RTO Insider reports that four Arizona utilities announced their plans to join SPP’s Markets+ day-ahead market over CAISO’s competing Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM). United's Brian Turner expressed cautioned saying that two Western day-ahead markets will create seams and market inefficiencies.
Topics: United In The News, Western RTO, Brian Turner
California Clean Energy Business Representatives, Environmental Advocates, and Community Choice Aggregators express support for the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Step 2 Proposal
Topics: Press Releases, Western RTO, California
Following President-Elect Trump’s nominations for U.S. Department of Interior and Secretary of Energy, United’s Harry Godfrey told Utility Dive that the hope is that industrial policy that prioritizes domestic manufacturing will resonate with bipartisan audiences.
Topics: United In The News, Harrison Godfrey, Federal
RTO Insider discusses United’s new report, which shows that fixing interconnection processes could result in over $100 billion in economic benefits, and over one million years' worth of work for Americans. United’s President and CEO Heather O’Neill emphasized the important role states play in expediting interconnection reforms nationwide.
Topics: State Policy, United In The News, FERC, Heather O'Neill, Transmission, Federal
POLITICO reports on the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative (WWGPI)'s new proposal to regionalize the Western power grid, which is expected to gain broad bipartisan support despite potential challenges from a Trump-appointed FERC leadership. The article quotes United's Brian Turner, a member of the WWGPI Launch Committee, discussing how this move will strengthen regional cooperation.
Topics: United In The News, Western RTO, Brian Turner
As the battery storage industry continues to grow, United's Kat Burnham spoke to ecoRI News about the benefits of storage and the Rhode Island Energy Storage Systems Act, expressing hope that the Ocean State will continue to invest in energy storage solutions.
Topics: United In The News, Kat Burnham, Rhode Island, Battery Storage
“Bill Promoting a Clean Energy Grid, Advancing Equity and Protecting Ratepayers” includes comprehensive permitting and siting reforms for clean energy infrastructure, along with key advancements on grid-enhancing technologies and energy storage
BOSTON, MA – Today, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed into law a landmark clean energy bill that promises to streamline permitting and siting for clean energy projects, invest in grid-enhancing technologies, and establish energy storage targets. This historic legislation positions Massachusetts as a national leader in the clean energy transition while promoting equity and protecting ratepayers. National business association Advanced Energy United supported the bill throughout the legislative process.
Topics: State Policy, Press Releases, Massachusetts, Permitting and Siting
Fixing the ‘interconnection’ process would help states keep up with growing energy demands and dramatically increase job and economic opportunities
WASHINGTON, DC – The way that new large-scale energy resources plug in to the power grid is outdated and cumbersome, and a new report shows that fixing these so-called ‘interconnection’ processes could result in over $100 billion in economic benefits, and over one million years worth of work for Americans.
“Our nation’s electricity demands are growing, and these broken interconnection processes are standing in the way of Americans building the energy projects we need to thrive,” said Heather O’Neill, President and CEO at Advanced Energy United. “Fixing interconnection would unleash job-creating energy projects and deliver an economic boom in states across America. If states can more quickly build the poles and wires needed to connect new electricity resources to the power grid, they will unleash their economic potential, lower electricity bills for residents, and improve energy reliability for all.”
Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, FERC
Inside Climate News reports that PJM Interconnection is under pressure, following PJM’s July capacity auction when prices jumped over 800 percent. Interviewed as part of the article, United's Jon Gordon emphasized PJM’s backlogged interconnection queue of 3,000 projects capable of replacing the entire grid’s generation, underscoring the need for immediate action.
Topics: Regulatory, United In The News, Economic Impact, FERC, Jon Gordon
Tennessee is seeing manufacturing expansion since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, but under the Trump-Vance administration, it's unclear how the electric vehicle (EV) sector will fare in the coming years. United's Harry Godfrey spoke to Tennessee Lookout about the value EV tax credits provide to manufacturing growth in the state.
Topics: United In The News, Electric Vehicles, Harrison Godfrey, Tennessee