Leaders at the DOE’s National Laboratories describe their latest technology projects.

This event focused on R&D in the corporate and government sectors, including national labs and universities.

The awards are especially meaningful given the mission of Keystone Policy Center to empower leaders to overcome national and local policy conflicts previously thought insurmountable.

“OPC will advocate for a market structure that promotes innovative decarbonizing technologies and ensures they are provided cost effectively.”

“The time has come for FERC to forcefully reiterate that investments in transmission infrastructure are a national priority.”

There are generators who want to get projects built, but they don’t know until very late in the process what it’s actually going to cost to upgrade the associated transmission system.

A conversation with Executive Director Steve Kahl, General Counsel John ‘Jack’ Schuh, Consumer Affairs and Public Outreach Specialist Stacy Eberl, and Manager of Business Operations Jill Kringstad.

“In the last legislative session, the legislature did a lot of work with carbon capture and storage. We just had an application for a pipeline to move the carbon dioxide from where it’s being produced and gathered to a storage facility. We permitted that one.”

A conversation with the Director of Reclamation and Abandoned Mine Lands Division.

“Who wouldn’t want carbon-free electricity? It sounds great, but we can’t ignore the cost and impact that has on consumers, especially low-income households.”