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Coverage of legislation, regulation and energy policy affecting propane at the federal, state and local levels.

  • Propane Needs Seat At Table: Ensuring Policy Influence

    The U.S. propane market is changing. There are warning signs on the near-horizon, counsels ICF International’s 2019 propane market outlook. That cautionary forecast comes despite a national supply revolution that has yielded American-made fuel abundance unimagined just a short decade ago. Moreover, the Fairfax, Va.-based consultancy and business intelligence provider advises that the propane retail segment is at risk, a vulnerability that can only be blunted by a resolute, industrywide growth mindset to reverse negative trends and grow sales. By rethinking traditional business models and seizing available opportunities, the propane industry can, however, rise above the challenges. PERIOD OF MARKET TRANSITION ICF’s rundown recognizes that the propane industry has entered a period of market transition, driven by changing demographics, new technologies and, most critically, shifting…
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  • Point-Counterpoint: New Reality of Advocacy and Governance in 2019

    By Joe Colaneri… The 116th Congress is now in full swing, and while it has been difficult to read all of the political and policy tea leaves since the 2018 midterm elections, and after the government’s longest shutdown in history, some trends are now emerging. We can observe and speculate on the new reality on Capitol Hill even if we cannot, with certainty, predict policy outcomes. The outlines and character of a potentially new emerging Democratic majority will soon begin to become clear. All of this takes place in a highly charged political atmosphere shadowed by the upcoming 2020 presidential election, the fallout from the government shutdown, the newly divided government, the almost daily Democratic presidential candidate announcements, and the president’s own political vulnerabilities. Retrospective…
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  • Be Prepared For Congressional Midterm Elections

    By Joe Colaneri … Every year March brings the inevitable rites of spring—baseball spring training, NCAA college basketball, the Academy Awards, and in some years the Southeastern Convention. And every other year another consequential rite takes center stage — America’s biennial national soul-searching, otherwise known as the congressional midterm elections. Every U.S. House seat, one-third of the Senate, numerous governorships, and state and local races coast to coast will command the attention of pundits, politicians, and the public. One part system reboot and two parts catharsis, the election does help shape the future of a president’s first or second term, the next national elections two years away, and the shape of public policy. It’s a chance for voters to either affirm their support of the last two…
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  • Mr. Trump Goes to Washington — A Brave New Political World

    By Joe Colaneri… National elections have a way of reflecting, clarifying, and predicting. And in spite of all the noise and campaign rhetoric, the 115th Congress will likely be no different in how it sorts out, interprets, and implements the messages from the elections. This is the third in a series of articles I have written for BPN in the past year. The first heralded the new House speakership of Paul Ryan and discussed how his political philosophy could impact the industry; the second discussed the upheaval taking place in the country as the primary season moved forward, and posited several legislative scenarios based on possible results. The results are in and speculation is rampant as to what it all means. Every industry in the…
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  • A Political San Andreas

    By Joe Colaneri… The 2016 presidential primaries of both political parties have exposed deep fissures in our society and in our politics. It’s a reality that requires a measured and carefully drawn national conversation about the country’s future. These divisions will inevitably shape any policy that emerges from the next president and Congress — from tax to energy, from environment to financial issues. Take some of the back and forth among the candidates as normal political hyperbole and with a grain or two of salt. Political rhetoric is to be expected in any campaign, but this campaign has brought more voters into the process in unprecedented numbers, and when the dust settles, there will be a political bill due. The rhetoric and even the hyperbole does expose…
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