| Work Detail |
The pro-renewable Energy and Policy Institute has questioned the state-level energy policy work of the State Policy Network, which reports annual revenue of $24 million and combined annual revenue from its 150 member think tanks. 188 million dollars. United States
The State Policy Network (SPN) argues that the adoption of “more intermittent energy sources like wind and solar” in several states “is leading to an unreliable grid and skyrocketing costs.”
The network, which has announced that energy is one of its four priority issues “in the 2024 state legislative sessions,” says it is working “to prevent states from adopting intermittent and unreliable sources that make the grid less stable and increase costs,” and adds that he is in favor of nuclear and geothermal energy.
The pro-renewables Energy and Policy Institute (EPI) has drawn attention to SPN 2024s state energy policy work and rebutted SPNs claims about renewables in a brief report on the network.
“In reality,” EPI says, “methane gas failures have been the main culprit for major blackouts during extreme weather events in recent years,” citing a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists. .
As for rising electricity prices, EPI says rising fuel costs for power plants that burn coal, gas and oil have driven those increases, citing an analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. .
EPI describes SPN as “the national organization at the center of a network of 50 state-affiliated think tanks that is at the forefront of disinformation campaigns against wind and solar energy, and is funded by right-wing donors and fuel interests.” fossils.”
SPN reports annual revenue of $24 million and combined annual revenue from its 150 affiliated think tanks of $188 million. The network claims that its 150 member think tanks include 64 state think tanks from 50 states.
The American Legislative Exchange Council is an SPN partner group that is “a frequent source of model legislation targeting state clean energy and climate change policies,” EPI states.
SPNs annual meetings, EPI adds, are co-sponsored by a fossil fuel industry group, as well as "multiple groups backed by Charles Koch," a billionaire who is CEO and chairman of Koch Industries, a private multinational conglomerate. with subsidiaries operating in the oil and energy sectors.
SPN states that its mission is to “catalyze prosperous and enduring freedom movements in every state, anchored by high-performing independent think tanks.”
EPI has also prepared profiles of three think tanks that it says are affiliated with SPN and “engaged in coast-to-coast efforts to block renewable energy projects”:
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Caesar Rodney Institute
Cascade Policy Institute
EPI provides brief descriptions of other groups that it claims are affiliated or associated with SPN and that “have also stepped up their efforts to block renewable energy”:
Buckeye Institute
Center for the American Experiment
John Locke Foundation
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Energy and Environment Legal Institute
Cato Institute
Heartland Institute
Manhattan Institute
EPI describes itself as “a watchdog organization working to expose attacks on renewable energy and counter misinformation from fossil fuel and utility interests.” |
