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Advanced Energy Economy - Comment on State of the Union

Posted by Graham Richard on Jan 28, 2014

“President Obama is the first president in a half-century able to tout America’s emerging energy independence. That didn’t happen by accident, but by the efforts of innovators combined with smart policies. Thanks to these efforts, the U.S. controls its own energy destiny for the first time in a generation. The danger now is not dependency. It is complacency. As we emerge from this long recession, we need to continue to make progress toward energy systems that are better and smarter. The established businesses and committed entrepreneurs who are making that happen need fair treatment in the tax code, funding for R&D and support for deployment and adoption of the best technologies. If we continue on this path, someday soon a future president just may announce at a State of the Union that the United States is the world’s biggest exporter of energy. That is a goal worth pursuing.” -- Graham Richard, CEO of Advanced Energy Economy.
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Cashing in on energy independence

Posted by Graham Richard on Jan 24, 2014

This article was originally posted as an Op-Ed in The Hill.
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Advanced Energy Business Leaders Call on Congress to Extend Expired Tax Credits

Posted by Industry News on Jan 23, 2014

“U.S. advanced energy businesses need tax certainty for their investments in order to maintain their position in a more than $1 trillion global industry,” said Graham Richard, CEO of Advanced Energy Economy. “On behalf of more than 60 signers of this letter, we call on Congress to extend retroactively the recently expired advanced energy tax credits for wind energy, biofuel, and energy efficiency investments. By doing so, Congress will spur continued growth in an industry that is helping to make our energy system more secure, clean, and affordable."
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Steve Chadima Responds to California State of the State

Posted by Industry News on Jan 22, 2014

- Steve Chadima, SVP Communications & Director of California Initiatives at Advanced Energy Economy
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AEE CEO Publishes "State Energy Innovators" in Energy Biz Magazine

Posted by Industry News on Jan 10, 2014

"There is a dynamic 21st century energy system growing rapidly. The architects and builders are governors, legislative leaders, public utility commissioners and executives of innovative energy companies," Graham Richard writes in an editorial for Energy Biz Magazine. Read the full article on Advanced Energy Perspectives on Monday, or check out page 42 here (opens PDF).
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Steve Chadima responds to Gov. Brown's budget proposal

Posted by Steve Chadima on Jan 9, 2014

"AEE commends the Governor for proposing a budget that is fiscally prudent and reinforces California's leadership in advanced energy. Advanced energy is critical to California's future and Governor Brown continues to place a priority on energy investments with a high potential for economic development and job growth. Returning borrowed cap and trade funds for use towards advanced energy programs further reinforces our mutual belief that California's efforts to realize its 2020 emissions goals will accelerate economic development in the state. California's advanced energy industry will continue to work with all elected officials to deliver on this promise."
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Woolf Op Ed posted in The Hill: Tax Uncertainty Hurting Advanced Energy

Posted by Industry News on Jan 2, 2014

At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, a number of federal tax code provisions critical to advanced energy growth disappeared. That’s because Congress has allowed itself to make tax law by inertia. Without Congress saying a word or taking a vote, millions of dollars of tax credits to bolster investment and entrepreneurship simply vanished. Congress should act now to extend these tax provisions retroactively.
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