National Clean Energy Week Highlights Propane’s Uses, Advantages

(August 19, 2019) WASHINGTON — Activities being held across the country through the end of September are helping to position propane as a clean, eco-friendly fuel in the eyes of policymakers. The activities will culminate in

. During that week, state and national policymakers will meet in Washington, D.C., to discuss clean energy solutions.

The National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) is a sponsor of NCEW 2019. The association has been organizing activities around the event and is encouraging others in the industry to coordinate activities with NPGA. During an all-day policy symposium that is among the events to be held in Washington, NPGA’s senior vice president of advocacy and technical services, Michael Caldarera, will be a featured speaker.

Participation in NCEW is one of NPGA’s four “90-Day Criticals” for the third quarter of 2019. The goal: to showcase propane among America’s clean, alternative energy sources.

“This is NPGA’s first year as a sponsor in National Clean Energy Week, which is now in its third year,” NPGA’s deputy counsel, regulatory affairs, Sarah Reboli, tells BPN. “Our leadership chose to participate because the strategy to combine events throughout the country that build up to a series of discussions in Washington, D.C., is an excellent way to showcase how propane—in every state—can serve as a clean energy solution while bringing the examples back to our nation’s capital to show major policymakers.”

NCEW was launched in 2017. The organizers of the event explain, “NCEW brings together government officials, industry associations, businesses, nonprofits, and advocates in the clean energy space for events in Washington, D.C. and across America to showcase how they are helping to make the clean energy sector stronger, and influence the discussion around responsible clean energy solutions that directly address America’s need for abundant, reliable forms of energy.” Today, NCEW has more than 100 participating organizations.

The event has been recognized by governors across the country. The organizers of NCEW report that 29 governors, both Republican and Democratic, issued state proclamations recognizing last year’s event. As this was written in mid-August, the governors of Alabama and Oklahoma had recognized NCEW 2019, and many more were expected to do so closer to the event, as they did last year. “This year the number will be closer to 40,” Reboli says. “That shows the momentum building under National Clean Energy Week.”

As well as sponsoring NCEW and participating in its events, Reboli says, “NPGA is working with the propane industry and state associations to highlight the use and advantages of propane to meet the country’s wide array of energy needs while reducing emissions.”

For example, NPGA will showcase autogas fleets and conversion kits across all types of combustible engines by partnering with the Ohio Propane Gas Association at the Midwest Green Transportation Forum & Expo and by conducting a tour and interview with a shop that converts engines of nearly every type to propane.

“We are working with several companies to host tours and meet-and-greets, participate in interviews, and place op-eds in their local newspapers,” she adds.

As NCEW 2019 nears, all propane businesses can join in and “spread the news on propane’s role in meeting America’s energy needs,” Reboli says. She suggests they participate by sharing messaging from NPGA’s website (npga.org) and the association’s social media platforms.

“The heart of our message is that propane is part of the solution to America’s energy and environmental ambitions,” Reboli concludes. “We’re showcasing propane’s uses and advantages to policymakers at the local level through events at different places in the country as well as state and national officials that participate in the events in Washington, D.C. It’s crucial that we use National Clean Energy Week to demonstrate that propane has a place in the national dialogue about American energy.”

For more information about National Clean Energy Week, visit

For information about engaging in activities in support of NCEW, call the NPGA office at (202) 466-7200 or email Sarah Reboli at

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