Center For Energy & Environmental Policy

(Pictured: David T. Stevenson, CRI Policy Director)

Center For Energy & Environmental Policy

Delaware government policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by mandating the use of premium cost, unreliable wind and solar power, combined with emission taxes on electric generation, have very clearly led to non-competitive electric prices. High electric prices also hurt the poor and the economy through high monthly electric bills and the loss of tens of thousands of high-paying blue-collar jobs.

While CRI has stopped the expansion of these job-killing policies until now, pressure is growing to expand mandates that may lead to electricity outages and the addition of an emission tax on gasoline of up to 46 cents per gallon. In the next two years, the resources of this Center will be directed to continue our success in fighting such policies that have done virtually nothing to reduce emissions. Several of those initiatives include:

Establishing CRI as a leading source for sound energy and environmental policy information in Delaware and nationally, capitalizing on the Center’s reputation for credibility and effectiveness.

Moving Delaware government at all levels to adopt sound energy and environmental policies that balance environmental concerns with cost and reliability, thus boosting conservation and the economy.

Recruiting, training, and supporting State Policy Network affiliates, federal agencies, and Congress about state and national energy and environmental issues, therefore leveraging CRI’s policy initiatives currently impacting Delaware.

Success on energy policy in Delaware is closely tied to similar success nationally and in other states. Center Director David Stevenson has become a nationally recognized expert on energy and environmental policy. He had served on President Trump’s EPA transition team, testified before Congress, influenced policy decisions through unique research, made speeches to national audiences, filled numerous requests for state think tank policy training, and testified before state legislatures around the country.

Energy trends point to slower wind and solar power growth | 8/27/2019

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Energy Trends | 8/26/2019

Executive Summary: The stage for action on energy policy is shifting from the federal level to the states. Significant de-regulation has occurred under President Trump. The EPA is no longer driving closure of coal-fired power plants, federal lands have been opened for explor...

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A Review of Gabel Associates, Inc. Report | 12/12/2018

A Review of Gabel Associates, Inc. Report: "Benefit Cost Analysis for Electric Vehicle Adoption in the DE DPL Territory"
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Electric Vehicles an Expensive Way to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emission | 12/4/2018

Numerous programs have been suggested to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide to ease global warming concerns. Few are as expensive as switching to battery powered motor vehicles. A comparison between the Chevrolet Bolt battery electric compact hatchback, and its near twin Chevrolet Cruze hatchback po...

Economic Impact of Kigali Amendment Ratification | 12/2/2018

(Originally published on 7/23/2018) Executive Summary A debate is under way as to whether U.S Senate ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol will be good for the U.S. economy. At its heart the treaty aims to replace hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) refrigera...

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We Need Diversity in our Fuel Choices | 11/28/2018

Reliable, low cost electric power is critical to maintaining economic growth and our quality of life. Life expectancy has doubled, and the economy has grown eight-fold since 1900 with both directly linked to the growth of the electric industry. The effect is being replicated in developing ...

How an A Becomes and F | 11/28/2018

In 2014, for the first time, Delaware met all Air Quality Standards for every measured pollutant. That is an “A” in my book! Yet the American Lung Association (ALA) just released a report giving Delaware an “F” grade for air quality. How could that be? Start by fol...

Critique of EPA Revised SNAP Regulations for Refrigerants | 11/28/2018

The EPA altered regulations to switch to a new class of refrigerants that supposedly reduces global warming. The reality is by 2100 the change will reduce forecasted temperature by 0.001 degree C, but will cost billions, add up to $70 to every new automobile, and increase flammability. R...

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The Story Behind Bloom Energy | 11/28/2018

As the surcharge for the 30 megawatt Bloom Project with Delmarva Power kicks in at over three times the expected cost to consumers questions persist about how this project got through the system. It is really a story of how rule...

Government Policy Closed Claymonts Steel Mill | 11/28/2018

Products made in the EVRAZ Claymont, Delaware, steel mill are less profitable than two other manufacturing facilities in Portland, Oregon, and Regina, Saskatchewan. As prices and volume slipped from foreign competition it was an obvious choice to close the Claymont facility. W...

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