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
The Center Square reports on the election outcomes in New Jersey and Virginia, where Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger won their gubernatorial races. United's Virginia Director Jim Purekal and New Jersey Policy Lead Katie Mettle highlighted the future governors' focus on lowering energy prices through clean energy as a key component of their victories.
Topics: State Policy, Virginia, United In The News, Heather O'Neill, New Jersey, Jim Purekal, Solar, Battery Storage, Interconnection, Katie Mettle
E&E News reports on the recent guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department, which rewrites decades-old standards for how wind and solar projects can qualify for federal tax incentives. United's President and CEO Heather O'Neill warned that ratepayers will suffer higher energy bills and a less reliable grid unless state leaders take executive action to fast-track advanced energy projects.
Topics: United In The News, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, national business group Advanced Energy United released a statement in response to newly proposed U.S. Treasury Department guidance about how energy projects can qualify for federal incentives. Heather O'Neill, President & CEO at Advanced Energy United, released the following statement:
Topics: Press Releases, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
In an interview with Echo Communications Advisors' Chris Moyer, United's President and CEO Heather O'Neill discussed United’s unique position in the clean energy landscape, lessons learned from the passage of H.R. 1, and her own personal career journey.
Topics: United In The News, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
In an interview with Heatmap News, United's President and CEO Heather O'Neill highlights how, amid federal rollbacks, growing budget pressures, and rising energy demand, states are now at the center of the clean energy transition.
Topics: State Policy, United In The News, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
State leaders now have a responsibility to act to protect residents from rising energy costs, job cuts
"America didn’t have an energy emergency before, but this legislation goes a long way towards creating one.
As state leaders assess the damage done by Congress with this budget bill, they will have a responsibility and urgent need to protect their residents from job losses, rising energy prices, and grid instability.
Topics: Press Releases, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
WASHINGTON, DC — Following the passage of H.R. 1 by the U.S. Senate, Advanced Energy United President and CEO Heather O'Neill released the following statement:
"This bill will hit Americans hard, terminating credits that have helped families lower their energy and transportation costs, shrinking demand for American-made advanced energy technologies, and squeezing new domestic energy production at a time of rising demand and prices. While Senators have addressed some of the worst provisions from earlier versions – including the ill-conceived excise tax – a number of punitive measures remain. The advanced energy industry will endure, but the downstream effects of these rollbacks and punitive policies will be felt by American families and businesses for years to come.
Topics: Press Releases, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
WASHINGTON, DC — Ahead of a planned vote by the Senate on H.R. 1, national business association Advanced Energy United President and CEO Heather O'Neill released the following statement:
“A vote for this bill is a vote to eliminate millions of jobs and thousands of energy projects while jacking up electric costs and endangering reliability. The updated text is worse than the proposal put forward by the Senate Finance Committee almost two weeks ago. If passed, Americans will look back to this weekend as the moment when the Senate approved a massive energy bill hike for all Americans.
Topics: Press Releases, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
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