News

PV Magazine reports on the election results from Virginia and New Jersey, with a specific focus on unlocking new clean energy opportunities by making better use of existing interconnection capacity. United’s Virginia Director Jim Purekal emphasized that Virginia must make the most of existing energy resources to meet rising load growth, while United’s New Jersey Policy Lead Katie Mettle highlighted the need for siting and permitting reforms to get more projects online faster.

In an article for Bloomberg Law, Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance's (United's state affiliate) Executive Director, Matthew Boms, highlights how advanced energy solutions—including wind, solar, battery storage, and demand response technologies—are bolstering the state's economy, increasing grid reliability, and helping meet rising load growth.

Inside Climate News reports on Maryland's multi-state, bipartisan effort to protect consumers from anticipated rate increases at PJM Interconnection. United's Jon Gordon spoke to the various factors behind higher energy costs, encouraging collaboration between the utility and state leaders to ensure the provision of affordable and reliable electricity for ratepayers.

The Dallas Morning News reports that several municipalities across Dallas-Fort Worth voted to oppose Oncor's energy rate increase request. Matthew Boms of the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) spoke about the organization's recent study, which found maximizing the usage of distributed energy resources (DERs) would lower electricity costs and strengthen grid reliability.

Colorado Newsline reports on a Western Governors' Association Workshop, where United's Leah Rubin Shen spoke on the “Transmission Needs for More-of-the-Above" panel, emphasizing that the West will need to increase transmission capacity in order to meet growing energy demand, strengthen reliability, and lower energy costs for consumers.

The Nevada Independent reports that Southwest Gas (Nevada's largest natural gas utility) is seeking to adopt an alternative ratemaking structure under the state's newly passed SB 417, which would allow it to move beyond the traditional cost-of-service model. United's Sarah Steinberg encouraged state energy regulators to draft a strong framework that details how alternative ratemaking will work while protecting consumers and meeting Nevada's energy goals.

In a discussion with Pennsylvania Legacies host Josh Raulerson, United's Chris D'Agostino outlined Pennsylvania's current grid challenges, highlighting advanced transmission technologies (ATTs) as a solution to help meet rising load growth, increase reliability, and lower costs for consumers.