Representative Troy Balderson

Powering the Jobs of the Future with Common Sense Today

Dear [firstname],

Energy is about so much more than just a monthly utility bill. It’s about powering job opportunities, it’s about national security, and it’s about ensuring that when Ohioans reach for the light switch — the lights actually come on.

Standing Up for Ohio’s Energy Future

This week, I joined President Trump at the White House as he signed executive orders to support American coal and energy reliability. These actions come at a critical time: Ohio is facing an unprecedented surge in electricity demand, driven in part by the rapid growth of data centers and industrial users.

The reality is this: our baseload power—especially coal and natural gas—remains essential to keeping the lights on. That’s why I was proud to introduce legislation to nullify the Biden Administration’s “Clean Power Plan 2.0,” an extreme regulation that would force the premature retirement of our most reliable power plants.

This EPA rule imposes unworkable emissions requirements on coal and natural gas plants, threatening the stability of the grid and driving up costs for families and businesses at a time of an unprecedented surge in demand. Central Ohio alone is projected to double its power demand by 2028.

Now is not the time to remove our most dependable energy sources from the mix.

WATCH: Congressman Balderson questions tech expert Dr. Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google.

Protecting Grid Reliability and Energy Security

My legislation—backed by energy leaders across the country—ensures we preserve the power generation capacity we need and complements the Trump Administration’s recent executive orders, which lift barriers to coal mining, keep essential power plants online, and put energy reliability centerstage.

We need an all-of-the-above energy strategy—one that includes coal, natural gas, renewables, and nuclear—rooted in practical policy, not political ideology. I’ll continue to fight for common-sense solutions that protect Ohio’s economy, your household budget, and our energy future.

As always, my office welcomes any questions you may have about the work I'm doing to ensure Ohioans have access to affordable, reliable energy to power our daily lives and the jobs of the future. Please feel free to contact my office by phone at (614) 523-2555 or by email at any time.

Troy Balderson
Member of Congress

Powering the Jobs of the Future with Common Sense Today

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