Heather O'Neill President and CEO |
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Today, the energy storage industry is booming, driven by strong market demand and a growing recognition of its role in delivering reliable, affordable, and clean energy. Last week, Advanced Energy United had the pleasure of sponsoring Energy Storage USA, co-hosted with SolarPLUS USA, in Dallas, where our team engaged with developers, grid operators, and other leaders driving progress across the sector. During the event, my colleagues Matthew Boms and Rahiem Swann took the stage to discuss how storage is helping address reliability challenges in Texas, the critical role batteries are playing in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market, and how accelerating load growth from data centers is poised to shape future demand for storage solutions. Their conversation reinforced that, while storage is one of the most versatile and ready-to-deploy tools in our toolbox to address modern grid challenges in Texas and beyond, policies and regulations must keep pace to meet the moment. At United, we are energized by the rapid growth of the storage industry and remain committed to working alongside decision-makers to champion forward-looking policies that allow these technologies to thrive.
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Matthew Boms (pictured left), United Managing Director and Executive Director of the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance, and Rahiem Swann (pictured right), United Vice President of Sales and Business Development, spoke during a fireside chat at Energy Storage USA. |
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As a key partner in the CHARGED Initiative alongside GridLab and RMI, Advanced Energy United recently helped lead a delegation of U.S. state utility commissioners to Australia to learn from the region’s experience integrating and deploying distributed energy resources. Reflecting on the trip in a blog post, GridLab’s Executive Director Ric O’Connell highlights how Australia’s “deploy and innovate” approach offers a blueprint for U.S. regulators in modernizing the grid. Read more.>
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Join Utility Dive journalists and industry experts, including United’s Jon Gordon, for a virtual discussion on the current state of transmission infrastructure, new federal rules that are transforming how that infrastructure is planned and paid for, and how transmission can help get the most out of an increasingly complex grid. Register here.>
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Canary Media: Will California Fund or Kill its Thriving Virtual Power Plant Program?
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 provide power to the grid during times of peak electricity demand. United’s Leah Rubin Shen emphasized that DSGS should be maintained to provide stability while lawmakers establish a clear pathway to integrate these resources into a stronger, more durable market framework that builds on the program’s success. Read more.>
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PV Magazine: California Bill Would Unlock Distributed Energy Participation in Grid Resource Adequacy Market
PV Magazine reports that California Senator Josh Becker has introduced legislation (SB 913) aimed at integrating customer-owned energy resources—including home batteries, electric vehicles, and smart thermostats—into the state’s grid as a formal reliability tool and to compete alongside traditional power plants. United’s Brandon García spoke to the benefits of the bill in lowering energy costs, increasing grid reliability, and maximizing the use of existing infrastructure. Read more.>
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POLITICO: The CARB Shuffle
POLITICO reports that Advanced Energy United, the California Solar and Storage Association, the Solar Energy Industries Association, and several other companies sent a letter to California Assemblymember Steve Bennett and Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes asking the budget subcommittee chairs to fund California's DSGS program. Read more.>
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United is excited to welcome our newest members, including: |
Avantus Avantus is a leading clean energy company with one of the nation’s largest utility-scale solar and energy storage portfolios under development. Learn more.>
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Base Power
Base Power is a Texas-based energy company that provides homeowners with a large home battery system for low upfront installation costs, acting as both a retail electricity provider and a grid-balancing service. Learn more.> |
Bluebonnet Power
Located in Dallas, TX, Bluebonnet Power is a family-led, minority-owned company that provides battery energy storage systems, actively integrating cutting-edge technologies like solar generators, digital twins for operational optimization, and a suite of maintenance services that address the full spectrum of energy challenges, from construction and design to backup power resiliency and sustainability. Learn more.>
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Nautilus Solar Energy LLC
Nautilus Solar Energy LLC is a leading provider of community solar in the United States. Delivering affordable, clean energy solutions to residential and commercial customers, Nautilus Solar operates and manages 146 community solar farms across 10 states. Learn more.> |
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As the Southern U.S. advances its clean energy transition, the region faces both a strategic opportunity and an urgent imperative to modernize and expand its aging transmission infrastructure. Transmission Infrastructure South will convene key stakeholders from across the region to evaluate infrastructure gaps, explore practical solutions, and accelerate progress toward a modern, reliable, and resilient Southern grid. Be sure to catch Matthew Boms, Executive Director of the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (United’s state affiliate), who will be speaking on the “State-Led Strategies to Advance Transmission” keynote session. Register here.>
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Infocast’s New York Energy Summit will provide attendees with key insights into the current energy landscape and key issues surrounding resource valuation changes, tax and other incentive updates, new momentum around the role of natural gas and nuclear power, and the impacts of a coming wave of large energy customers on grid planning. On the first day of the event, United’s Kristina Persaud will explore new ways for distributed, sub-utility scale projects to tap into the market on the “Distributed Solar Penetration: Grid Impacts & Contributions to State Goals” panel. Register here.>
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Members of our team are looking forward to Infocast’s California Energy Transition Summit. Over the course of three days, industry experts will provide in-depth analysis of clean energy policies and initiatives regarding resource adequacy, grid upgrades, project siting, and interconnection. On the first day of the summit, United’s Brian Turner will join expert panelists on the “Connecting the West: Impacts of Regional Collaboration on Transmission Needs” panel, exploring how California can strengthen its transmission links and governance ties across the West. Register here.>
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