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| https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=16CC9A60-BCF5-4AB9-B3FB-F2BB17D8E0B4 | Heitkamp: North Dakota at Forefront of All-of-the-above Energy Strategy | 2018-10-08 | 2018 | 2018-10 | Democrat | House | ND | Heidi Heitkamp | H001069 | www.heitkamp.senate.gov | legacy | BISMARCK, N.D. U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today highlighted the success of North Dakota's all of the above energy strategy and her bipartisan work to support growth and innovation in the industry at the 12th annual Great Plains & EmPower ND Energy Conference at Bismarck State College. Heitkamp participated in a roundtable discussion with Lt. Governor Brent Sanford and the North Dakota congressional delegation, and spoke with top researchers, entrepreneurs, and energy industry leaders about how to keep North Dakota on the cutting edge of energy development in the wake of North Dakota's oil and gas boom and the growth of the wind energy industry, spurred by Heitkamp's successful attempt to couple renewable tax credits with her bill to end the decades-long ban on domestic oil exports. All across North Dakota, our diverse energy industry is creating jobs, strengthening communities, and leading to innovations that make our nation more secure. This is all possible because Congress has been able to come together in a bipartisan way to promote common sense policies that boost domestic energy production and I've been at the forefront of building the bipartisan coalitions necessary to get key policy wins across the finish line, Heitkamp said. After working with Republicans and Democrats to lift the ban on domestic oil exports, we're now seeing record levels of exports and a thriving oil industry that now has the conditions present to innovate and continue to become more efficient with long term certainty on access to global markets. At the same time, we extended renewable energy tax credits that are supporting North Dakota's wind energy industry, which is benefiting rural communities across the state. And facing a carbon constrained future, I worked in a bipartisan way to expand and extend tax credits that are forging a viable future for North Dakota's lignite coal industry and coal-fired power, while also continuing to fight for biofuels and North Dakota farmers by making sure the Administration adheres to the lawful mandates that they are required to uphold. North Dakota is the an example for the rest of the country by showing an all-of-the-above energy policy works, and the innovation taking place here will continue to fuel growth in our communities and keep our economy thriving. Heitkamp has a long track record of building bipartisan coalitions to advance an all-of-the-above energy strategy including successfully lifting the decades-old ban on exporting U.S. oil in 2015. For a year and a half, Heitkamp educated senators on both sides of the aisle to explain why lifting the ban made sense, and crafted a bipartisan deal to allow oil exports and pair it with tax credits for renewable energies like wind, supporting two resources that create jobs in North Dakota. Heitkamp worked for years to write and pass the bipartisan FUTURE Act, which extends and expands the 45Q tax credit to provide certainty to utilities and other industrial sources, and incentivizes the build-out of industrial carbon capture projects that plan to use carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery and carbon utilization the conversion of carbon dioxide into useable products. Heitkamp's work in Congress builds on more than a decade of experience as a director of Dakota Gasification, as well as on the North Dakota Industrial Commission as North Dakota Attorney General, and as Tax Commissioner. Heitkamp has consistently put forward ideas in addition to the FUTURE Act to promote a realistic path forward for coal in North Dakota and across the country. Click herefor a timeline of Heitkamp's extensive work to forge a viable path forward for coal. In March,Heitkamp built on the success of the FUTURE Act and introduced the bipartisan USE IT Act, which would strengthen support for carbon utilization and direct air capture research. The bill would also incentivize federal, state, and non-governmental collaboration in the construction and development of CCUS facilities and CO2 pipelines. The legislation has a diverse coalition of supporters, including Lignite Energy Council, North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, Clean Air Task Force, and Bipartisan Policy Center Action. Click here for a full list of supporters. Background Since joining the Senate, Heitkamp has also worked to find a realistic path for clean coal by: Bringing together Democrats to urge strong CCUS funding, as president's budget proposed cuts: Last June,Heitkamp led a diverse group of 15 Democratic senatorsincluding liberal and conservative lawmakersin urging congressional appropriators to fund strong U.S. Department of Energy investments in CCUS technologies, which are key to coal's future. Thepresident's budget threatened to cut fundingfor the U.S. Energy Department Office of Fossil Energy by 55 percent, including funding cuts of at least 84 percent to CCUS programs. Such cuts would significantly hinder the advancement of CCUS technologies, which North Dakota's rural electric co-ops, coal workers, and ratepayers rely on to support a path forward for coal-fired power through clean coal research and development. Introducing major legislation in 2013 and 2015 to put coal on a viable path forward:Heitkamp'sbillwould incentivize companies to invest in technologies that reduce the carbon footprint of coal-fired power. This is done through federal funding programs, federal support for private investment, and recommendations to Congress that provide insight on how best to support future CCUS projects in the U.S. In May 2015, Heitkamp and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia introduced aseries of billsto make sure coal remains part of America's energy mix, incorporating Heitkamp's bill. Successfully urging the EPA to grant North Dakota regulatory authority over Class VI wells that are used for long-term underground storage of CO2. Allowing the state to regulate such wells will help North Dakota develop innovative CCUS technologies, drive down costs, and reduce carbon emissions. Heitkamp repeatedly urged the EPA to approve the North Dakota Industrial Commission's application, weighing in with former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and in a letter and meeting with Administrator Pruitt. Convening industry, lawmakers, and academics to discuss path forward on coal:Heitkamp co-hosted aCoal Technology Symposiumon Capitol Hill in 2014 that brought together industry, lawmakers, experts and academics including the Energy and Environmental Research Center from Grand Forks. To a crowded room, Heitkamp laid out the importance of advancing realistic energy policies and discussed the vital role coal plays in providing affordable energy in North Dakota and around the country. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |