Charleston Gazette-Mail: Supreme Court Case Explained

Read full story in Charleston Gazette-Mail here. Saturday, October 10, 2015 Morrisey joins electricity demand brief before U.S. Supreme Court by Andrew Brown, Business Reporter How the regional power grid works The regional power grid for West Virginia and 12 other states is operated by a company called the PJM Interconnection. PJM’s bidding process involves almost […]

Advanced Energy Management Alliance Touts Demand Response as Tool in Clean Power Plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katherine Hamilton, 202.524.8832 WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 5, 2015) – The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) noted today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) included demand response as both a greenhouse gas compliance and reliability tool in the Clean Power Plan, released on August 3. “We are pleased with the outcome in […]

FERC Grants AEMA Petition to Include Demand Response

On July 22, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted in part the AEMA complaint regarding exclusion of demand response from PJMs Capacity Performance Transition Auction (Docket ER15-623). Only one Commissioner dissented (Commissioner Clark), with all other Commissioners agreeing that demand response should be included in the auction. Commissioner Moeller issued a statement in support […]

EDF Blog: State Can Further Empower Texans to Manage Their Electricity Use

See posting on EDF blog here. By: Frank Lacey, Chairman of Advanced Energy Management Alliance and Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Market Strategy, for CPower With blazing summer heat ahead, Texans need to know the electric grid is up to the challenge of keeping millions of air conditioners running at full speed, in addition to […]

Demand Response in the Lone Star State: Still Some Work To Do

Original article published here in the Star-Telegram. State still has work to do to keep lights on BY FRANK LACEY Special to the Star-Telegram With blazing summer heat ahead, Texans need to know that the electric grid is up to the challenge of keeping millions of air conditioners running at full speed, in addition to […]

Greentech Media: Demand Response Could Have Saved Texans $85 Million in One Day

Story originally published in Greentech Media on June 2, 2015. Katherine Tweed reports on a study by South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER) that indicates Texas could have saved $200 million over five days in 2012 and 2013 if demand response were allowed to fully participate in ERCOT. Two bills were introduced in the […]

Advanced Energy Management Alliance Praises Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case

Press release originally published on PRWeb here. The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) welcomes the announcement today by the U.S. Supreme Court that the chamber will hear an appeal of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision vacating Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order 745 (Electric Power Supply Ass’n v. FERC, D.C. Circuit No. 11-1486). […]

Texas Tribune: Legislation Could Boost Efficiency in State

Originally published in Texas Tribune here. Legislation Aims to Boost Electricity Conservation by Jim Malewitz March 31, 2015 In January of 2014, a bone-chilling “polar vortex” swept across much of the country and knocked two North Texas power plants off-line just as residents were turning on their lights and cranking up the heat. The simultaneous […]

AEMA Testifies in Support of Demand Response Legislation

March 26, 2015 Kirsten Voinis (512) 922-7141 or kvoinis@kvoinis.com AEMA TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT OF DEMAND RESPONSE LEGISLATION House State Affairs Committee hears HB 3343 by Rep. Sylvester Turner The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) on Wednesday urged the House State Affairs Committee to pass legislation that would remove constraints to the use of demand response […]

AEMA Supports Demand Response Legislation Filed in Texas Legislature

March 12, 2015 Kirsten Voinis (512) 922-7141 or kvoinis@kvoinis.com AEMA SUPPORTS DEMAND RESPONSE LEGISLATION FILED IN TEXAS LEGISLATURE Statement on filing of SB 1284 by Sen. Kirk Watson and HB 3343 by Rep. Sylvester Turner (AUSTIN, TX) The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) applauds the filing of legislation that would help give Texans more opportunity […]