Advanced Energy Perspectives

As we navigate our way into a new year, our team is reflecting on the legislative wins that drove the electric vehicle (EV) industry forward at a historic pace in 2022 and considering the actions and opportunities they create in the year ahead. This year’s review of enacted federal and state legislation tells a story of increased urgency, funding, and massive commitments by governments and utilities to expand transportation electrification. To synthesize the EV action across the country, Advanced Energy United read and summarized thousands of pages of enacted legislation, which we provide now as a three-part series that covers seven dominant trends.

In our previous post, Charging toward the EV transition. Part 1. we covered the first three trends in EV legislation—looking back at 2022.

In our previous posts, Charging toward the EV transition. Part 1. and Charging toward the EV transition. Part 2. we covered the first six trends in EV legislation—looking back at 2022:

Our New Year’s resolution is always the same: to make it easier for technologies to accelerate our transition to a 100% clean energy future. In 2023, our goal is the same – but we’re taking a new name to embrace the spirit of our collective activity! Working together, advanced energy businesses can impact policy so our technologies can thrive, creating a win-win for our industries and for local communities across the country. Advanced Energy United reflects that opportunity. 

As consumers face the electricity cost hikes and threats of blackouts that come with extreme weather conditions, it’s more important than ever to consider the potential benefits of a West-wide power grid. We already know that a Western regional transmission organization (RTO) could improve power system reliability, but a recent west-wide analysis conducted by Energy Strategies on behalf of AEE confirms that the region would also net major economic gains by establishing this kind of regional power grid. AEE also released three state-specific summaries showing that a Western RTO would generate huge economic benefits in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. And that got people talking.