Publish Date: August 8, 2016
For many companies, the ability to control energy costs and sources is a key factor when deciding where to locate or expand their operations. Increasingly, companies are specifically seeking opportunities to purchase advanced energy—a choice often backed by an internal sustainability goal or renewable energy target. However, in states across the country, policy or regulatory roadblocks leave companies with few options, if any, to meet their needs.
Publish Date: July 11, 2016
At just over 140,000 workers, advanced energy employs nearly twice as many Floridians as agriculture, more than real estate, and equal to schools, colleges, and training institutions.
The advanced energy industry now supports 2% of statewide employment and is expected to grow almost 4% by the end of 2016, with employers adding more than 5,000 new jobs by yearend.
Topics: State Policy, Advanced Energy Employment
Publish Date: June 6, 2016
Topics: Wholesale Markets, Federal Priorities
Publish Date: June 3, 2016
Topics: State Policy
Publish Date: June 2, 2016
Topics: Wholesale Markets, Federal Priorities
Publish Date: May 25, 2016
Topics: State Policy, Wholesale Markets
Publish Date: May 9, 2016
Topics: PUCs
Publish Date: April 20, 2016
Topics: State Policy, California Engagement
Publish Date: April 11, 2016
Topics: State Policy, California Engagement, Advanced Energy Employment
Publish Date: April 5, 2016
In August 2015, a collaborative led by the Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEEI) published a position paper entitled Toward a 21st Century Electricity System in California.
The position paper outlined a broad vision of how stakeholders in California can work together to achieve the state’s ambitious energy and environmental objectives and was produced by a working group that included representatives of investor-owned utilities (IOUs), the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), and more than a dozen advanced energy companies active in California.
Topics: California Engagement