Late on August 23, the U.S. Department of Energy released its long-anticipated Staff Report to the Secretary on Electricity Markets and Reliability. Coverage in the New York Times included perspective from AEE's CEO Graham Richard. From the article:
“This report seriously overstates the challenges associated with new energy resources,” said Graham Richard, chief executive of Advanced Energy Economy, a coalition of clean-energy companies. He noted that new technologies like battery storage and distributed solar power “are helping to make the electric power system more flexible, reliable, and resilient.”
Read the full article here. Read AEE's statement here.