Advanced Energy United Webinars

One year has passed since FERC issued the long-awaited Order No. 2222, opening up wholesale energy markets operated by RTOs/ISOs to aggregations of distributed energy resources (DERs). Now RTOs/ISOs across the country are creating market rules to comply with Order No. 2222 and unleash the value of these resources. Hear from a panel of industry leaders as they discuss real-world examples of actual DER aggregation projects that advanced energy businesses hope to pursue for customers in the near term and highlight key issues confronting RTOs/ISOs and stakeholders as they prepare to put Order No. 2222 into action.

Electrification is transforming the automotive industry: traditional automakers are retooling their factories and supply chains to build electric vehicles (EVs), while startups are taking EV production to new states like California, Nevada, and Arizona. Opportunity abounds for new companies, new workers, and new locations to get into the game. But what policies are needed to make sure this transition to EVs is a success for both businesses and workers? In this webinar, recorded live on September 30, 2021, U.S. Representative Donald McEachin and a panel of industry and labor experts weighed in on the prospects for U.S. dominance of the global EV market.

Advanced energy is a $240 billion industry in the U.S., and under infrastructure and clean energy proposals now before Congress, it stands to grow. But, with globalized supply chains, will this growth translate to jobs and expansion in American manufacturing?

New talk of clean energy investment to stimulate a COVID-heavy economy. A new chairman at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission facing tension between states and wholesale markets and worries about transmission. A Biden Administration determined to take action on climate, with advanced energy technologies as critical tools.

The outcome of the 2020 election will have a long-lasting effect on the advanced energy industry. From the presidency and control of Congress to critical state legislative elections in important advanced energy markets, the vote in November will have significant implications for legislative and regulatory action at the state and federal level.