American Energy Leadership

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… 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… 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… 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.… 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… 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… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the EPA’s reckless decision to shut down reliable power plants, Congressman Balderson (OH-12) will lead the effort to overturn the Clean Power Plan 2.0 through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution. Congressman Balderson issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing its final rule on coal-… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) re-introduced a resolution today in the House of Representatives to recognize American natural gas as an affordable and “green” energy source. Balderson’s resolution outlines how American natural gas has helped reduce carbon emissions and why it will continue to be an essential part of the United States’ energy mix. In Ohio… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) closed out Energy Week on Capitol Hill on Friday after helping pass a slate of bills that would rebuild American energy leadership and reverse several of the Biden Administration’s anti-energy policies. Since taking office, President Biden has killed the Keystone XL pipeline, banned new liquified natural gas (LNG) export… Read more »

This article was originally published in the Washington Examiner. By Representative Troy Balderson and Tim Tarpley The COVID-19 pandemic showed us too much of the global supply chain runs through Communist China. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine showed us too many of our European allies rely on Russian energy. Time after time,… Read more »