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Solar Builder magazine released details on New York REV’s modernized framework for the city’s electricity system.  The article features Lisa Frantzis’s insider scoop on the state’s economy and its policy priorities.

[Washington, D.C., Oct. 29, 2015] – Today, leading advanced energy industry organizations applauded New York’s Public Service Commission (PSC) for reaching a major milestone in its “Reforming the Energy Vision” (REV) proceeding, following the submission of comments on PSC proposals to modify utility revenue and earnings models. REV remains the nation’s most far-reaching initiative for modernizing the regulatory framework for electric utilities.

J.R. Tolbert, AEE’s senior director of state policy, discusses the importance of this Supreme Court case in creating a new market for state demand-response programs.

[Washington, D.C. – Oct. 22, 2015]: Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), a national business association, issued the following statement in response to the pre-publication notice in the Federal Register of the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule for regulating carbon emissions from the electric power sector:

The Washington Post highlights the increased viability of demand response technology in wholesale energy markets.  AEE Vice President Malcolm Woolf is a leading source in the argument:

An E&E News article highlights smart grid technology initiatives in the Chicago area and includes AEE’s “Peak Demand Reduction Report,” produced with Navigant Consulting:

Analysis of potential for demand response in Illinois and Massachusetts shows economic benefits from curbing energy use during peak periods

[Denver, October 14, 2015] – Public utility commissioners from across the Western states gathered today in Denver to discuss retail rate design for the 21st century in light of technology advancements, evolving customer expectations, and new state and federal policies. The gathering of 14 commissioners from 11 Western states (Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Hawaii, Idaho, Mont., N.M., Nev., Wash., and Utah) also discussed the future of energy storage and the related opportunities and issues for regulators to consider. Session topics were selected in advance by the commissioners.

An E&E News article addressing North Carolina’s dispute with EPA’s targets includes insider details on the state’s energy industry from AEE’s Vice President of Federal Policy, Arvin Ganesan:

[San Francisco, Oct. 7, 2015] – On the occasion of the signing of Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León’s bill, SB 350, by Governor Jerry Brown today, Advanced Energy Economy issued the following statement:

David Roberts, writing in Vox, published an extensive article on New York’s initiative to reform the state’s utility market and modernize its electric grid, Reforming the Energy Vision (REV). The article highlights AEE’s major efforts toward a 21st century energy system: