Heinrich Leads Letter Urging DOE to Withdraw Proposed Rule for the Efficiency Standards Program that would Raise Energy Prices for American Families
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright urging DOE to abandon a proposal that would hamstring its long-standing efficiency standards program—a move that could raise utility bills for American families by […]
Heinrich, Merkley, Padilla, Shaheen, Schiff, Rosen, Cortez Masto, Wyden, Klobuchar: CFTC Must Rein in Wildfire Bets on Prediction Markets
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Adam Schiff (D–Calif.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to press the Commodity Futures Trading Commission […]
Heinrich, Whitehouse Call For Interior Inspector General Investigation into Trump Administration’s Handling of Failed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Project
DOJ filing reveals Interior withheld information showing Reflecting Pool failures predated Olympian David Hearn’s arrest WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter requesting that […]
ICYMI: Ranking Member Heinrich and Energy Secretary Granholm Interview with Heatmap News on Energy Costs, Permitting Reform, and AI Data Centers
WASHINGTON – During an interview with Heatmap News’ Robinson Meyer, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was joined by former U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to discuss President Trump’s actions that are skyrocketing gas and energy costs on families and small businesses, permitting […]
Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Ensure Large Users of Electricity Pay for Grid Upgrades, Protect Customers From Costs of Data Center Expansion
The GRID Savings Act financially requires large electricity user to pay for their grid upgrades and incentivizes investment in transmission facilities WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the GRID Savings Act, legislation that aims to ensure that the biggest new electricity users […]
Heinrich, Murray Lead 37 Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted
The letter follows an admission from the Trump administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was “based solely” on politics Heinrich, Murray, colleagues: “It is an attack on the rule of law and the basic democratic principle that the federal government serves the entire country—not merely […]
Heinrich Pushes for ENR Committee to Protect Public Lands in Markup, Fact-Checks Record on Trump Admin Actions that Remove Protections for Chaco Canyon
WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to consider pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, criticized legislation that removes protections for public lands, emphasizing the need for bipartisan collaboration within the Committee. Heinrich additionally fact-checked Trump administration actions that undo protections for the […]
Heinrich Statement on Trump Admin Admitting it Canceled Energy Project Grants in Democratic-Led States Due to Partisan Politics
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement in response to news that the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled grants and funding for energy projects in Democratic-led states due to partisan politics: “This reporting proves what we’ve […]
Heinrich Questions FERC Commissioners on Advanced Transmission Technologies and Improving Generator Interconnection Processes to Efficiently Deliver Energy to Customers
WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, asked FERC Chairwoman Laura Swett and fellow Commissioners Lindsay See, Judy Chang, David LaCerte, and David Rosner, about how Congress can support incentivizing advanced transmission […]
Heinrich Calls for GAO to Review DOI Wind Leasing Practices
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Acting Comptroller General Orice Williams Brown calling for an investigation into the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) wind leasing and permitting practices, which have stalled wind energy […]