The Value of Integrating Distributed Energy Resources in Texas' Oncor Territory

Posted by Reports on Oct 22, 2025 7:59:59 AM

Texas is growing fast, and with that growth comes rising energy demand. This new report from Advanced Energy United's state affiliate Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA), produced by Demand Side Analytics, finds that Texas could save billions by better integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) – like rooftop solar, battery storage, electric vehicles, and smart appliances – into Oncor’s grid planning and ERCOT’s market operations. 

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Topics: Texas, Economic Impact, Distributed Energy Resources

Addressing Resource Adequacy and Affordability in the Face of Load Growth

Posted by Reports on Jun 23, 2025 4:28:08 PM

Publish Date: June 23, 2025

As data centers and other new customers arrive in PJM, the region faces rising costs and potential reliability challenges. 

State decision-makers have control over how load growth is addressed. With proper oversight, timely planning, and action, states can enable economic growth and customer benefits tied to these new loads – without sacrificing reliability, affordability, or state policy objectives.

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Topics: Wholesale Markets, Economic Impact, Transmission, Virtual Power Plants, Interconnection

Large Load Tariff Principles

Posted by Reports on Jun 20, 2025 12:30:00 PM

We are experiencing a moment of both significant change and opportunity within the electricity sector. After over a decade of flat-to-declining load in most of the country, the current load growth projections in many markets nationwide are increasing rapidly. Much of the near-term load growth is from significant capital investment in manufacturing, data center expansion, and electrification.

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Topics: Utility, Economic Impact

2024 Advanced Energy Employment Fact Sheets

Posted by Reports on Oct 24, 2024 9:53:26 AM

Publish Date: October 24, 2024

In 2023, advanced energy employment nationwide increased by 4%, more than double the growth rate of the overall U.S. labor market. Advanced energy jobs surged from 2022 to 2023, with 4.1 million U.S. workers now working in the sector. Some of these gains were driven by the early impact of tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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Topics: State Policy, Virginia, Advanced Energy Employment, Texas, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Economic Impact, California, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, New Mexico, Florida

Bringing Resilience and Reliability Full Circle

Posted by Reports on Feb 5, 2024 9:00:00 AM

Publish Date: February 5, 2024

Dive into Advanced Energy United’s easy-to-use explainer, a guide to how advanced energy technologies can improve resilience and reliability on the distribution grid.

From hurricanes to wildfires and heat waves to cold snaps, more frequent and pervasive extreme weather is testing the resilience and reliability of America’s electric grid, impacting critical infrastructure, and imperiling lives. At the same time, rising demand for electricity, from fast growing segments of the economy and the electrification of buildings and transportation, is placing new demands upon the grid. 

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Topics: Economic Impact, Federal Priorities

Advanced Energy Now 2023: Global and U.S. Market Revenue 2011-2022 and Key Trends in Advanced Energy Growth

Posted by Reports on Jun 12, 2023 3:36:00 PM

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.

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Topics: Advanced Energy Now Market Report, Economic Impact

Unleashing Michigan's Advanced Energy Future: Federal Resources to Combat Inflation, Create Jobs, and Achieve Energy Independence

Posted by Reports on Apr 24, 2023 4:13:55 PM

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.

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Topics: State Policy, Economic Impact, Michigan

Unleashing America's Advanced Energy Future: Federal Resources to Combat Inflation, Create Jobs, and Achieve Energy Independence

Posted by Reports on Nov 15, 2022 4:47:12 PM

Publish Date: November 15, 2022

State decision makers, from Governors and their administrations to utility regulators and lawmakers, are working to address the economic headwinds facing families and businesses – combating inflation, creating jobs, and building an American energy future that’s more affordable, reliable, clean, and independent. With deep roots in their states and communities, these leaders are working to make sure the benefits of this transition – from new jobs and investment to cleaner air and more affordable electricity – flow to those who need them most.  The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) contain a wealth of resources, programs, and incentives to support all this work. 

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Topics: State Policy, Economic Impact, Federal Priorities

Job Opportunities in Advanced Energy: High-Growth Occupations for Workers of All Backgrounds

Posted by Reports on Oct 11, 2022 10:55:51 AM

Publish Date: October 11, 2022

United partnered with the Burning Glass Institute, a nonprofit labor market analytics center, to research jobs in demand by advanced energy employers as manifested in online job postings and applying that analysis to the distribution of new advanced energy jobs on a granular basis, identifying the top job opportunities for those with and without college degrees, what those positions require in terms of education, training, and experience, and the salaries those positions provide.

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Topics: Advanced Energy Employment, Economic Impact

Unlocking the Energy Transition: Federal Action and State Opportunities

Posted by Reports on Oct 7, 2022 7:55:00 AM

Publish Date: October 7, 2022

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.

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Topics: State Policy, Economic Impact