Policy update
AEE reacted to U.S. Presidential candidate Joe Biden's call for a federal 100% clean energy standard among other policies in his proposed clean energy plan at an event in Delaware with a statement from AEE CEO Nat Kreamer: "Advanced energy has exceeded overall U.S. economic growth over the past decade and is poised to drive our nation's coronavirus comeback. With the support of federal policies like a 100% clean energy target and incentives for domestic manufacturing and electric vehicles, advanced energy, with 3.6 million U.S. workers going into the pandemic, can deliver a million more good-paying jobs, attract billions in private investment, expand domestic production, and improve our nation's electric infrastructure..." Click here to continue reading the press release>.
AEE applauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) decision to unanimously dismiss a challenge to states' net metering policies on procedural grounds. "We are pleased that the Commission has unanimously dismissed NERA's unsupported request to dramatically expand federal regulation into state net metering policies. The Commission appropriately declined to upend decades of its own precedent, and the state energy policies in place in over 40 states and utilized by over 2 million retail electricity customers that rely on that precedent, based on a set of hypotheticals and generic grievances that failed to provide any facts or circumstances that would support massive federal preemption of state law..."
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AEE and the Alliance for Clean Energy New York applauded the order in Case No. 18-E-0138 from the New York Public Service Commission establishing a statewide electric vehicle charging infrastructure “make-ready” program, which will provide incentives to facilitate the installation of charging stations. This order authorizes $701 million in incentives, which have the potential to stimulate millions of dollars in additional private investment in new electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Click here to continue reading the press release>
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By now, it is no secret that distributed energy resources (DERs), including rooftop solar, energy storage, customer-owned generation, demand response, electric vehicles, and energy efficiency can save Texas billions of dollars over the coming years. A report published by Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) showed that DERs could deliver $5.47 billion of value over 10 years by prolonging the use of existing, functional utility infrastructure and by better integrating DERs into electricity markets. But the value of DERs is not just in the future. Rather, DERs are already providing Texas businesses and Texas residents with many benefits, including reliability, resilience, and cost savings. Read on for five examples of DERs currently at work in the Lone Star State. Click here to continue reading the blog post>
Featured online events
Session #3 is July 30 at 2-3:30pm ET, "Raising the Bar: A Conversation with Advanced Energy Leaders on Getting to 100% Clean Energy," Featuring Mark Goodwin, Apex Clean Energy • Michelle Patron, Microsoft • Scott Boose, CLEAResult • Surya Panditi, Enel X North America. If you are an AEE member, affiliated with an academic institution, government, credentialed media, or would like to register for all three sessions (including access to a recording of Sessions #1 & #2), please email [email protected] for discount codes.
ESA's Energy Storage Annual Conference & Expo is a virtual conference experience with a top-caliber educational program with live and pre-recorded educational sessions. #ESACon20 features a new eMarketplace, with a virtual expo hall that connects attendees to live exhibitors and dynamic company profile pages providing a seamless tool for attendees to seek, learn, and connect with companies. Take 5% OFF with code AEE2020VTL when you Register Here.
