Heather O'Neill

NEW WEBINAR: 4/30 at 1pm ET Tune in to @heatmap_news’ webinar to learn more about how advanced energy technologies, both grid-scale & distributed, are providing the affordability solutions that state legislators need to meet growing energy challenges. Register: advancedenergyunited.org/events/heatmap…

Advanced Energy United’s membership continues to grow! Please join us in welcoming our newest member companies: @AvantusEnergy, @basepowerco, @bluebonnetpwr, & @NautilusSolar. Learn more about how your organization can become a member with us: advancedenergyunited.org/join/

United’s @leahkrs presented before the Montana Energy and Technology Interim Committee, providing an overview of the region’s once-in-a-generation opportunity to form a West-wide energy market, the advantages of participating in such a market, & the economic & operational inefficiencies created by market seams.  Learn more: okt.to/NIH7cC

At a time when energy demand is rising & affordability is top of mind, state leadership matters. Thank you to California @SenJoshBecker for introducing SB 913! This bill will expand & unlock the power of clean energy technologies already found in homes & businesses. Learn more: sd13.senate.ca.gov/news/press-rel…

@Stphn_Lacey @BrianJanous @CarolineBGolin It’s a “both and”. We need to build more and we need to get way more out of the grid we have today. Both are possible and necessary, and we can do both together without putting them against each other. We are doing this at @AdvEnergyUnited daily!

I've been watching a really interesting debate here on grid buildout vs grid utilization. This week on Open Circuit, I've got @BrianJanous and @CarolineBGolin together on the show to hash this out. Where should I focus the parameters of the conversation?

Great to see @AdvEnergyUnited member @Google demonstrate leadership that centers advanced energy solutions. We need a multi-faceted approach to load growth and this is a key step forward. @sundarpichai

Clean energy wins don't happen in silos. At the @ISNAESNA conference last month, United's President & CEO @hmnoneill joined leaders from @SEIA, @USCleanPower, & the LDES Council to talk about what it takes to move policy in this moment. Learn more about what our membership has to offer: advancedenergyunited.org/join/

With no dedicated storage program, Illinois was missing out on potential cost savings of $13B. To address this, United worked with policymakers & industry allies to create & pass the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA), paving the way for more battery storage deployment.

HUGE WIN: Virginia just passed the FAST Act — a landmark pilot to unlock unused grid capacity at existing interconnection sites and deliver faster, lower-cost clean energy. Now it heads to @GovernorVA's desk. Thank you to @ScVanValkenburg and @PhilforVirginia for leading the charge to put existing infrastructure to work and keep energy affordable. ⚡ advancedenergyunited.org/press-releases…

Virginia just passed first in nation FAST Act, which unlocks surplus interconnection - will get electrons on the grid quickly at a time when we need all the juice we can get! Congrats to @AdvEnergyUnited VA team and onto the Gov for signature! Let’s go!

Great to see progress from United member companies @FormEnergyInc & @Google. This week, @xcelenergy announced plans to deploy a 300 MW/30GWh iron-air battery system from Form Energy to power a new Google data center in Minnesota. Read more: okt.to/Pc9iKE

We are Crazy in Love with this BYONCE agreement between United member companies @google and @FormEnergyInc! Congrats!

Two @AdvEnergyUnited member companies collaborating on a solution and making it happen.

New website alert! Check us out, and check out the Impact Stories to see what the amazing team at @AdvEnergyUnited does to deliver value for the entire clean energy industry in all the venues that matter.

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@douglewinenergy @Google Love this! Glad to keep working with you in this new capacity!

I’m excited to share that I have joined @Google's Energy Market Development team, leading energy strategy and market design work in Texas. Google is helping drive energy innovation at scale, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to join such a fantastic team. In this new role, I’ll be creating and implementing strategies to integrate data centers into the grid in ways that lower costs for all energy consumers while strengthening the grid. From advanced cooling technologies to enhanced geothermal to maximizing distributed energy resources to using AI to optimize the grid itself, Google is driving positive change, and I’m excited to be a part of it. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege to work in different capacities toward one mission: unlocking energy abundance that supports economic growth, public health, and a better quality of life. The opportunity to do that at Google is an extraordinary one. I wouldn’t have this opportunity without a large community of people who have mentored, taught, and supported me over the years—I’m grateful to all of you. The Texas energy community is a great one, and I’m so lucky to be a part of it. I look forward to continuing to work with y’all in this new role and to deepening existing relationships, making new connections, and building the grid of the future together. One more thing I want to address: lots of people are asking the right question about data centers: Why? If that’s a question on your mind, please watch The Thinking Game (link in the reply), an award-winning documentary about @GoogleDeepMind and its Nobel Prize winning founder and leader, Demis Hassabis. Google DeepMind cracked the code on protein folding, a holy grail that had eluded scientists for many decades. This breakthrough has the potential to create cures for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's, and dementia, among a host of other diseases. My dad has Parkinson’s. I know firsthand how devastating it is. To make breakthroughs like this—and so many more—AI data centers will need a lot more power. This is my why. Working together, we can make breakthroughs unimaginable to previous generations. We already have. My role will be to help figure out how we can power these breakthroughs while also making cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable electricity. I can’t think of a better or more important challenge. I truly believe the future of energy is bright. To be part of a company like Google, helping bring that future into reality, is a dream come true. I’m excited to get to work.

This thread. My team is likely sick of me saying this, but it’s a classic “both and” solution set. We have to pursue both to ensure energy affordability, reliability, and to unlock the full benefits of advanced energy technologies.

I love an issue where I think people on opposing sides both have good points and there is *nuance*! I’m seeing this with the debate over electricity affordability. Two camps seem to be emerging: those who think the cost issue is caused by lacking supply, and the solution is to remove permitting bottlenecks to build more stuff... ... and those who think the cost problems derive from the market structure which causes undersupply in some things and oversupply in others. 1/

Clean energy won BIG in Virginia last night! We supported ten candidates in competitive seats, and nine of them won! Congratulations to these Counterspark-backed clean energy champions. Follow along and join Counterspark to help us elect even more next year.