Heather O’Neill

RTO Insider reports that Congress is working on a permitting deal, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA), which stands to significantly increase opportunities for advanced energy projects and expand transmission deployment. United’s President and CEO Heather O’Neill stated that policymakers should act with urgency to pass the bill, noting that BAAJA provides the best opportunity to address energy affordability concerns.

WASHINGTON, DC – National business association Advanced Energy United, representing the full spectrum of advanced energy solutions from grid-scale to grid-edge, congratulates the bipartisan group of Senators who have struck a deal to reform federal permitting and interconnection rules.

Advanced Energy United congratulated the U.S. Department of Energy on its announced investments through the Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades, or SPARK, program, originally enabled by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021.

Domestic manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and rapid electrification are driving a new era of load growth, but the grid infrastructure and processes we rely on to deliver that power were not built for the speed or scale of today’s growing energy needs. In an op-ed for the Washington Examiner, United’s President and CEO Heather O’Neill makes the case for modernizing how transmission gets built and how new generation connects to the grid.

In an episode of Latitude Media’s With Great Power podcast, produced by GridX, United’s President and CEO Heather O’Neill reflects on state-level clean energy policy wins in 2025. She also outlines United’s strategies for supporting policy in 2026, explaining why we’re focused on the 36 gubernatorial races and midterm elections this year to make progress for the advanced energy industry.

E&E news reports on the recent guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department, which rewrites decades-old standards for how wind and solar projects can qualify for federal tax incentives. United’s CEO and President Heather O’Neill warned that ratepayers will suffer higher energy bills and a less reliable grid unless state leaders take executive action to fast-track advanced energy projects.

Advanced Energy United responded to the release of new U.S. Treasury Department guidance about what qualifies for an energy project to have commenced construction.

In an interview with Echo Communications Advisors’ Chris Moyer, United’s President and CEO Heather O’Neill discussed United’s unique position in the clean energy landscape, lessons learned from the passage of H.R. 1, and her own personal career journey.

In an interview with Heatmap News, United’s President and CEO Heather O’Neill highlights how, amid federal rollbacks, growing budget pressures, and rising energy demand, states are now at the center of the clean energy transition.

Advanced Energy United President and CEO Heather O’Neill released a statement following the U.S. Senate passage of H.R. 1.

Ahead of a planned vote by the Senate on H.R. 1, national business association Advanced Energy United President and CEO Heather O’Neill called for immediate changes to the bill.

In response to the House’s major tax reform legislation, Advanced Energy United makes clear that the bill withdraws the U.S. from the global race for energy dominance.