About Us
Principals
of the Arizona Coalition for New Energy Technologies have a successful history
of working at the federal and state levels to advance renewable energy and
energy efficiency technologies.
The Arizona Coalition for New Energy Technologies promotes its members and their
innovative technologies through outreach programs and
various other activities. One of our primary outreach activities is to work with
state and federal policymakers and other key opinion leaders.
Executive Director Craig Cox helped former
Congressman Dan Schaefer (R-Colorado) launch the U.S. House Renewables and
Energy Efficiency Caucus in 1996. Starting with just seven Members of Congress,
this group continues to thrive, and has grown to comprise 204 Members today,
with Representatives Mark Udall (D-Colorado) and Zach Wamp (R-Tennessee)
currently serving as the group’s co-chairs. In 1998, Cox helped Senator Wayne
Allard (R-Colorado) launch the U.S. Senate Renewables and Energy Efficiency
Caucus, which has grown from five Senators to 33 today.
The Arizona Coalition for New Energy Technologies was launched early in 2002
by 16 companies from around the state. It supports the activities of the Arizona
Legislature’s bipartisan Renewables and Energy Efficiency Caucus (modeled on the
federal caucuses described above), which was also
launched early in 2002 by Arizona State Representatives and Senators. On 28
February 2002, the Arizona Coalition for New Energy Technologies provided its
first briefing to the Legislature’s Renewables and Energy Efficiency Caucus.
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