Fwd: BIG WIRES Follow-Up

[David Kline]

Hi Social Media team,

Dan Palken's message below has links to a lot of great positive comments on the BIG WIRES Act. As he suggests, feel free to amplify the ones that look good to you.

Best regards,

David

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From: Palken, Daniel (Hickenlooper) <Daniel...@hickenlooper.senate.gov>
Date: Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Subject: BIG WIRES Follow-Up
To:
Cc: Tom Erb <Tom...@mail.house.gov>

Hi all,

Thanks to all of you for your support of the BIG WIRES Act as it's been rolled out! We've had an incredible outpouring of statements and support around it in the few days since intro! We also got an exclusive in the Washington Post and were the top story on E&E this morning, alongside great coverage in Utility Dive and RTO Insider.

On top of all that, my boss's Twitter Thread on the bill already has 100 retweets, 600 likes, and 66,000 views! Please feel free to further amplify it and Rep. Peters' Tweet on the bill. The more we get word out about the reliability and affordability benefits of the bill, the better!

In addition, many of you wrote up releases, blog posts, and social media posts on or related to the bill in the last few days. I've copied them all in below for folks to view and share. I also want to especially highlight this excellent piece from RMI, which is not exclusively about the bill, but about the broader constellation of policy and political issues around minimum transfer. Feel free to amplify it on Twitter or LinkedIn!

Finally, you can share these links to the official bill text, one-pager, and support/quote document with anyone who is interested.

As promised, here are the supportive posts & statements on the bill -- if you or your organization has posted one that I'm not yet aware of, please share it with me and I'll help amplify it!

Advanced Energy United (AEU): https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/advanced-energy-united-supports-big-wires-act-sep23

 

AES: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aes_democrats-hope-to-juice-permitting-talks-activity-7108520071144112128-mwaa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

 

American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): https://acore.org/acore-statement-on-sen-hickenlooper-and-rep-peters-introduction-of-the-big-wires-act/

 

Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG): https://cleanenergygrid.org/aceg-release-statement-on-big-wires-act/

 

Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL): https://citizensclimatelobby.org/blog/news/ccl-applauds-bicameral-big-wires-act/

 

Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN): https://creationcare.org/news-blog/overview.html/article/2023/09/15/een-applauds-sen-hickenlooper-and-rep-peters-for-their-leadership-introducing-the-big-wires-act

 

National Audubon Society: https://www.audubon.org/news/new-big-wires-act-would-help-achieve-clean-energy-future-birds-and-people

 

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): https://www.nwf.org/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2023/9-13-23-New-Bill-Will-Break-Transmission-Bottleneck

 

Niskanen Center: https://www.niskanencenter.org/press-release-niskanen-center-welcomes-the-big-wires-act/

 

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): https://www.ucsusa.org/about/news/ucs-urges-bipartisan-congressional-support-big-wires-act-improve-us-electric-grid

Once again, a big thank you to all of you!

Best,

Daniel