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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be investing in more cost-effective ways to add new electricity and upgrade our power grid instead of doubling down on outdated infrastructure.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.”

Even with energy use projected to grow in the coming years, studies show that power plants, which are the nation's second-biggest producer of pollution, can use existing tools to meet EPA’s standards. Research produced on behalf of Advanced Energy United shows that switching to a portfolio of advanced energy resources, including solar, wind, and storage, can provide equivalent energy and capacity at a lower cost than newly proposed gas plants.

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SACRAMENTO, CA— The California Senate passed Senate Bill 540 today with a bipartisan vote. National business association Advanced Energy United, along with a diverse set of coalition partners, is encouraged by the continued momentum on this issue.

SACRAMENTO, CA— Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) could save Californians $550 million per year in energy costs —$500 million of which could go directly to customers who participate, and another $50 million in system-wide ratepayer savings. VPPs are networks of distributed energy resources, such as smart thermostats, home batteries, and electric vehicles, that work together to shift demand and deliver clean, affordable, and reliable power to the grid.  

AB 740, authored by Assemblymember John Harabedian, would accelerate the deployment of virtual power plants (VPPs). The bill directs the California Energy Commission to study the potential of VPPs and develop a statewide implementation plan to deploy VPPs at scale.  

HARRISBURG, PA – A key Pennsylvania House committee voted today to advance the Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS), legislation that would modernize and expand the state’s outdated energy portfolio. The bill’s passage out of the Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee brings Pennsylvania one step closer to unlocking billions in private investment, creating thousands of jobs, and delivering long-term economic and health benefits to communities across the state. 

SACRAMENTO, CA— California homes and businesses are one step closer to achieving lower energy bills as the State Assembly passed Assembly Bill (AB) 44 with bipartisan support. AB 44, authored by Assemblymember Nick Schultz, is designed to lower energy costs and improve grid reliability by streamlining processes for utilities to use demand-side technologies like virtual power plants (VPPs) to reduce electricity use during peak demand.

DENVER, CO — A new report from Aurora Energy Research assesses the potential for Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy) to join a regional electricity market in the West.  

The report evaluates the economic benefits of different day-ahead market participation scenarios and found that Xcel Energy’s proposal to join the relatively small and disjointed Markets+, run by the Arkansas-based Southwest Power Pool (SPP), would increase both costs and greenhouse gas emissions compared with other options. Compared to Markets+, participating in the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) would yield between $4.2 and $13.2 million per year greater savings through 2060.