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In AEE's recent webinar with the former FERC chair, Jon Wellinghoff expressed certainty that the Supreme Court would uphold FERC order 745. Katherine Tweed, writing for Greentech Media, reports:

“As President Obama delivers his State of the Union address tonight, Washington, D.C. is focused on the politics of conflict. Largely overlooked is the chance we have for a politics of prosperity. The U.S. economy is picking up steam. Falling prices of oil and natural gas are putting dollars back in the pockets of consumers, making American businesses more competitive, and accelerating economic growth. We need to take advantage of today’s low fuel prices to accelerate new energy solutions that protect us from the volatility of fuel costs, not kid ourselves into thinking those costs won’t go back up. Those new energy solutions are building an industry – a $170 billion industry in the U.S. The advanced energy industry also means jobs – more than 500,000 in California alone before this year is out. The politics of prosperity can give us a new politics of energy. Let’s not squander the opportunity.” 

Prior to President Obama's State of the Union Address, Graham Richard published a piece in The Hill's Congress Blog discussing the opportunities of advanced energy. Richard writes: 

In a blog post titled "Moving forward or backward, our choice," Rona Fried cites a recent AEEI study on advanced energy employment in California:

AEE was mentioned in this morning's Morning Energy from Politico. 

Pamela King, E&E reporter

(San Francisco and Washington, D.C., January 12, 2015) – Today Advanced Energy Economy announced that four executives of market leading companies have joined its board of directors to support the business group’s efforts to spur the growth of secure, clean, affordable energy in the United States. The new directors are Deb Frodl, Global Executive Director, GE ecomagination; Prasanna Venkatesan, President and CEO, Americas, Landis+Gyr Inc.; Kevin Self, VP Strategy & Corporate Development, Johnson Controls Inc.; and Howard Wenger, President, Business Units, SunPower Corp.

In December, Utility Dive asked energy industry insiders what to expect this year, and published "Predictions 2015 Part 1: 7 energy insiders envision the year to come" today. One such insider is AEE's own Vice President of Communications, Robert Keough. His prediction?

“AEE congratulates Governor Brown on his inauguration and welcomes his continued leadership of the state of California. In his address today, Gov. Brown set ambitious but achievable goals to increase the use of renewable energy, reduce the use of petroleum, and make our buildings more energy efficient. Working toward these targets will not only benefit the environment but also grow the advanced energy industry, which is expected to employ 500,000 people in California by the end of this year. We look forward to working with Gov. Brown and the legislature to reach these goals and create a prosperous California powered by secure, clean, affordable energy.”

Last month AEEI released an advanced energy employment survey for the state of Iowa, catologuing the number of firms and employees delivering energy efficiency, advanced fuels, wind power, and other facets of the advanced energy industry. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports (subscription required):