News

Utility Dive covered recent passage of the EV bill passed in Florida (and other states) quoting AEE's Dylan Reed. Read excerpts below and the entire UD piece here. 

Utah lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that would allow Rocky Mountain Power to invest $50 million in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, as part of the state's effort to grow adoption of emissions-free transportation. House Bill 396 now heads to Republican Gov. Gary Herbert's desk, where advocates say he is likely to sign it. Similarly, Florida lawmakers on Wednesday passed Senate Bill 7018 which directs the state's Department of Transportation to consult with the Public Service Commission, Office of Energy and other stakeholders to develop a long-term plan for electric vehicle infrastructure expansion. And in Washington, lawmakers on March 9 passed legislation to adopt California's existing zero-emissions vehicle mandate and require the state reach 8% EV sales by 2025...

Utility Dive covered the AEE and Arizona Public Service (APS) announcement of project collaboration to support the utility's goal of producing 100% clean energy by 2050. The piece quotes AEE's Lisa Frantzis. and notes the 13 AEE members participating. Read excerpts below and the entire UD piece here (This story was also covered by PV Magazine). 

Arizona Public Service has turned to national clean energy business group Advanced Energy Economy for help reaching the utility's 100% clean energy goal by 2050, which will involve shuttering both the Four Corners and Cholla coal-fired power plants. Through the Arizona Clean Energy Future initiative, announced Thursday, APS will receive assistance from 13 companies focused on electrifying transportation, grid flexibility, expanding low-carbon generation capacity and maximizing clean energy use. The utility is also using the partnership to consider carbon capture and modular nuclear generation technologies...

Utility Dive presents an in-depth evaluation of the situation surrounding and leading to AEE/AWEA commissioned report, which was in response to request by DOE Sec. Rick Perry to conduct an internal study on the national electric grid. From the story:

In an article on an agreement between tech-giant Microsoft and Washington utility Puget Sound Energy to provide carbon-neutral and renewable energy resources that will allow the company to make its energy targets. From the article: 

A brief in Utility Dive, "Study: Demand response could offset 2 GW of summer peak demand growth in Michigan," covers a new report out from AEE. From the article: 

In an article on the changing utility business model, Utility Dive interviewed AEE's own Lisa Frantzis. From the article: 

Utility Dive quotes AEE SVP Lisa Frantzis extensively in an article on utility business models for the 21st Century. From the article: 

Utility Dive covers AEE's latest release: Advanced Energy Now 2017 Market Report. From the article: 

Utility Dive quoted AEE's Arvin Ganesan in an article about FERC's proposed storage rulemaking. From the article: