Advanced Energy United Reports

In Virginia, several voluntary renewable energy tariffs have been introduced by the state’s two largest investor-owned utilities, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Co. Customers also have the option to purchase renewable energy from competitive service providers, with certain restrictions.

The challenge is: are current options sufficient to meet the growing demands of Virginia’s diverse businesses that want renewable energy to power their operations?

Our energy system is going through a transformational change. Evolving consumer preferences, dynamic new technologies, and aging infrastructure are causing the energy system as we have known it to modernize. And with this change, comes opportunity.

In addition to supporting more than 100,000 jobs in Ohio and 3.4 million jobs across the nation, the advanced energy industry is poised to provide the technology and know-how to bring in a new era of secure, clean, and affordable energy.

Our energy system is going through a transformational change. Evolving consumer preferences, dynamic new technologies, and aging infrastructure are causing the energy system as we have known it to modernize. And with this change, comes opportunity.

In addition to supporting more than 119,000 jobs in Illinois and 3.3 million jobs across the United States, the advanced energy industry is poised to provide the technology and know-how to bring in a new era of secure, clean, and affordable energy.

In its filed comments, Virginia Advanced Energy Economy supported the Va. Dept. of Environmental Quality's proposed regulations to implement a carbon trading system to reduce emissions to meet  Governor McAuliffe's Executive Directive 11, highlighting positive economic impact, including significant in-state investment (up to $4.6 billion) and adding 30,000 to 40,000 jobs. 

The report examines potential for savings from reducing peak demand using three different market strategies: curtailing commercial and industrial electricity demand; installing more smart thermostats across Indiana’s residential sector; and deploying energy storage technologies.

Examining the impact of these strategies under scenarios representative of avoided costs in Indiana, the analysis shows that net benefits for electric ratepayers (total savings minus costs) range from $448 million to $2.3 billion over 10 years.

Nationally, the advanced energy industry now supports more than 3 million U.S. jobs — twice as many as building construction.

These jobs are made possible by the growth of markets for these products and services in this country. AEE’s Advanced Energy Now 2017 Market Report found that total U.S. revenue from the wide range of advanced energy goods and services was $200 billion in 2016, more than pharmaceutical manufacturing in this country.

Comments submitted by AEE Institute on behalf of AEE and its member companies in response to the Pennsylvania Utilities Commission's Tentative Order, issued on March 2, 2017, seeking input on alternative ratemaking methodologies.

Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEE Institute) and Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) shared comments they recently filed in support of Rhode Island’s Power Sector Transformation Initiative (PST). As requested by Governor Gina M. Raimondo on March 2, this comprehensive regulatory proceeding to modernize Rhode Island’s electric system is being conducted jointly by the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, the Office of Energy Resources, and the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers. AEE Institute and NECEC are partner organizations.

Comments submitted by AEE Institute on behalf of AEE and its member companies in response to the Illinois Commerce Commission's Resolution establishing the "NextGrid" initiative to "develop a shared base of information and work to build consensus on critical issues facing the electric utility industry."

Corporate renewable energy purchasing in the Commonwealth is an unmet need—with untapped potential.

This state brief from Advanced Energy Economy explores the potential market for new renewable energy that could be unleashed if Virginia provides businesses with options to purchase the renewable energy they want to power their operations in the Commonwealth.