Congress has passed a $2 Trillion stimulus package. The deal would send checks to individual Americans in addition to provide funds for airlines and other industries most impacted, small businesses, hospitals, and state and local governments. It would also expand and enhance unemployment benefits to four months.

Thirty small business leaders from the Clean Energy Business Network are traveling to Washington for meetings this week to highlight their energy innovations to officials at the Department of Energy and congressional leaders on Capitol Hill.

Throughout 2019, members of the Clean Energy Business Network stepped up by participating in events across the country, advocating in the halls of Congress, and making their voices heard through letters and op-eds. Learn how you and your fellow CEBN members moved the needle on clean energy policy and markets this year.

After weeks of negotiation among Congressional leaders and the White House, Congress advanced two spending packages in the waning days of 2019 to fund the U.S. Government and extend a variety of expired clean energy tax incentives.

Nueces County and the Port invited the Clean Energy Business Network to co-host the CEBN Power Circuit-Corpus Christi to help the local community and industry explore the portfolio of clean and efficient energy solutions to power the region’s economy.

Collectively over two weeks in November, CEBN members have met with more than 20 Congressional offices to discuss the need to support clean energy tax incentives in a year-end tax deal. Here’s how you can engage.

In fall 2019, Congress is considering a range of tax measures. Items on the table include reinstatement, extension, and/or modification of a number of clean energy tax credits. CEBN’s Tax Action Central provides all the tools you need to understand and engage in this debate to ensure your voice is heard on tax priorities for your business.

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program provides federal support to encourage small business research, development, and commercialization of promising technologies. In Sept. 2019, CEBN sent a letter to policymakers outlining recommended improvements to SBIR in anticipation of Congressional action to reauthorize the program. Learn more about CEBN’s recommendations.

The world is changing – and so is the workforce. Sustainable companies looking to attract and retain the best available talent need to offer bold, enterprising benefits options to their teams. In the spirit of helping clean energy companies across our network meet their recruitment and retention goals, the CEBN is pleased to offer an exclusive webinar series this fall to hear from industry specialists about the changing workforce and a new era of benefits.

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program provides federal support to encourage small business research, development, and commercialization of promising technologies. Learn about upcoming opportunities to engage in the program in fall of 2019 — including a business letter on proposed improvements.