Senate Energy Committee Testimony

Thanks to the help of my colleagues here at ACEEE, my testimony for Thursday's Senate Energy Committee hearing on S. 661 Manufacturing energy legislation is in. For those interested you can download my testimony here.

[Update] A video of the entire March 26 Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee hearing pertaining to S. 661 can be viewed here.

New Legislation: Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing

Senator Bingaman (D-NM) has introduced the Restoring America’s Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency act in the U.S. Senate, representing one of the most sweeping pieces of legislation on energy efficiency in manufacturing in recent memory. The content of the bill can be found here.

The committee will hold a hearing on this legislation next Thursday (March 26) at 9:30. I have been asked to testify. We will post my testimony on our web site the day of the hearing and I will post a link on this blog.

NY Times - Manufacturing Woes

Friday's NY Times had a story on the challenges facing the manufacturing sector.

Not a pretty picture.

Upcoming Webinar

The next Industrial Program Managers Network webinar will be held Wednesday, May 20th from 2-4pm Eastern time. More details to come.