The appointments come as Indiana desperately needs more energy production to meet demand
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Today,
Governor Mike Braun announced the appointments of Chair Andy Zay, Anthony Swinger, and Bob Deig to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC). Advanced Energy United congratulates the new commissioners and looks forward to engaging with them in important Commission dockets on behalf of the advanced energy industry.
“We appreciate these commissioners’ experience addressing reliability, affordability, efficiency, and other important energy issues. With the appointment of these commissioners, the IURC can help Indiana keep energy costs down by establishing better processes and plans to produce more energy here at home. Demand growth is an economic opportunity to create jobs and grow the economy – if we proactively plan,” said
Trish Demeter, Managing Director for Advanced Energy United.
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Press Releases,
Energy Efficiency,
Indiana,
Trish Demeter
In an episode of the Volts Podcast, United's Brian Turner and Western Freedom's Kathleen Staks discuss the newly authorized Regional Organization for Western Energy (ROWE), a unique “à la carte” regional transmission organization designed to unify the western U.S. grid without trampling on state independence.
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Transmission,
Western RTO,
California,
Brian Turner
The updated framework resolves the uncertainty caused by recent litigation over property tax assessments which threatened to increase prices
ALBANY, NY –
Today, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed
S.8012 / A.8332
into law, restoring clear and consistent tax rules for large solar and wind projects greater than 1MW in New York. The law provides the predictability needed to keep project costs down, support local tax revenues, and maintain progress toward the state’s climate and reliability goals.
“Predictable taxation lowers costs—plain and simple,” said
Kristina Persaud, New York Policy Lead at Advanced Energy United
. “When developers know what to expect, they can bid more competitively, and those savings go straight to families and businesses through lower energy bills. This law delivers stability for communities, for investors, and for the state’s clean energy future.”
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Press Releases,
Offshore Wind,
Kristina Persaud,
Solar
KXAN reports that ERCOT’s board is expected to discuss the increase in data centers and crypto mining facilities opening in Texas, sparking concerns over rising load growth and grid reliability. Matthew Boms, Executive Director of the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance, encouraged these facilities to bring on their own generation to help reduce grid strain and offset ratepayer costs.
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Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance,
Texas,
Matthew Boms
Heatmap News reports on PJM Interconnection's escalating debate over how to manage demand. United's Jon Gordon provides context throughout the piece on PJM’s pending rule changes, the competing stakeholder proposals, and the challenge of balancing reliability, consumer protection, and rapid data center growth.
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Regulatory,
Wholesale Markets,
United In The News,
FERC,
Transmission,
Jon Gordon,
Interconnection
Axios Austin reports on the rollback of key federal incentives from H.R. 1, and the impacts they pose on Texas' advanced energy economy. Matthew Boms of the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) discussed the benefits of advanced energy solutions in bolstering Texas' grid, highlighting that wind and solar supplied about one-third of all power for the Texas grid operator, ERCOT.
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Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance,
Texas,
Offshore Wind,
Matthew Boms,
Solar
Decision by State Corporation Commission (SCC) to grant Dominion Energy a certificate for the Chesterfield gas-fired peaker plant is a step backward
RICHMOND, VA – The State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Energy’s proposed Chesterfield peaker plant without conditions, advancing a project that will increase long-term costs for Virginia customers despite readily available, lower-cost alternatives that strengthen grid reliability.
“Virginians need low-cost energy, but this approval allows Dominion to move forward with one of the most expensive options on the table,” said
Shawn Kelly, Regulatory Director at Advanced Energy United
. “Utilities across the country are using proven tools like battery storage, demand flexibility, and modern grid management to meet peak needs at lower cost. This approval embraces
none
of these lower cost options.”
The Chesterfield project requires major upfront capital investment and decades of fuel and maintenance spending. Analyses presented in the proceeding showed that advanced energy technologies—already being deployed at scale in other states—can deliver peak capacity more affordably, reduce exposure to price volatility, and make better use of existing grid infrastructure.
“Approving a high-cost resource without fully evaluating commercially available alternatives shifts unnecessary risk onto ratepayers,”
added
Kelly
.
“Virginia needs planning decisions that maximize existing grid capacity, accelerate lower-cost technologies, and keep customer bills in check.”
Advanced Energy United, the national business association representing many of the leading solar, wind, storage, demand and distributed energy companies,
called on the SCC
in expert testimony to reject plans to build the new, expensive gas plant.
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Utility,
Virginia,
Press Releases,
Shawn Kelly,
Integrated Resource Planning
Utility Dive reports that PJM stakeholders failed to reach consensus on a set of proposals to govern how large loads, such as data centers, connect to the grid. In a bulletin on the meeting, United’s Jon Gordon said the vote highlights the difficulty of balancing resource adequacy, ratepayer costs, and rapid data center growth in a region already facing generation shortfalls and long timelines for new capacity.
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Utility,
United In The News,
FERC,
Transmission,
Jon Gordon,
Interconnection
The Center Square reports on the election outcomes in New Jersey and Virginia, where Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger won their gubernatorial races. United's Virginia Director Jim Purekal and New Jersey Policy Lead Katie Mettle highlighted the future governors' focus on lowering energy prices through clean energy as a key component of their victories.
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State Policy,
Virginia,
United In The News,
Heather O'Neill,
New Jersey,
Jim Purekal,
Solar,
Battery Storage,
Interconnection,
Katie Mettle
In an episode of NewsData's People in Power Podcast, United's Brian Turner discusses the recent passage of California Assembly Bill (AB) 825, and the path forward for an independently governed energy market in the West.
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United In The News,
Western RTO,
California,
Brian Turner
