Legislation establishes the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee
AUSTIN, TX – Today, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 5323 into law, marking a critical step to help modernize Texas’ electric grid. HB 5323 establishes the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee. This committee will bring together leaders from key state agencies including the Public Utility Commission, ERCOT, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to improve coordination, reduce energy waste, boost efficiency, and enhance grid reliability.
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WBUR reports that behind-the-meter (BTM) solar played a pivotal role in combating New England's first major heat wave of the summer as power demand soared across the region due to high air conditioning usage. United's Jeremy McDiarmid spoke to the benefits of solar in lowering costs, reducing emissions, and relieving grid strain—impacts that will expand as installations and storage capacity increases.
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Texas' economy is growing at a rapid pace and so is its energy demand. In an op-ed for the Rio Grande Guardian, Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance's Executive Director Matthew Boms outlines strategies for the state to keep up with soaring load growth, keep Texas' energy market booming, and utilize low-cost advanced energy technologies.
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E&E News highlights reactions to the Senate Finance Committee’s draft tax bill, including United President and CEO Heather O'Neill, who warned that scaling back clean energy tax credits risks undermining job growth, investment momentum, and the stability of the nation’s energy transition.
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Utility Dive covers the Senate Finance Committee’s draft budget bill, with United Managing Director Harry Godfrey warning that proposed clean energy tax credit cuts could stall industry growth and jeopardize U.S. manufacturing momentum.
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Assembly repeals an outdated statute that has funneled approximately $200 million annually from ratepayers into subsidizing fossil fuel dependence
ALBANY, NY – In the final days of the 2025 legislative session, the New York Assembly voted to repeal the state’s “100-foot rule,” an outdated policy that allows gas utilities to charge existing gas customers for the cost of extending new gas lines to homes and businesses not currently using the fossil fuel. The law has steered ratepayer dollars—around $200 million per year—toward expanding fossil fuel infrastructure at a time when New York is working to reduce its reliance on gas and minimize energy bills.
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The third phase of the national campaign is educating constituents in Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas about the consequences of repealing advanced energy tax credits
WASHINGTON, DC — As the Senate advances a major tax package, Advanced Energy United (United) launched a national six-figure ad campaign across six states and the District of Columbia to educate the public about the consequences of repealing advanced energy tax credits that impact thousands of jobs in rural manufacturing communities.
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POLITICO Influence reports that advocacy groups are ramping up advertising efforts to support key priorities in the tax reconciliation bill. The article spotlights United’s newly launched six-figure educational campaign in target states, emphasizing the urgent need to protect advanced energy tax credits.
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Bloomberg News reports on the Trump administration’s announced plans to repeal emissions regulations from existing coal-fired power plants and new gas plants. United President and CEO Heather O'Neill warned that repealing pollution regulations creates uncertainty that will stall investment in smarter, more reliable energy infrastructure.
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Trump Administration move would dismantle cost-effective safeguards for the power sector
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, in response to the Trump administration’s announced plans to repeal emissions regulations from existing coal-fired power plants and new gas plants, Advanced Energy United President and CEO Heather O’Neill issued the following statement:
“Businesses need certainty. Reversing course on these regulations will unfortunately stall much needed investment and smart upgrades to our power system. America's aging fossil fuel power plants are a vulnerability to grid reliability and security. Continuing to invest in and depend on these plants into the future will lead to more stranded costs and price volatility for consumers. Utilities and power providers should be investing in more cost-effective ways to add new electricity and upgrade our power grid instead of doubling down on outdated infrastructure. State leaders know that winning the AI and manufacturing race will require energy providers to build out resources and power infrastructure that prioritizes affordability and minimizes stranded assets, maximizes efficiency and strengthens system reliability.”
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