with a diverse group of organizations with experience researching and developing energy policies that lower costs, create jobs, and ensure reliability. Our CELA faculty provide tailored feedback to support legislators’ needs.

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Center for the New Energy Economy @cnee-colostate.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The 9th annual Clean Energy Legislative Academy (CELA) provides a rich experience for our bipartisan cohort of state legislators.

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