Businesses and community advocates are championing AB 740 to support long-term electricity affordability solutions through virtual power plants.
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, California Assemblymember John Harabedian introduced a new bill that will allow Californians to leverage proven low-cost energy solutions to help prevent dangerous blackouts and strengthen our power grid amidst growing electricity demand.
Topics: State Policy, Press Releases, California, Virtual Power Plants
A pair of bipartisan energy bills are on their way to the Governor’s desk for signature
RICHMOND, VA – Today the Virginia General Assembly passed two critical energy bills—S.B. 1040 and S.B. 1100—marking a major step forward in expanding clean, reliable, and affordable energy solutions for the Commonwealth.
Topics: State Policy, Virginia, Press Releases, Jim Purekal
Introducing: UnlockingAdvancedEnergy.com
WASHINGTON, DC – National business association Advanced Energy United has launched a new website and campaign that tells the story of how advanced energy companies are using smart tax cuts to unlock American energy abundance, open new U.S. manufacturing plants, and lower household electricity costs in states across the country.
The website, UnlockingAdvancedEnergy.com, features the real stories of advanced energy projects – including a coal field converted into a solar farm in Southwest Virginia, a Central Pennsylvania church saving money thanks to a rooftop solar installation, a new battery manufacturing facility in California, and the deployment of an emissions-free school bus fleet in Illinois’s smallest county – that were only made possible thanks to the existing tax cuts that are at risk of being shelved by Congress despite the economic growth, cost savings, and access to grid resilience solutions they are enabling.
Topics: Press Releases, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
Bipartisan support expressed for continued investment in power grid infrastructure and electricity affordability.
WASHINGTON, DC – National business association Advanced Energy United congratulates Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Doug Burgum, and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, Chris Wright, on their respective Cabinet confirmations by the U.S. Senate.
Topics: Press Releases, Heather O'Neill, Federal Priorities
New initiatives aim to fast-track clean energy, create jobs, and modernize the grid.
PITTSBURGH, PA – Governor Josh Shapiro today announced a sweeping clean energy package designed to make Pennsylvania a leader in the energy transition. The plan includes, but is not limited to, the reintroduction of the Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS) and the Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction (PACER) program, alongside new energy efficiency measures, a clean energy siting board initiative, and updates to the EDGE tax credit.
As part of his announcement, Governor Shapiro called on regional grid operator PJM to open up its interconnection queue and prioritize connecting new energy projects to the grid. Addressing the backlog in PJM’s queue is critical to ensuring that Pennsylvania can take full advantage of its clean energy potential and accelerate the deployment of new projects.
Topics: State Policy, Press Releases, Pennsylvania, Morgan Pinnell
Study shows that a larger and more diverse day-ahead market will provide greater economic benefits for Californians.
SACRAMENTO, CA—A new study was presented today by the Brattle Group for the California Energy Commission (CEC) that evaluates the economic benefits and reliability impacts of the day-ahead market footprint on California customers.
Topics: Press Releases, Western RTO, California
WASHINGTON, DC – National business association Advanced Energy United responds to the series of "Day 1" executive actions taken by President Trump impacting the ability of our economy to meet growing demand for reliable and affordable energy. Heather O’Neill, President and CEO at Advanced Energy United, released the following statement:
Topics: Press Releases, Federal Priorities
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, national business association Advanced Energy United congratulated Mark Christie on his appointment as Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, FERC
Advanced Energy United commends Gov. Kathy Hochul for her continued leadership in advancing New York's clean energy future, outlined in her 2025 State of the State address
ALBANY, NY – Today’s New York State of the State address highlighted key clean energy initiatives, including the largest climate investmentin New York state history.The governor’s plan spans several different sectors and includes retrofitting homes and incentivizing the installation of heat pumps.
Topics: Press Releases, New York, Kristina Persaud, Building Electrification
Governor Newsom unveils 2025-26 state budget, which misses clean energy opportunities
SACRAMENTO, CA—Today, Governor Newsom and his administration unveiled California’s 2025-26 $322 billion budget. Despite touting no deficits, the budget notably misses opportunities to significantly increase funding for energy resilience and clean energy by effectively leveraging the $10 billion in climate bond (Proposition 4) funds in addition to General Fund investments.
Topics: Press Releases, California