PUC revised its decision to allow more time for western market development, including the establishment of the Regional Organization for Western Energy by the Pathways Initiative.
DENVER, CO—The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (Commission) today revised its decision regarding Xcel’sentry into SPP’s Markets+ to require greater scrutiny of Xcel’s future market-relateddecision-makingamid growing concerns over rising costs, market seams, and governance.
Topics: Press Releases, Western RTO, Brian Turner, Colorado
Utility Dive reports on Governor Mikie Sherrill's executive orders aimed at expanding New Jersey's power generation and lowering electricity costs by accelerating solar, storage, and virtual power plant deployment. United's Katie Mettle stated that these executive orders are a step toward meeting rising load growth, improving grid reliability, and increasing energy affordability across the Garden State.
Topics: United In The News, Economic Impact, New Jersey, Virtual Power Plants, Solar, Battery Storage, Katie Mettle, Distributed Energy Resources
Governor signs multiple Day 1 executive orders, directing development of a virtual power plant program, advancing siting and permitting reforms, and launching new clean energy solicitations
Topics: Press Releases, New Jersey, Virtual Power Plants, Solar, Battery Storage, Katie Mettle
The Houston Chronicle reports that Texas policymakers are focused largely on expanding generation and transmission to meet rising data center load growth. Matthew Boms, Executive Director of the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance, stated that boosting energy efficiency by maximizing the use of existing grid infrastructure offers a more cost-effective way to ease grid strain, increase affordability, and meet rising energy demand.
Topics: PUCs, United In The News, Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance, Texas, Energy Efficiency
In an episode of Latitude Media's With Great Power podcast, produced by GridX, United's President and CEO Heather O'Neill reflects on state-level clean energy policy wins in 2025. She also outlines United's strategies for supporting policy in 2026, explaining why we're focused on the 36 gubernatorial races and midterm elections this year to make progress for the advanced energy industry.
Topics: State Policy, United In The News, Economic Impact, Heather O'Neill
Spectrum News reports on rising grid reliability concerns in Texas as temperatures drop this winter. Matthew Boms, Executive Director of the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance, stated that the Texas grid is in a much stronger position due to the addition of advanced energy solutions, including solar, wind, and battery storage, which makeup about 90% of new generation connected to the grid.
Topics: United In The News, Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance, Texas, Offshore Wind, Matthew Boms, Solar, Battery Storage
WASHINGTON, DC – The proposal today from the White House acknowledges that energy demand is forecast to grow much faster than the grid operator PJM Interconnection is currently able to bring on new generating resources. Advanced Energy United, the industry association representing many of the leading solar, wind, storage, demand, and distributed energy companies, supports market solutions that give the companies in these sectors equal opportunity to compete to provide the power that the PJM region needs. It’s yet to be seen if the proposal would create a fair and competitive market-based solution that adequately protects customers, and it leaves unaddressed many of the underlying factors driving up energy costs.
Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, Federal Priorities, Interconnection
Axios reports on the Department of Energy's proposal for PJM Interconnection to address rising load growth and energy costs. United's Jon Gordon points out that the plan only offers short-term fixes and does not address the underlying issues at PJM, calling for reforms to speed up the utility's interconnection process so that more energy generation can come online.
Topics: Wholesale Markets, United In The News, Economic Impact, Jon Gordon, Interconnection
New legislation would allow solar, wind, and battery storage systems to plug in at existing power generating facilities and tap their underused interconnection capacity
Topics: Virginia, Press Releases, Jim Purekal, Interconnection
Advanced Energy United applauds Gov. Hochul’s focus on affordability; urges strong leadership to meet New York’s long-term energy goals
Topics: Press Releases, Electric Vehicles, Kristina Persaud