Jeff St. John – Advanced Energy United

Canary Media: California Declines to Fund its Biggest Virtual Power Plant

Echo Stewart September 1, 2026 No Comments

Canary Media reports that California's state budget language does not authorize additional money for the state's Demand Side Grid Support program, the country's largest virtual power plant program. United's California…

Canary Media: State Legislatures Are Getting Better at Clean-Energy Permitting Policy

Echo Stewart July 22, 2026 No Comments

Canary Media reports on a new study, which found that more state legislatures are passing laws to streamline siting and permitting rules for advanced energy deployment in 2026, as compared…

Canary Media: Will California Fund or Kill its Thriving Virtual Power Plant Program?

Echo Stewart March 31, 2026 No Comments

Canary Media reports that California lawmakers are weighing a proposal to eliminate the state's Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) program, which pays consumers to reduce their energy use or who…

Canary Media: More States Look to Virtual Power Plants to Fight Rising Electric Bills

Echo Stewart February 25, 2026 No Comments

As utility bills continue to rise nationwide, Canary Media reports that an increasing number of states are utilizing or considering virtual power plant (VPPs) programs as an energy affordability solution.…

Canary Media: Can a Big Battery Help Boston Save Billions on the Power Grid? Maybe.

Echo Stewart February 23, 2026 No Comments

Canary Media reports on the proposed Trimount battery project—a 700MW, 2.8GWh facility near Boston, MA. United's Alex Lawton emphasized that projects like Trimount could demonstrate how energy storage technologies can…

Canary Media: Why Did Newsom Veto California’s Virtual Power Plant Bills?

Eric Gordon October 8, 2025 No Comments

Canary Media reports that Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a series of virtual power plant bills, AB 44, AB 740, and SB 541, despite strong bipartisan support in the California legislature.…

Canary Media: New California Law Could Expand Energy Trading Across the West

Eric Gordon September 23, 2025 No Comments

Canary Media reports on the passage of AB 825, the Pathways bill, which was signed into law as part of a major climate-and-energy legislative package. AB 825 will allow California…

Canary Media: California Quietly Guts Ambitious Virtual Power Plant Bill

Eric Gordon September 5, 2025 No Comments

Canary Media reports that Assembly Bills 740 and 44 continue to advance with provisions to expand virtual power plant programs in California, while last-minute amendments stripped away key provisions from…

Canary Media: The Country’s Biggest Energy Market Struggles to Reform Amid Soaring Costs

Eric Gordon July 28, 2025 No Comments

In an article for Canary Media, United's Jon Gordon discusses PJM Interconnection's annual capacity auction results, emphasizing that slow interconnection processes and insufficient energy generation buildout are hindering advanced energy…

Canary Media: Anti-China Rules Make GOP Megabill Even Worse for Clean Energy

Eric Gordon July 8, 2025 No Comments

Following the final passage of H.R.1, clean energy tax credits for battery, geothermal, nuclear, and manufacturing remain in place, but are now hamstrung by new "foreign entities of concern" (FEOC)…

Canary Media: California’s Successful Virtual Power Plant Program Faces Big Budget Cuts

Eric Gordon June 5, 2025 No Comments

Canary Media reports on California's Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) program, facing over $100 million in proposed budget cuts, putting the future of virtual power plants at risk. United's Edson…

Canary Media: GOP Budget Plan Contains a Massive Poison Pill for Clean Energy

Eric Gordon May 15, 2025 No Comments

Canary Media reports on the proposed restrictions in the House Republicans' tax bill that could gut clean energy tax credits and put hundreds of billions of dollars in investment at risk.…

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