By Tag

See all

By Month

See all

New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Bill to Shine Light on Utility Votes at PJM 

Posted by Savannah Gribbins on May 15, 2025

Committee Vote Marks Step Toward Greater Public Oversight of Utility Positions on Regional Grid Decisions 

TRENTON, NJ – A bill to bring long-overdue transparency to how New Jersey’s utilities vote at PJM Interconnection, the regional grid operator that serves New Jersey, cleared a key legislative hurdle today with a successful committee vote in the New Jersey Legislature. The legislation, sponsored by Committee Chair Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak, moved out of the New Jersey Assembly State and Local Government Committee with broad bipartisan support.

“If your electric bill is going up, you deserve to know who’s behind that and why,” said Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak. “This bill makes sure our utilities aren’t making those decisions in back rooms with no one watching.” 

Read More

Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, New Jersey, Katie Mettle

Maryland Gov. Moore Signs Utility Transparency and Accountability Act, Bringing Needed Sunshine to Utilities’ Role in PJM Decision-Making

Posted by Savannah Gribbins on May 13, 2025

New law requires Maryland utilities to disclose votes at regional grid operator PJM, improving public oversight and ensuring alignment with state energy goals. 

ANNAPOLIS, MD – In a landmark move, Gov. Wes Moore signed the Utility Transparency and Accountability Act into law today, making Maryland the first state to require its utilities to publicly disclose how they vote at PJM Interconnection, the powerful regional grid operator that makes decisions affecting energy costs, reliability, and clean energy deployment across 13 states. 

The legislation, sponsored by Del. Lorig Charkoudian and Sen. Katie Fry Hester, received bipartisan support and backing from a broad coalition of clean energy industry advocates, consumer groups, and local business voices. 

Read More

Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, Katie Mettle

Advanced Energy United Applauds FERC Commissioner Willie Phillips’ Impact as He Departs the Commission

Posted by Caitlin Marquis on Apr 22, 2025

Advanced Energy United issued a statement thanking Commissioner and former Chairman Phillips for his work to modernize America’s grid and collaborate with stakeholders across the energy supply chain

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, in response to the announcementthat Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner and former Chair Willie Phillips will be leaving the Commission, Advanced Energy United Managing Director Caitlin Marquis issued the following statement:

Read More

Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, FERC, Federal Priorities

PJM and Google Team Up to Modernize the Grid, Industry Applauds Faster Interconnection

Posted by Savannah Gribbins on Apr 10, 2025

AI initiative marks a promising new tool for tackling PJM’s backlog, especially if paired with continued policy reform 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, PJM Interconnection and Google announced a groundbreaking partnership to use artificial intelligence to streamline how new energy projects connect to the power grid. Clean energy industry advocates welcomed the move as a smart and necessary step toward solving the interconnection backlog that has stalled thousands of clean energy projects across the region. Advanced Energy United praised the initiative as a sign that PJM is embracing innovation to modernize the grid. 

Read More

Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, Jon Gordon, Interconnection

Faulty Interconnection Processes Costing PJM Consumers Billions, New Report Finds

Posted by Savannah Gribbins on Feb 24, 2025

PJM’s inability to quickly connect new large-scale energy sources to the grid cost consumers $7 billion in latest capacity auction, found new Grid Strategies analysis 

WASHINGTON, DC – Electricity prices across the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest are set to soar, but a new analysis finds that consumer electricity costs could have been reduced by as much as $7 billion dollars in PJM Interconnection’s latest capacity auction had the grid operator’s interconnection process been working more efficiently to bring needed supply online to match demand. 

The finding comes from a new analysis from the consulting firm Grid Strategies, “Penny-wise and pound foolish:PJM’s Capacity Auction Demonstrates the Cost Imperative of Simplified and Speedy Interconnection.” The report was prepared for national business association Advanced Energy United, and explores PJM as a specific case study of a broader national trend. 

Read More

Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, Jon Gordon, Interconnection

Canary Media: How PJM Can Get the Power That It Needs — and Fast

Posted by Jeff St. John on Feb 18, 2025

To address potential electricity shortages, PJM Interconnection has proposed measures to expedite the development of new power plants in order to enhance grid reliability. Canary Media spoke with clean energy advocates, including United's Caitlin Marquis, who argued that reforming current interconnection processes and investing in grid expansion could facilitate the integration of advanced energy solutions to meet electricity demand while supporting decarbonization goals.

Read More

Topics: Wholesale Markets, United In The News, Caitlin Marquis, Interconnection

Erie News Now: PJM Plan to Fast Track Reliable Energy Approved by Federal Government

Posted by Kara Jeffers on Feb 12, 2025

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved PJM Interconnection's proposal to expedite the development of new power plants. Erie New Now spoke with United's Jon Gordon who explained that this new approach favors fossil fuels over clean energy solutions and does not address the root of the issue, which is a faulty interconnection process.

Read More

Topics: Wholesale Markets, United In The News, Jon Gordon, Interconnection

Advanced Energy United Congratulates Commissioner Christie on his Appointment to FERC Chair

Posted by Adam Winer on Jan 20, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, national business association Advanced Energy United congratulated Mark Christie on his appointment as Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 

Read More

Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, FERC

Americans To Miss Out on $100 Billion in Economic Benefits Unless Process for Connecting New Large-Scale Energy Projects to the Power Grid Is Fixed

Posted by Adam Winer on Nov 21, 2024

Fixing the ‘interconnection’ process would help states keep up with growing energy demands and dramatically increase job and economic opportunities

WASHINGTON, DC – The way that new large-scale energy resources plug in to the power grid is outdated and cumbersome, and a new report shows that fixing these so-called ‘interconnection’ processes could result in over $100 billion in economic benefits, and over one million years worth of work for Americans.

“Our nation’s electricity demands are growing, and these broken interconnection processes are standing in the way of Americans building the energy projects we need to thrive,” said Heather O’Neill, President and CEO at Advanced Energy United. “Fixing interconnection would unleash job-creating energy projects and deliver an economic boom in states across America. If states can more quickly build the poles and wires needed to connect new electricity resources to the power grid, they will unleash their economic potential, lower electricity bills for residents, and improve energy reliability for all.”

Read More

Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, FERC

Clean Energy Business Representatives Support Step 2 of West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Straw Proposal

Posted by Caroline Grace on Sep 26, 2024

Western Regional Electricity Market Progress Continues to be Made

Today, the Launch Committee for the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative released Step 2 of its Straw Proposal, which proposes to establish a new, independent Regional Organization (RO) to govern existing regional energy markets (EIM and EDAM), as well as potentially provide additional market services in the future. Clean energy industry representatives from Advanced Energy United, Renew Home, Enel North America, and Leap provided the following statements on the proposal, which will also help advance efforts to build a regional transmission organization (RTO) in the West.

Read More

Topics: Wholesale Markets, Press Releases, Leah Rubin Shen, Western RTO, California