Recent NRC Rulemakings Can Help Unlock Advanced Nuclear Energy
Electricity demand in the United States is rising again after two decades of stagnation. Artificial intelligence, data centers, manufacturing growth, and broader electrification are putting sustained pressure on the grid. The question is not whether we need more power. It is whether we will build it in time and at a cost consumers can afford. […]
Conservative Groups Lay Out Transmission Policy Principles
A recent policy framework published by C3 Solutions, with the American Conservation Coalition, R Street, the Abundance Institute, Americans for Prosperity, and the Pacific Legal Foundation, was featured by RTO Insider. “The impetus for transmission reform has largely been led by left to center groups,” R Street Policy Director Devin Hartman said in an interview. […]
How Prize Competitions Can Help Fuel America’s AI Energy Revolution
Nick Loris and Adria Wilson wrote for The National Interest about the Genesis Mission. Prize-based incentives can fast-track breakthroughs in AI and energy, cut red tape, mobilize private capital, and expand the number of US innovators. Last November, President Donald Trump launched the Genesis Mission through an executive order (EO) that outlines 26 National Science and Technology […]
How Prize Competitions Can Help Fuel America’s AI Energy Revolution
Nick Loris and Adria Wilson’s guidance on the prize competitions can fuel America’s AI energy revolution was featured in The National Interest. Last November, President Donald Trump launched the Genesis Mission through an executive order (EO) that outlines 26 National Science and Technology Challenges, ranging from autonomous scientific labs to fusion energy to artificial intelligence (AI)-driven grid operations. Embedded […]
Permitting Reform Is Back On. What Should It Include?
Permitting reform is once again on the table, and Congress, along with the Trump administration, has a real opportunity to fix a fundamentally flawed permitting process that hampers energy abundance, infrastructure development, economic growth, and environmental progress. The U.S. permitting and regulatory system is complex, redundant, and prone to litigation, which discourages investment and innovation. […]
Small Refinery Exemptions Will Help Drivers at the Pump
Nick Loris writes for The National Interest about solutions to ease fuel costs amid the war in Iran. Granting small refinery exemptions would ease fuel costs and protect US refining capacity, preventing further price increases during the Iran War. The unprecedented supply disruption tied to the Strait of Hormuz has delivered the most severe energy shock in […]
Prospects of Advanced Nuclear Technology Deployment in the United States
This presentation, delivered by C3 Solutions President Nick Loris at the APERC Annual Conference 2026, examines the outlook for advanced nuclear technology deployment in the United States. It makes the case that nuclear power is positioned to play a central role in meeting America’s rising electricity needs, especially as demand grows from AI data centers, […]
Can Florida Revolutionize the Nuclear Energy Sector?
A new bill in the Sunshine State’s legislature seeks to streamline the approval process for constructing nuclear reactors. Advanced nuclear reactors are among the most promising technologies for providing large amounts of reliable electricity. Many designs are smaller, modular, and more flexible than traditional nuclear plants, making them easier to deploy across a range of applications. They can […]
Why Democrats aren’t pulling the plug on permitting talks
E&E News quoted Nick Loris in a conversation on permitting reform. Nick Loris, president of policy for C3 Solutions, an energy consulting firm, said lawmakers staying the course may bode well for a broad permitting law becoming a reality. “It feels like we’re at a point where both sides are seeing the forest for the […]
Permitting talks live on as DOJ declines to appeal ruling favoring Revolution Wind
E&E News quotes Nick Loris on permitting reform and the critical opportunity at hand. Nick Loris, president of C3 Solutions, a conservative think tank that advocates for climate policy and clean energy, said permitting reform could be a “legacy-defining achievement” for Trump. “We’re on the 20-yard line and need chunk plays forward, not more false […]