May 23, 2013
IECA Supports the Coal Jobs Protection Act
“IECA supports providing greater certainty to permitting of coal mining projects.” (view House letter)
May 21, 2013
Paul Cicio Statement: Forum on the “Domestic Supply and the Potential Benefits or Unintended Consequences Caused by Expansion of Natural Gas Exports” in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (view verbal statement)
May 16, 2013
IECA Supports H.R. 1900, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
“Electric reliability is dependent upon natural gas pipeline capacity reliability.”
May 9, 2013
Paul Cicio Testimony: Hearing on the “Grid Reliability Challenges in a Shifting Energy Resource Landscape” in the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power (view verbal testimony)
May 8, 2013
FERC Responds to Chairman Wyden and Ranking Member Murkowski’s Request for Information on Section 5 Authority of the Natural Gas Act (Wyden/Murkowksi Request)
May 6, 2013
Natural Gas Reserves Review
May 2, 2013
IECA and 55 Trade Associations Send Letter to Congress on the Carbon Tax
“A carbon tax would increase the costs of natural gas, coal and petroleum products, resulting in higher production costs, less spending on non-energy goods, fewer jobs and slower economic growth.”
May 1, 2013
IECA Update on LNG Exports
April 22, 2013
IECA Supports Amicus Brief in Support of CFTC Speculative Position Limits Rule (view press release)
April 18, 2013
IECA Update of U.S. and Global Climate Emissions
April 12, 2013
Paul Cicio Testimony: Hearing on the “Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013″ in the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power
April 9, 2013
IECA and 37 Trade Associations Support Re-nomination of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler and Commissioner Bart Chilton
April 2013
Industrial Energy Prices and Costs from EIA AEO 2013: A $9.2 Billion Cost Increase
March 28, 2013
IECA and Others Request Hearing on Natural Gas Act Section 5 Reform to Chairman Wyden and Ranking Member Murkowski
March 19, 2013
Paul Cicio Testimony: Hearing on “The Department of Energy’s Strategy for Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas” in the House Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements (view verbal testimony)
March 11, 2013
IECA Urges FERC Not to Expand Natural Gas Reporting Requirements
March 11, 2013
Saint-Gobain, Eastman Chemical, CalPortland Win ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Awards
March 6, 2013
Chairman Ron Wyden and Ranking Member Murkowski Request Information from FERC on Section 5 Authority of the Natural Gas Act (FERC response)
February 25, 2013
IECA Submits Reply Comments on 2012 DOE NERA LNG Export Study
February 21, 2013
IECA Urges NRC to Give Careful Examination of Proposed Regulations
February 20, 2013
IECA Supports Alaska LNG Exports
February 19, 2013
IECA Urges ACEEE to Drop Opposition to Industrial Energy Efficiency Opt-Out
February 14, 2013
IECA Requests Congressional Oversight – FERC Gas/Electric Coordination and Natural Gas Pipeline Sufficiency (view House letter)
February 8, 2013
IECA Cautions Lawmakers on LNG Export Approvals Analysis (view press release)
February 4, 2013
IECA LNG Export Issue Brief for NARUC
January 24, 2013
IECA Comments on 2012 DOE NERA LNG Export Study
“The NERA study is flawed and cannot be used to determine whether or not LNG exports
are ‘consistent with the public interest,’ and the study fails to compare the economic benefits of consuming the same quantities of natural gas domestically as exported under the study.” (view press release)
January 24, 2013
IECA Applauds BLM Revision of Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Rules
January 17, 2013
IECA Supports H.R. 271 – Electric Reliability is Important to Manufacturing
January 15, 2013
EPA Responds to IECA Concerns of High Cost of the Industrial Boiler MACT Rule
January 11, 2013
Applications to Export LNG Grow to 47.8% of 2011 U.S. Demand
January 10, 2013
IECA Thanks FERC for Issuing New Policy Statement – Promoting Transmission Investment through Pricing Reform
January 9, 2013
FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff Responds to IECA’s Gas-Electric Reliability Concerns
January 9, 2013
IECA Sends Letter to OMB – Support for EPA Rule: Emergency Use of Back Up Generators in Demand Response
January 2013
IECA Annual Industrial Energy Efficiency Survey Results
December 20, 2012
IECA Urges FERC to Close Oversight Gap on Reliability of Electric and Gas Markets
December 20, 2012
IECA Comments on Proposed Changes to the New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Gas Turbines
December 18, 2012
President Obama Signs Into Law H.R. 6582, the “American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act”
December 14, 2012
IECA Urges EPA to Make Changes to Industrial Boiler MACT Rule
December 10, 2012
IECA Warns that a Carbon Tax Would Double GHG Regulations on Industrials
“A carbon tax for purposes of raising revenues would result in double regulation of industrial GHG emissions. A $15 per metric ton carbon tax would significantly increase manufacturing costs by $16.6 billion per year or by 16%.”(view press release)
December 5, 2012
IECA Comments on Release of the DOE Study on LNG Exports
“Once export applications are approved, there is no putting the genie back in the bottle. The export application approvals are for 20-30 year time periods and a lot can happen. For this reason it is important that policy makers thoughtfully evaluate the implications.”
December 4, 2012
IECA Applauds Passage of H.R. 6582, the “American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act
November 27, 2012
MISO Presentation to IECA – Overview of MISO Gas-Electric Infrastructure
October 30, 2012
IECA Presentation to EPA ENERGY STAR Conference: “The Potential U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance and its Implication for Reducing Energy Intensity”
October 24, 2012
IECA Urges Congress to Weigh Implications of Intangible Drillling Costs Tax Provision Modification (view press release)
October 18, 2012
IECA and 41 Trade Associations Support CFTC Efforts to Implement Speculative Position Limits
October 9, 2012
IECA’s Annual Industrial Energy Efficiency Survey Results
September 27, 2012
IECA’s President Responds to National Journal Question “Sizing Up the Role of Natural Gas”
“There is a brewing problem however, that no one is talking about, that could squander this once in a lifetime economic opportunity. It is the ’10% 10% in 2016 Export Problem.’”
September 26, 2012
IECA Applauds Senate Passage of the “Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act” as an Amendment to H.R. 4850
“This legislation will help identify federal and state policy barriers to increased industrial energy efficiency, demand response and greater use of combined heat and power, and study cost-effective policy alternatives.” (view press release)
September 7, 2012
IECA Comments on Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial and Industrial Electric Motors
August 31, 2012
IECA and 24 Trade Associations Submit Comments to EPA Regarding the Proposed PM2.5 NAAQS Rule
August 31, 2012
IECA Applauds Interior Department’s Decision to Allow Shell to Drill off Alaska’s Northwest Coast
“While we support the Interior Department’s action, it is important to point out that Shell has spent seven years and more than $4 billion buying leases and preparing for exploration off of Alaska’s northwest coast.”
August 27, 2012
IECA Responds to the Michael A. Levi, “The Case for Natural Gas Exports” Op-Ed, August 15, 2012
“Using natural gas in manufacturing products and exporting those products is the best way to create jobs and economic growth.”
August 6, 2012
IECA Supports S. 3438, the “Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now (OPEN) Act of 2012”
August 1, 2012
IECA Urges EPA to Not Accept the Proposed Consent Decree for National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (view press release)
July 31, 2012
IECA Urges House to Support H.R. 4273, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012
July 30, 2012
IECA Urges FERC to Take Control to Develop Demand Response and Energy Efficiency Measurement and Verification Standards
July 26, 2012
IECA and 14 Other Associations Comment on Proposed Consent Decree for NAAQS for Particulate Matter
July 26, 2012
IECA Supports H.R. 4017, the “Smart Energy Act”
“This legislation will help identify federal and state policy barriers to increased industrial energy efficiency, demand response and greater use of combined heat and power, and will require the DOE to develop a strategy to double CHP capacity by 2020.”
July 23, 2012
IECA Requests a Hearing on Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act
“Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act should be amended in order stop natural gas pipeline companies from overcharging consumers.”
July 23, 2012
IECA Supports S. 1000, the “Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011″
July 23, 2012
Paul Cicio Testimony: Hearing on “Natural Gas and Transportation” in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (view verbal testimony)
July 16, 2012
IECA Addresses Shortcomings of Brookings Institution’s U.S. Natural Gas Exports Report (view press release)
July 9, 2012
American Public Gas Association: Why Congress Needs to Amend Natural Gas Act Section 5
June 22, 2012
IECA Applauds White House Decision to Delay Hydraulic Fracturing Rules
June 20, 2012
IECA Comments to the DOI on the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations
“It is of great concern that BLM provides no supporting scientific data on hydraulic fracturing, well stimulation incidents, or problems that justify new overarching regulation.”
June 20, 2012
IECA Warns that EPA Utility Rules Impose $127 Billion on Electric Consumers and Voters – More on Way for 2013
June 18, 2012
IECA Warns EPA Estimates Mercury Rule Health Benefits at Only $500,000 to $6 million, While Costs are $9.6 Billion Annually
June 18, 2012
IECA Supports H.R. 4273 – Electric Reliability is Important to Manufacturing
June 18, 2012
IECA Supports H.R. 4480 the “Domestic Energy and Jobs Act”
“Expanding domestic production of energy resources creates jobs and increases the affordability of energy for the manufacturing sector.”
June 15, 2012
IECA Sends Letter to Secretary Salazar – BLM Provides No Supporting Scientific Data to Justify Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation on Federal Lands (view press release)
June 5, 2012
IECA Encourages Senate to Support S.J. Res. 37 to Disapprove EPA’s Utility MACT Rule
“The EPA Utility MACT regulation is forecasted to result in unprecedented costs of $90 billion over the next six years that will get passed onto consumers of electricity, impacting competitiveness, manufacturing jobs and electric reliability.”
May 31, 2012
IECA Supports S.J. Res. 37 to Disapprove EPA’s Utility MACT Rule
May 24, 2012
IECA Urges Congress to Stop Letting Natural Gas Pipelines Overcharge Customers
May 18, 2012
IECA Urges Changes to Proposed Federal Reserve Definition of “Predominantly Engaged In Financial Activities”
May 16, 2012
Chairman Issa Asks IECA to Identify Existing and Proposed Regulations that Impact Manufacturers and Job Growth
May 16, 2012
IECA Comments for the Record on the 2012 DOI Oil Shale and Tar Sand Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
May 9, 2012
IECA Comments for the Record on S.2146, the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012
May 9, 2012
IECA Congratulates Secretary Salazar on Approving the Anadarko Utah Project on Federal Lands
May 9, 2012
IECA Urges FERC to Coordinate Between the Natural Gas and Electricity Markets
“IECA is concerned about electric reliability.”
May 8, 2012
IECA Supports H.R. 4273 – Electric Reliability is Important to Manufacturing
April 11, 2012
IECA and 38 Organizations Oppose Legislation Designed to Weaken Commodity Trading Transparency
“H.R.2779 and H.R.2682 would interfere with or delay pending rules and obstruct vital market reforms.” (view press release)
March 29, 2012
IECA Supports the Energy eXploration and Production to Achieve National Demand (EXPAND) Act
“We support expanding domestic exploration and production of oil and natural gas, as well as the approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline.”
March 26, 2012
IECA Congratulates Eastman Chemical and Saint-Gobain on “ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year” Awards
March 8, 2012
IECA Disappointed with Senator Ron Wyden’s (D-OR) Withdrawal of Support for S. 1392, “The EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011″
March 7, 2012
IECA Opposes Senator Menendez Amendment No. 1782, the “Nat Gas Act”
March 1, 2012
IECA Opposes Subsidies for Natural Gas Use In Transportation Sector
“Subsidies are not needed. Natural gas prices are substantially below that of gasoline and diesel and provide consumers significant financial incentives.”
February 29, 2012
IECA Says Senate Bears Sole Responsibility for Saddling Manufacturing with Unreasonable EPA Regulation: Industrial Boiler MACT
“We are not asking to stop this regulation. All we want is a regulation that will be less costly so that we can comply without shutting down our facilities.”
February 28, 2012
IECA Urges Senate to Help Manufacturing – Industrial Boiler MACT Legislation
“While the rhetoric runs high that Congress and this Administration highly value manufacturing jobs, there is a huge absence of action in the Senate. Not voting on the Industrial Boiler MACT legislation is an important case in point.”
February 24, 2012
IECA Request for Correction – Technical Support Document, “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry”
February 23, 2012
IECA Urges Secretary Salazar to Not Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing in States with Federal Lands
“Western states with federal lands already have regulations in place that protect the environment. New federal regulation is not needed and will slow natural gas and oil production just when it is needed most – impacting manufacturing jobs and competitiveness.” (view press release)
February 16, 2012
IECA Supports Utility MACT Resolution of Disapproval
“This is the most expensive power sector EPA regulation in history and all of the costs will get passed onto us, the consumer – yet Congress has failed to act.” (view press release)
February 14, 2012
IECA Participates in Amici Intervenor Brief on the EPA Cross State Air Pollution Rule
“The CSAPR will substantially increase electric costs and threaten reliability of the grid.”
February 2, 2012
IECA President Answers Senator Coburn’s Questions Regarding Excessive Speculation and Compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act
February 1, 2012
Hundreds of Companies Urge Congress to Save Jobs by Passing the EPA Regulatory Relief Act
January 24, 2012
IECA Opposes HR 2586, the Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act
January 19, 2012
IECA Applauds EIA Study on Natural Gas Exports – Price Increases Between 36 to 54 Percent by 2018
“The DOE has the responsibility to protect the interest of the public in this matter and the EIA study is a good step.”
January 18, 2012
IECA Disappointed with President Obama’s Decision to Withhold Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline Project
January 17, 2012
IECA Urges President Obama to Approve the Keystone XL Energy Pipeline Project
“The development of the pipeline is in the national interest and would provide much needed jobs and a secure supply of oil.”