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Dear Clean Coalition friends,
As the Clean Coalition approaches its 17-year anniversary, I am happy to recall that CLEAN is an acronym for Clean Local Energy Accessible Now -- and I am encouraged that CLEAN is increasingly recognized as the only energy solution that can optimize the trifecta of economic, environmental, and resilience benefits.
The items in this newsletter highlight how CLEAN is necessary to play a winning game of Energy Tetris, because baseload energy requires massive levels of overinvestment in exorbitantly expensive transmission infrastructure. Importantly, this reality is increasingly understood in the policy realm with leaders like Tom Steyer, the potential coming Governor of California, clearly reflecting that the old paradigm of wasteful central baseload energy needs to be replaced with clean local energy approaches.
Additionally, as data centers, EV Charging Infrastructure (EVCI), and overall electrification drive major new loads, industry players and policymakers alike are recognizing that CLEAN is necessary to provide the speed-to-power and cost-effectiveness that is required for energizing new-age societies.
The Clean Coalition will continue accelerating the transition to the CLEAN future, and in addition to the items in this newsletter, there will be much more news coming over the course of 2026, including on the numerous solar-driven Community Microgrids that the Clean Coalition is facilitating across the United States to deliver an unparalleled trifecta of economic, environmental, and resilience benefits to communities and facilities everywhere.
I hope to have opportunities to collaborate with you along the way, and to potentially see you at upcoming events, like the upcoming Intersolar Energy Storage North America (IESNA) conference in San Diego, at which the Clean Coalition will be conducting a session on Energy Tetris.
Power On!
Craig Lewis
Founder & Executive Director
Clean Coalition
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