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Building on AEE’s PUC Portal, New Tool Gives PowerSuite Users Exclusive Information on Regulatory Agencies, Energy Markets, and Utilities in Each State

SACRAMENTO – Nearly 300 of California’s top energy officials, industry leaders, policy makers and company representatives met yesterday in Sacramento at the second annual Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) Pathway to 2050 conference. The full day event featured speakers who addressed how California can create a prosperous economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.

With Solutions Provided by Advanced Energy Businesses, Emissions Reduction Is An Opportunity to Modernize the U.S. Electric System for the 21st Century

On May 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Order 745, concerning Demand Response. FERC Order 745 established rules for compensating demand response when it participates in wholesale energy markets.   By using the latest information technology, demand response providers have developed cutting edge ways of managing electrical load – saving consumers money, stabilizing the grid, and avoiding brownouts.

Washington, DC, June 24, 2014 – Navigating state energy policy becomes easier today with the launch of PowerSuite, the only fully integrated set of online tools for tracking energy legislation and regulatory proceedings across all 50 states. PowerSuite’s easy-to-use interface allows users to search, track, and collaborate on the energy policies that matter to them.

San Francisco, CA, June 20, 2014 – Below is a statement from Steve Chadima, AEE Senior Vice President of Communications and Director of California Initiatives, addressing today’s budget signing by Governor Brown.

Nearly Half of U.S. States Represented in Efforts to Promote Advanced Energy Legislation and Regulation

Washington, DC, June 9, 2014 – Public utility commissioners from across the Mid-Atlantic states gathered today in Baltimore, MD, to explore ways that new technologies are fundamentally reshaping the electricity system and posing challenges to the way it is regulated.

“Today’s proposal from EPA represents an opportunity to modernize the electric power system, making it higher performing and more consumer-focused while reducing emissions,” said Malcolm Woolf, senior vice president for policy and government affairs at Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), a national business association. “By allowing a range of ‘outside the fence line’ options for compliance, EPA is giving states leeway to make full use of the dozens of advanced energy technologies that make it possible to cut emissions while improving reliability, reducing costs, increasing competition, and creating new services for consumers. While we are still reviewing EPA’s detailed proposal, AEE and its member companies stand ready to help states find the best approach for their specific resources and circumstances.”

66% Believe Power System Modernization is a Good Idea, with 74% in Support of Cutting Back Old Power Plants Through Greater Energy Efficiency and 58% Favoring the Use of Lower Emission Power Sources Even If It Costs More Money