In this interview, Corporate Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) CEO Rich Powell discusses how the organization leverages corporate purchasing power, technology-neutral policies, and permitting reform to modernize the American grid and ensure a prosperous, low-cost energy future as the nation nears its Semiquincentennial.

This is part of an exclusive interview series celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary and the critical evolution of energy innovation. USEA is a proud America250 partner. America250 is the national, nonpartisan organization charged by Congress to lead the commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.