André Béliveau
Senior Manager of Energy Policy
André Béliveau is the Senior Manager of Energy Policy at the Commonwealth Foundation.
André leads the Commonwealth Foundation’s energy and environmental policy initiatives in Pennsylvania and with our national partners. Before joining the Commonwealth Foundation, he served as a policy advisor in the North Carolina General Assembly and as the strategic projects and government affairs manager for the John Locke Foundation—where he now concurrently serves as a visiting fellow.
In 2021, André was the chief advisor on a transformative, bipartisan energy bill signed into law to secure a reliable and affordable energy future for North Carolina. His work in North Carolina, both in the legislature and at Locke, was instrumental in achieving legislative victories in energy policy, Second Amendment rights, regulatory reform, and election integrity.
André holds an MA in Government with an honors thesis from Johns Hopkins University and is a Marist College graduate with a BA cum laude in History. His academic expertise includes American political development, conservatism, political thought and history, American governance, early American history, and intellectual history. He regularly comments on contemporary and historical political topics and aims to provide analysis that bridges the gap between theory and practice.
He is a member of the American Enterprise Institute Leadership Network and an alumnus of the State Policy Network Generation Liberty Fellowship and the E.A. Morris Fellowship for Emerging Leaders.
Outside his professional life, André enjoys traveling, antiquing, writing, shooting sports, playing the bagpipes, being active in his church community, and cheering on the Carolina Hurricanes.
A native of upstate New York, a North Carolinian at heart, and a Pennsylvania energy warrior, he resides in Washington, DC.
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IFO Data Shows Pennsylvania’s Emissions Success Story
The Keystone State is lowering emissions and generating more energy without RGGI or PACER taxes. Overview The Keystone State cut total emissions while increasing electricity generation, according to the two…
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Gov. Shapiro’s Energy Policies Will Cost Pennsylvanians
Originally published by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Gov. Josh Shapiro wants you to believe that he is saving you money. “From childcare to health care to energy, we’ve been focused…
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Shapiro’s Role in Rising Energy Prices
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Paris Agreement Exit Signals Return of American Energy Dominance
Originally published at Newsweek What matters more: America’s economy or European climate radicalism? Just hours after taking the Oath of Office, President Donald Trump gave the right answer. He withdrew…
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Sr. Manager of Energy Policy André Béliveau on the Dawn Stensland Show January 6, 2025
What’s up with President Biden’s attempt to paralyze the energy industry and America? Our Sr. Manager of Energy Policy André Béliveau recently joined the Dawn Stensland Show to talk about…
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RGGI Is Unconstitutional, Harmful, and Useless
Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is on the cusp of shaping the commonwealth’s economic future. The court will soon rule on the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s entry…
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We Need More Three Mile Islands
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To Achieve American Energy Dominance, Trump Must Avoid ‘All-of-the-Above’ Rhetoric
Originally published at RealClearEnergy A four-word phrase has become the latest trend in conservative energy policy: “all of the above” (AOTA). This approach claims to…
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State of RGGI: Past, Present, and Future
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Sr. Manager of Energy Policy André Béliveau joins the Dawn Stensland Show November 20, 2024
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Fracking Is Key in the Keystone State — in 2024 and Beyond
Originally published at National Review Fracking was front and center in this year’s election, especially in the energy-producing swing state of Pennsylvania. But it is more than a wedge political…
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Energy Policy and the PA Election
Exploring the critical energy issues on Pennsylvanians’ minds and how Harris’s policies might affect the 2024 presidential race.
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Affordable Energy Can Alleviate Pennsylvanians’ Economic Anxieties
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It’s Not Just Fracking — Pennsylvanians Oppose Harris’s Climate Policies
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Solar Protectionism Is Anything But Sunny
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André Béliveau Joins the Dawn Stensland Show to discuss the current energy policy landscape
Commonwealth Foundation Senior Manager of Energy Policy André Béliveau joins the Dawn Stensland Show to discuss the current energy policy landscape.
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Private investment—not subsidies—will empower Pennsylvania’s nuclear energy
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Restarting Three Mile Island: Quick Facts
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Rethinking All-of-the-Above with André Béliveau
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Senior Manager of Energy Policy André Béliveau on the Alan Nathan Show
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