Press Releases

State leaders from Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada; and industry leaders from Google, Leap, and La Plata Electric Association have signaled their support for a new report from Advanced Energy United showcasing how the newly-established Regional Organization for Western Energy (ROWE) provides a pathway to a unified Western market.

Advanced Energy United congratulates the designation of John Reynolds as President of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the appointment of Christine Harada to the CPUC, and the appointment of Alice Reynolds to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Board of Governors and looks forward to collaborating to advance policies that keep costs low for ratepayers and meet growing energy demand.

Advanced Energy United champions the New Mexico Grid Reliability through Integrated DERs (GRID) Act, introduced by Representative Hochman-Vigil, would create virtual power plants (VPPs) programs that help customers deploy their own energy technologies to support the grid, especially during times of peak demand, which will reduce costs for all New Mexicans.

As electricity demand rises across the West and grid reliability and affordability concerns persist, a new report from Advanced Energy United shows that the Regional Organization for Western Energy (ROWE) offers a practical, uniquely Western-built pathway to a stronger regional grid.  

Maryland lawmakers introduced the Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next-Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act (HB 723), legislation that could save customers hundreds of millions of dollars on their electricity bills. The SAVINGS Act will rein in rising electric bills by requiring utilities to prioritize cost-effective grid solutions over expensive new infrastructure.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (Commission) today revised its decision regarding Xcel’s entry into SPP’s Markets+ to require greater scrutiny of Xcel’s future market-related decision-making amid growing concerns over rising costs, market seams, and governance.  

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a series of executive orders focused on affordability and clean energy deployment — among her first official actions as governor, issued during her inaugural address.

The proposal today from the White House acknowledges that energy demand is forecast to grow much faster than the grid operator PJM Interconnection is currently able to bring on new generating resources. Advanced Energy United supports market solutions that give the companies in these sectors equal opportunity to compete to provide the power that the PJM region needs.

Virginia legislators have introduced the Facilitating Access to Surplus Transmission (FAST) Act, a bill designed to deliver new gigawatts (GW) to the grid by tapping into underused capacity at existing power plants.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State makes one thing clear: New York is not waiting around. At a moment when energy costs are rising and federal leadership is uncertain, the Governor’s agenda for 2026 still advances a clean, reliable, and affordable energy future for New Yorkers.

Governor JB Pritzker once again showed Illinois’s national leadership today in signing the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA). Comprised of several programs, CRGA ensures substantially more battery storage will be built in Illinois, facilitates more investment in renewable energy resources, creates an innovative virtual power plant (VPP) program, and strengthens energy efficiency programs.

As utilities once again seek to raise electric rates, a new study commissioned by the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) finds that better use of existing, customer-owned energy technologies could save Texans $18.9 billion over the next decade.