Advanced Energy United calls on industry to stop dragging its feet and embrace more cost-efficient and reliable advanced energy solutions 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a petition was filed in federal court against the recently finalized U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions regulations for existing coal-fired power plants and new gas plants. National business association Advanced Energy United expressed support for the regulations when they were announced in April, and today urged against industry litigation and instead called for the embrace of cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable solutions for powering the electric grid.

"With the Inflation Reduction Act at our backs, and clean energy the most affordable and reliable choice, it’s time for all of us to lean into the energy transition," said Heather O’Neill, President and CEO of Advanced Energy United. "Dragging our feet and betting against America’s technological innovation will only drive up utility bills for consumers. The most cost-effective way to power our electric grid is by scaling up the use of the proven, clean, and reliable technologies we already have.”

Advanced energy technologies include wind, solar, energy storage, geothermal, demand flexibility, energy efficiency, and grid-edge solutions that pay consumers for the energy they send back to the grid. Even with energy use projected to grow in the coming years, studies show that power plants can meet the U.S. EPA’s new standards and utilities can meet electricity needs with existing tools. 

Research produced on behalf of Advanced Energy United shows that, thanks to changing market conditions and the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, utilities may find that switching to a portfolio of clean energy resources, including solar, wind, and storage, can provide equivalent energy and capacity at a lower cost than newly proposed gas plants.