California Clean Energy Business Representatives, Environmental Advocates, and Community Choice Aggregators express support for the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Step 2 Proposal
“Bill Promoting a Clean Energy Grid, Advancing Equity and Protecting Ratepayers” includes comprehensive permitting and siting reforms for clean energy infrastructure, along with key advancements on grid-enhancing technologies and energy storage
BOSTON, MA – Today, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed into law a landmark clean energy bill that promises to streamline permitting and siting for clean energy projects, invest in grid-enhancing technologies, and establish energy storage targets. This historic legislation positions Massachusetts as a national leader in the clean energy transition while promoting equity and protecting ratepayers. National business association Advanced Energy United supported the bill throughout the legislative process.
Topics: State Policy, Press Releases, Massachusetts, Permitting and Siting
Fixing the ‘interconnection’ process would help states keep up with growing energy demands and dramatically increase job and economic opportunities
WASHINGTON, DC – The way that new large-scale energy resources plug in to the power grid is outdated and cumbersome, and a new report shows that fixing these so-called ‘interconnection’ processes could result in over $100 billion in economic benefits, and over one million years worth of work for Americans.
“Our nation’s electricity demands are growing, and these broken interconnection processes are standing in the way of Americans building the energy projects we need to thrive,” said Heather O’Neill, President and CEO at Advanced Energy United. “Fixing interconnection would unleash job-creating energy projects and deliver an economic boom in states across America. If states can more quickly build the poles and wires needed to connect new electricity resources to the power grid, they will unleash their economic potential, lower electricity bills for residents, and improve energy reliability for all.”
Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, FERC
Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act will direct more benefits to communities with offshore wind
WASHINGTON, DC – National business association Advanced Energy United is proud to endorse S.373, the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act, which was introduced by Senators Whitehouse and Cassidy.
Topics: Federal Policy, Press Releases, Federal, Federal Investments and Manufacturing
BOSTON, MA – Today, the Massachusetts state legislature set a model for the nation by passing comprehensive permitting and siting reforms for clean energy infrastructure, along with key advancements on grid-enhancing technologies and energy storage.National business association Advanced Energy United supported the bill throughout the legislative process.
Topics: Press Releases, Transmission, Massachusetts, Permitting and Siting, Battery Storage
Continued investment in domestic manufacturing of advanced energy will create economic opportunity, while sustained deployment will help lower household energy costs
WASHINGTON, DC – National business association Advanced Energy United congratulates President-Elect Trump on his electoral victory and urges an energy agenda that leverages domestic production of advanced energy solutions to meet America’s growing energy challenges and lower energy costs.
Topics: Federal Policy, Press Releases, Federal, Federal Investments and Manufacturing
SACRAMENTO, CA—Californians voted to pass Proposition 4, the Climate Bond, in response to the increasing threat of wildfires, water pollution, and extreme heat. The measure is designed to advance clean energy, ensure access to clean drinking water, and support environmental protection programs that will bolster community resiliency and response time from these climate-related disasters.
Topics: Press Releases, California, Edson Perez
Advanced Energy United urges state leaders to take a careful approach to reevaluating clean energy programs that prioritize long-term affordability solutions.
SACRAMENTO, CA—Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing state agencies to address skyrocketing energy bills. The order instructs state agencies to eliminate underperforming programs in an effort to control rate increases for customers and maintain the state’s clean energy goals.
Topics: State Policy, Press Releases, California
HB5856 and SB3959 will increase the reliability of the Illinois energy grid, protect ratepayers from rising costs, future-proof the economy, and help the state achieve climate goals
ILLINOIS – Illinois clean energy industries are unified in supporting HB5856 and SB3959, new legislation that will future-proof Illinois’ energy grid and economy, lower consumer costs, meet climate goals, create family-sustaining careers, and mitigate increasing risks of blackouts.
Topics: State Policy, Press Releases, Illinois, Battery Storage
Dominion Energy’s newly filed Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) sidesteps Virginia’s clean energy requirements by relying heavily on fossil fuel generation through 2039
RICHMOND, VA – Despite Virginia's ambitious clean energy mandates under the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), Dominion has proposed adding nearly 6 gigawatts of new methane gas generation, while failing to prioritize the renewable investments necessary to meet the state's goals. National business association Advanced Energy United criticized the approach.
"Dominion Energy’s latest IRP is a step in the wrong direction. Instead of harnessing the potential of advanced energy to more reliably and cost-effectively meet Virginia’s growing energy needs and clean energy goals, this plan threatens to keep the state dependent on fossil fuels for decades,” said Shawn Kelly, a Director at Advanced Energy United. “Dominion is missing a critical opportunity to lead Virginia’s clean energy transition, protect households and businesses from rising costs, and provide more resilient clean energy solutions for all Virginians."
Topics: Regulatory, Virginia, Press Releases