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.
Topics: United In The News, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
Utility Dive reports on the U.S. House of Representatives' narrow passage of a budget bill that guts federal support for wind, solar, storage and other advanced energy industries. The article cites experts from clean energy advocates, including Heather O'Neill, United President and CEO, who speaks to the repercussions of the bill for America's economy if enacted.
Topics: United In The News, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
Reuters reports on the U.S. House of Representatives' narrow passage of a budget bill that significantly undermines the nation's clean energy sector. The article features a statement from Heather O'Neill, President and CEO of United, who warned that the bill would undermine the reliability of the U.S. power system, drive up electricity costs, and eliminate tens of thousands of American jobs.
Topics: United In The News, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
In response to the House’s major tax reform legislation, Advanced Energy United makes clear that the bill withdraws the U.S. from the global race for energy dominance
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the United States House of Representatives passed a job-killingtax reform package that dismantles sound, long-standing energy tax credits. The bill passed by a vote of 215-214. Earlier this year, Advanced Energy United launched a campaign, Unlocking Advanced Energy, highlighting the $3 trillion in economic benefits, $846 billion in household savings, and 13.7 million American jobs these credits would generate over the next decade.
Topics: Press Releases, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
Reuters reports on Advanced Energy United's launched advertising campaign aiming to communicate the importance of key clean energy tax credits currently under threat by the recently released federal budget proposal. Heather O'Neill, United President and CEO, speaks to the vital role that these tax credits provide for job creation, economic growth, and maintaining American energy dominance.
Topics: United In The News, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
Advanced Energy United urges bipartisan support for policies driving affordable, reliable energy and economic growth.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today Advanced Energy United’s CEO Heather O’Neill issued the following statement in response to the release of the House Ways and Means Committee full reconciliation proposal, which includes a range of concerning changes to important tax policies that support American energy projects:
Topics: Press Releases, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
Introducing: UnlockingAdvancedEnergy.com
WASHINGTON, DC – National business association Advanced Energy United has launched a new website and campaign that tells the story of how advanced energy companies are using smart tax cuts to unlock American energy abundance, open new U.S. manufacturing plants, and lower household electricity costs in states across the country.
The website, UnlockingAdvancedEnergy.com, features the real stories of advanced energy projects – including a coal field converted into a solar farm in Southwest Virginia, a Central Pennsylvania church saving money thanks to a rooftop solar installation, a new battery manufacturing facility in California, and the deployment of an emissions-free school bus fleet in Illinois’s smallest county – that were only made possible thanks to the existing tax cuts that are at risk of being shelved by Congress despite the economic growth, cost savings, and access to grid resilience solutions they are enabling.
Topics: Press Releases, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
Bipartisan support expressed for continued investment in power grid infrastructure and electricity affordability.
WASHINGTON, DC – National business association Advanced Energy United congratulates Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Doug Burgum, and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, Chris Wright, on their respective Cabinet confirmations by the U.S. Senate.
Topics: Press Releases, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
Voice of America (VOA) News reports on President Trump's declaration of a national "energy emergency," which prioritizes fossil fuel production over renewables. United's President and CEO Heather O'Neill stated that the administration should utilize advanced energy solutions in order to meet growing energy demand.
Topics: United In The News, Heather O'Neill
Marketplace discussed President Trump's executive orders, specifically his "national energy emergency" declaration, which prioritizes traditional energy infrastructure. In the article, United's President and CEO Heather O'Neill urged the administration to leverage the proven power of advanced energy technologies to meet growing energy demand, reduce costs, and achieve greater energy abundance in America.
Topics: United In The News, Heather O'Neill