AEMA Makes Climate Recommendations
In response to a Request for Information from the House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, AEMA filed a number of recommendations that would enhance the ability of Distributed Energy Resources (“DERs”) to be tools for climate change mitigation. The organization (as opposed to any specific company member) has suggested that the federal […]
AEMA Submits Comments to New Jersey Draft Energy Master Plan
Following in-person testimony in July by AEMA Chair, Frank Lacey, AEMA submitted formal written comments to the state’s Draft Energy Master Plan.
AEMA Executive Director Testifies before House Science Committee
AEMA Executive Director, Katherine Hamilton, presented testimony before the Energy Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on July 17. The full hearing can be seen here: https://science.house.gov/hearings/the-future-of-electricity-delivery-modernizing-and-securing-our-nations-electricity-grid The testimony can be downloaded here:
AEMA Chair Presents Testimony in New Jersey Draft Energy Master Plan
On Wednesday, July 17, Frank Lacey, Chair of AEMA, presented testimony in Trenton, NJ, addressing the New Jersey Draft Energy Master Plan. The full testimony can be downloaded here: .
AEMA Urges Consideration of DER in Wildfire Mitigation
AEMA submitted comments in response to Governor Newsom’s Strike Force report on wildfire mitigation in California. AEMA believes that Distributed Energy Resources, including microgrids, should be considered as solutions to mitigating losses during public safety and other outages related to the wildfires. Download those comments here:
AEMA Files Supplemental Comments in DER Rulemaking
AEMA filed Supplemental Comments in FERC Docket RM18-9-000 (in consideration of distributed energy resource participation in the wholesale market), providing additional information on state programs that further support AEMA’s position that FERC mandate a participation model for DERs. Download those comments:
Ontario Energy Storage Interconnection White Paper
Advanced Energy Management Alliance member Stem has released a white paper on the interconnection process in Ontario. The paper addresses barriers and poses solutions to a process that could save Ontario consumers on their bills while deploying innovation in the province. Download the paper here:
AEMA Active in New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan Development
AEMA testified in the public proceedings of New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan and filed additional comments making several recommendations to the clean energy policy process. Those comments can be downloaded here:
APPrO Magazine: Aggregators harnessing powerful drivers for innovation and savings
Story originally published August 2018 in APPrO magazine here. A new boundary-crossing industry is emerging in the energy sector, potentially both a harbinger of, and a catalyst for, powerful new dynamics and lasting change. Although aggregators have been active in energy markets for decades, new technology and regulatory decisions appear to be unleashing a wave […]
AEMA Files Post Technical Conference Comments on Seasonal Resources
AEMA filed additional comments to the original complaint at FERC regarding seasonal resource participation in PJM Interconnection’s Reliability Pricing Model (“RPM”) capacity construct. In the comments, AEMA states that a perfect capacity market would precisely account for every resource’s ability to serve load at all times and find the least-cost mix of those resources that […]