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Utility Dive interviewed Malcolm Woolf, SVP of policy and government affairs at AEE, who described some of the ways advanced energy technologies can tap new economic value under EPA’s draft rule.

Fierce Energy reports on the selection of CET to be a recipient of part of DOE's $3.2 million investment in a national advanced energy incubator program. According to the article, CET and the NextEnergy Center (based in Michigan) will receive more than $745,000 to establish the Midwest Innovation Bridge. 

Energy industry news aggregator Fierce Energy reports on AEE’s recent survey on the new Environmental Protection Agency proposed regulation for power plants. The poll shows that Americans overwhelmingly support the carbon pollution rule. 74 percent support cutting back old power plants through greater energy efficiency while 58 percent support using lower emission power sources even if it costs more money. Read more here.

As E&E News PM reports, lobbying is already underway for the proposed EPA regulations on cutting carbon emissions from power plants. The article mentions AEE’s Vice President of Communications Robert Keough’s thoughts on lobbying:

As The Hill reports, the proposed Environmental Protection Agency carbon emissions rules have opened the door for a long overdue chat about how to produce reliable, affordable power. The article also mentions Advanced Energy Economy’s report on 40 technologies for greenhouse gas reduction:

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency officially released its proposed standards for cutting carbon emissions for power plants by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. This Politico article provides an exposition on the new regulations and highlights what it means for the energy industry.

As Bloomberg reports, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released an economic impact study showing that the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants could result in a loss of jobs in the coal industry. The article also presents a contrasting view from AEE.

As Utility Dive reports, a few weeks the New York utilities market set in motion major structural adjustments in its recent regulation reforms. Audrey Zibelman, chair of the New York Department of Public Service (DPS), describes these changes as being born out of the needs of energy consumers. PSEG CEO Ralph Izzo, recently sat on a panel with Zibelman and expressed his concerns about the utility industry moving away from centralized grids to  customer-sited technologies. He said regulatory systems may have to rethink if they  “are violating one of the fundamental premises that electric utilities have been under for a century – universal access.”

As Greentech Media reports, New York has made huge structural adjustments to the utilities market in its recent regulation reforms, thereby meeting the needs of a more distributed, consumer-focused energy system. In the New York Public Services Commission’s recently released report - ‘Reforming Energy Vision, the commission calls for an overhaul of the regulation of the state’s distribution utilities. The commission also acknowledges that the current distribution system cannot meet the needs of the changes in the energy market.

Malcolm Woolf, AEE's senior vice president for policy and government affairs, was featured on E&E TV's On Point this week. He discussed the role of advanced energy and how states will be able to incorporate advanced energy technologies in their plans to comply with U.S. EPA's pending regulations for existing sources. Watch the full interview here.