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Fast Company reports that Texas has become a national leader in the clean energy space, now tied with California as one of the largest employers of advanced energy jobs in the country. Matthew Boms of Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (United's state affiliate) praised Texas' clean energy job growth, highlighting how the state's free-market framework has supported the growth of renewables over two decades.

Big Pivots reports that Colorado has established itself as a national leader in the energy transition, but emphasizes the need for continued efforts to sustain its momentum. The article quotes United's Leah Rubin Shen, who highlights the state's leadership in distribution system planning. 

RTO Insider reports that four Arizona utilities announced their plans to join SPP’s Markets+ day-ahead market over CAISO’s competing Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM). United's Brian Turner expressed caution, stating that two Western day-ahead markets will create seams and market inefficiencies.  

Following President-Elect Trump’s nominations for U.S. Department of Interior and Secretary of Energy, United’s Harry Godfrey told Utility Dive that the hope is that industrial policy that prioritizes domestic manufacturing will resonate with bipartisan audiences.

RTO Insider discusses United’s new report, which shows that fixing interconnection processes could result in over $100 billion in economic benefits, and over one million years' worth of work for Americans. United’s President and CEO Heather O’Neill emphasized the important role states play in expediting interconnection reforms nationwide.

POLITICO reports on the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative (WWGPI)'s new proposal to regionalize the Western power grid, which is expected to gain broad bipartisan support despite potential challenges from a Trump-appointed FERC leadership. The article quotes United's Brian Turner, a member of the WWGPI Launch Committee, discussing how this move will strengthen regional cooperation. 

As the battery storage industry continues to grow, United's Kat Burnham spoke to ecoRI News about the benefits of storage and the Rhode Island Energy Storage Systems Act, expressing hope that the Ocean State will continue to invest in energy storage solutions.

Inside Climate News reports that PJM Interconnection is under pressure, following PJM’s July capacity auction when prices jumped over 800 percent. Interviewed as part of the article, United's Jon Gordon emphasized PJM’s backlogged interconnection queue of 3,000 projects capable of replacing the entire grid’s generation, underscoring the need for immediate action.

Tennessee is seeing manufacturing expansion since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, but under the Trump-Vance administration, it's unclear how the electric vehicle (EV) sector will fare in the coming years. United's Harry Godfrey spoke to Tennessee Lookout about the value EV tax credits provide to manufacturing growth in the state.

Big Pivots discusses the potential impacts of the 2024 election on Colorado's decarbonization goals in an interview with several clean energy experts, including United's Leah Rubin Shen, who highlights Colorado’s robust policies and strategic use of federal funds, emphasizing that the state is well-positioned to continue advancing its decarbonization efforts as planned.