WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) has been selected to serve as Chairman of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) by Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11). HEAT, founded in 2011 by Majority Leader Steve Scalise, is a coalition of House Republicans tasked with championing and promoting commonsense, America First energy policy priorities. These include in... Read More »
This article was originally published by E&E News. By Emma Dumain WASHINGTON, D.C. — A long-standing House GOP energy messaging and education arm could take on a bigger profile in the next Congress. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) has been selected to run the House Energy Action Team, or HEAT, which touts itself as “the leading voice among House Republicans on energy independence.” Once run by and th... Read More »
This article was originally published by Spectrum News. By Harri Leigh WASHINGTON, D.C. — When President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month, Republicans in Congress see an opportunity to roll back some of President Joe Biden’s green energy and climate policies. At last month’s United Nations Conference on Climate Change, Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, called for the “return of American energ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) introduced legislation today to nullify a final interagency guidance from the Federal Reserve, Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation titled, Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions. Congressman Kevin Hern (OK-01), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) introduced legislation today that would enable grid operators to fast-track consideration of power generation projects that improve the reliability of the electric grid. The Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable (GRID) Power Act would allow certain projects, at the request of the grid operator, to bypass the overw... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy Balderson’s (OH-12) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan 2.0 advanced through the full Energy and Commerce Committee today. The Clean Power Plan 2.0, finalized on May 9, 2024, imposes impossible-to-meet emissions requirements on existing coal-fired and newly constructed natural gas-fired... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Troy Balderson (OH-12) and Tim Walberg (MI-5) introduced a resolution congratulating the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) on their 100th anniversary this year. The AMA, located within Ohio’s 12th Congressional District in Pickerington, advocates for the rights and interests of over 200,000 motorcycle enthusiasts across the United States. Balderson and... Read More »
This article was originally published in Politico Pro. By Catherine Morehouse House Republicans lambasted FERC's sweeping transmission rule, drawing a sharp defense of the rule by the agency's chair and Democratic lawmakers during a committee hearing on Wednesday. The dispute comes more than two months after the release of the rule that aims to facilitate the building of bigger, more-efficient pow... Read More »
This article was originally published in The Hill. By Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) The state of America’s electric grid is growing more perilous each day. Legacy power plants are rapidly retiring while power demand is projected to rise at historic rates, driven by artificial intelligence and data centers, manufacturing and President Biden’s efforts to force elec... Read More »
BYESVILLE, Ohio – Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) held an energy roundtable Friday at the Guernsey Power Station, a state-of-the art natural gas power plant that began operation in 2023. In attendance were over two dozen representatives from Ohio’s energy sector, including electric co-ops, utilities, natural gas producers, business groups, and power generators. The in-depth discussion focused o... Read More »
This article was originally published by WHIZ. By Matt Morris BYESVILLE, Ohio. – Ohio 12th District U.S. Congressman Troy Balderson attended a roundtable discussion with energy industry providers to discuss the importance of providing reliable energy for Ohio’s future. Balderson, who sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee is partnering with West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a me... Read More »
This article was originally published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. By Sabrina Eaton WASHINGTON, D.C. – To U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson, a Zanesville Republican whose central Ohio congressional district includes some of Ohio’s largest natural gas-producing counties, a clean power plan that the Biden Administration announced in April was a dirty deal intended to shut down U.S. power plants. He says th... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) led 138 of his House colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden Administration’s regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, simulta... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Troy Balderson (OH-12) and Tim Walberg (MI-5) introduced a resolution this week to commemorate May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Balderson, an avid motorcycle enthusiast and co-chair of the Congressional Motorcycle Caucus, has long been a champion for improved safety for motorcycle riders. “Like hundreds of thousands of Ohioans, I love taking to the road on t... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) confronted Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the Biden Administration’s dangerous decision to halt liquified natural gas (LNG) export projects during her appearance before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security on Wednesday. The LNG export ban is seen by both conservatives and progress... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) has been selected to serve as Chairman of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) by Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Aug...
This article was originally published by E&E News. By Emma Dumain WASHINGTON, D.C. — A long-standing House GOP energy messaging and education arm could take on a bigger profile in ...
This article was originally published by Spectrum News. By Harri Leigh WASHINGTON, D.C. — When President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month, Republicans in Congress see an ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) introduced legislation today to nullify a final interagency guidance from the Federal Reserve, Comptroller of the Currency, an...
