Publish Date: September 18, 2023
The Consumers Energy Gas Bill Impact Analysis demonstrates that Michigan utility Consumers Energy’s residential customer gas rates will steadily increase over the next several decades – up to 49% over 2021 levels – due to projected utility capital expenditures and energy efficiency and electrification trends.
Topics: Energy Efficiency, Michigan
Publish Date: September 13, 2023
Interconnection – the process of studying how a project will impact the grid once it's plugged in – is a key piece of the advanced energy deployment process. However, over the last few years as deployment accelerates, the interconnection process has stalled to a near standstill – leaving many clean energy projects stuck or even cancelled. To address this increasingly difficult issue, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) began to consider reforms back in 2021, and in July of this year, they issued a ruling based on their considerations.
Topics: Wholesale Markets
Publish Date: August 16, 2023
Across the nation, fossil fuels are failing to keep the power on during extreme weather events, showing time and again that they are unreliable when we need power the most.
Topics: State Policy, Texas, California
Publish Date: August 15, 2023
On behalf of Advanced Energy United, Cygnal, an international polling and public opinion firm, spoke with 800 likely voters from July 17-18 of 2023, finding widespread support for renewable energy across the state.
Topics: Indiana
Publish Date: July 17, 2023
Released by IdeaSmiths LLC and co-funded by Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (Advanced Energy United's Texas state chapter) and Advanced Energy United, "ERCOT 2040: A Roadmap for Modernizing Texas' Electricity Infrastructure" outlines the most cost-effective path for the Texas electric grid to meet the state’s energy needs by 2040.
Topics: Texas, Transmission
Publish Date: June 12, 2023
The Advanced Energy Now 2023 Market Report is Advanced Energy United’s eighth report on market size, by revenue, of the advanced energy industry, worldwide and in the United States.
Publish Date: May 2, 2023
In 2020 and 2021, three of Indiana’s investor-owned utilities, Northern Indiana Public Service Company (“NIPSCO”), Indiana Michigan Power Company (“I&M”), and CenterPoint Energy Indiana (“CenterPoint”), proposed to build new natural gas-fired combustion turbine (“CT”) plants in their Integrated Resource Plans.
Topics: State Policy, Indiana
Publish Date: April 24, 2023
With the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), funds are available to state, local, and tribal governments; electric utilities; businesses; schools; nonprofit organizations; households; and other entities for a variety of advanced energy infrastructure projects.
Topics: State Policy, Economic Impact, Michigan
Publish Date: March 20, 2023
State vehicle procurement often relies on a pure up-front cost assessment. Recently, states have started to look at ways to holistically assess up-front cost, fuel, and maintenance when procuring fleet vehicles. A total cost of ownership approach is a straightforward, fiscally responsible way to ensure that state fleets are affordable, modern, and maximize state dollars. A new report from national business association Advanced Energy United found the state of Florida could save almost $280 million by considering the total cost of ownership in vehicle procurement decisions, compared to the current practice of only considering purchase price. The report, a joint effort between Advanced Energy United and the Electrification Coalition with support from Atlas Public Policy, highlights the lower lifetime maintenance costs that ultimately make an electric fleet significantly more affordable for the state.
Topics: State Policy, Advanced Transportation, Florida
Publish Date: February 14, 2023
In 2021, Duke Energy Indiana proposed to build a 1,221 MW gas-fired Combined Cycle (CC) plant to begin operation in 2027. Since these plans were announced, the U.S. Federal Government has passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) to dramatically reduce the cost of clean energy resources, natural gas prices have spiked, and MISO has modified its capacity accreditation process. These changes justify a reassessment of Duke Energy’s plan and consideration of alternatives to the CC.
Topics: State Policy, Indiana, Building Decarbonization