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“As President Obama delivers his State of the Union address tonight, Washington, D.C. is focused on the politics of conflict. Largely overlooked is the chance we have for a politics of prosperity. The U.S. economy is picking up steam. Falling prices of oil and natural gas are putting dollars back in the pockets of consumers, making American businesses more competitive, and accelerating economic growth. We need to take advantage of today’s low fuel prices to accelerate new energy solutions that protect us from the volatility of fuel costs, not kid ourselves into thinking those costs won’t go back up. Those new energy solutions are building an industry – a $170 billion industry in the U.S. The advanced energy industry also means jobs – more than 500,000 in California alone before this year is out. The politics of prosperity can give us a new politics of energy. Let’s not squander the opportunity.” 

(San Francisco and Washington, D.C., January 12, 2015) – Today Advanced Energy Economy announced that four executives of market leading companies have joined its board of directors to support the business group’s efforts to spur the growth of secure, clean, affordable energy in the United States. The new directors are Deb Frodl, Global Executive Director, GE ecomagination; Prasanna Venkatesan, President and CEO, Americas, Landis+Gyr Inc.; Kevin Self, VP Strategy & Corporate Development, Johnson Controls Inc.; and Howard Wenger, President, Business Units, SunPower Corp.

“AEE congratulates Governor Brown on his inauguration and welcomes his continued leadership of the state of California. In his address today, Gov. Brown set ambitious but achievable goals to increase the use of renewable energy, reduce the use of petroleum, and make our buildings more energy efficient. Working toward these targets will not only benefit the environment but also grow the advanced energy industry, which is expected to employ 500,000 people in California by the end of this year. We look forward to working with Gov. Brown and the legislature to reach these goals and create a prosperous California powered by secure, clean, affordable energy.”

First-time Survey of Iowa Firms Projects 6 Percent Job Growth in Coming Year

With more than 40,000 businesses and 430,000 workers, advanced energy is a bigger employer in the state than the motion picture, television, and radio industries, mining and quarrying, semiconductors, and aerospace – and is projected to grow 17 percent in the coming year

Nation’s Largest Municipally Owned Electric & Natural Gas Utility has Plan for Creating a ‘Grid of the Future’ to Connect Customers with New Services

In Comments Submitted to EPA, AEE Says that Targets Based on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Should Be Strengthened and States Need More Guidance on Technologies to Encourage Their Use in Compliance Plans

Experienced Policy Leader to Guide Engagement with Congress, Administration

Legislative Session was Marked by Key Steps Forward – and a Bullet Dodged 

Consultant report commissioned by Advanced Energy Economy Institute and filed with Public Service Commission offers new methods that take into account all benefits in judging value of efficiency, solar, and other investments