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padding-right:10px">  <div class="hse-column-container" style="min-width:280px; max-width:600px; Margin-left:auto; Margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; background-color:#ffffff" bgcolor="#ffffff">     <div id="column-0-0" class="hse-column hse-size-4"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_16832167013262" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><table class="hse-image-wrapper" role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="hs_padded" align="center" valign="top" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; text-align:center; padding:10px 10px 10px 20px; font-size:0px"> <img alt="Heather ONeill" src="https://info.aee.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshots%20-%20Black%20and%20White/Heather%20ONeill.png?upscale=true&width=330&upscale=true&name=Heather%20ONeill.png" style="outline:none; 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font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_16832167337221_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><h2 style="margin:0; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; text-align:left; font-size:20px; line-height:150%" align="left"><span style="font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; color: #642285;">Heather O'Neill CEO & President</span></h2></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </div>     <div id="column-0-1" class="hse-column hse-size-8"> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_16838182654668" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_16838182654668_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; font-size:15px; line-height:150%; font-weight:450">I’m looking forward to speaking at the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) National Conference in Anaheim in a couple of weeks. We have more United members than ever joining our Advanced Energy Coalition sponsorship, our commitment to improving our industry’s engagement with the AABE community. The event brings together more than 1000 energy professionals annually and, as we support a transition to an economy powered by clean energy, it’s critical that we support an energy workforce that is diverse and inclusive. You can read more about our team’s experience at last year’s event <a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/aabe-experience-2023?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0">on our blog</a>, and learn more about this year’s event on <a href="https://www.aabeanaheim2024.com/event/be456462-22d9-4e9e-8778-7ea4b8b5a221/summary?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; 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font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:bold; font-size:22px"><a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/pathways-straw-proposal?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0" target="_blank">Clean Energy Business Representatives Applaud Proposal from West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative </a></p> <p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:450; font-size:15px">The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Launch Committee released a straw proposal that outlines a plan to establish an independent entity to oversee Western markets, building on the California Independent System Operator’s Western Energy Imbalance Market and extended day-ahead market. United’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leah Rubin Shen </span>applauded the Launch Committee’s innovative solutions that bring us closer to a regional transmission organization in the West. <a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/pathways-straw-proposal?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="1" target="_blank">Continue reading the press release here.> </a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128471006221" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128471006221_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:bold; font-size:22px"><a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/va-passes-gets-bill-hb862?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0" target="_blank">Grid Enhancing Technologies Bill Passed in Virginia </a></p> <p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:450; font-size:15px">Last week, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) bill into law. The new law will improve grid reliability and increase the capacity of the existing grid to keep up with the state’s energy needs by requiring that electric utilities in the state consider GETs in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process. United’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kim Jemaine</span> said that GETs are one of the most cost-effective ways to keep up with growing electricity demand and thanked Delegate Hernandez for proposing the legislation. <a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/va-passes-gets-bill-hb862?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="1" target="_blank">Continue reading the press release here.> </a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px 5px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17116382244077" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17116382244077_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><h3 style="margin:0; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; font-size:24px; line-height:175%"><span style="font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #642285;">On the Blog</span></strong></span></h3></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17122449602256" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17122449602256_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:bold; font-size:22px"><a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/new-study-touts-the-benefits-of-virtual-power-plants-in-california?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0" target="_blank">New Study Touts the Benefits of Virtual Power Plants in California </a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17122475813037" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><table class="hse-image-wrapper" role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="hs_padded" align="center" valign="top" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; text-align:center; padding:10px 20px; font-size:0px"> <a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/new-study-touts-the-benefits-of-virtual-power-plants-in-california?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" target="_blank" style="color:#00a4bd; mso-line-height-rule:exactly" data-hs-link-id="1"> <img alt="New Technologies Power California’s Electricity Grid (3)" src="https://advancedenergyunited.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/New%20Technologies%20Power%20California%E2%80%99s%20Electricity%20Grid%20(3).png?upscale=true&width=1120&upscale=true&name=New%20Technologies%20Power%20California%E2%80%99s%20Electricity%20Grid%20(3).png" style="outline:none; text-decoration:none; -ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic; border:none; max-width:100%; font-size:16px" width="560" align="middle" srcset="https://advancedenergyunited.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/New%20Technologies%20Power%20California%E2%80%99s%20Electricity%20Grid%20(3).png?upscale=true&width=1120&upscale=true&name=New%20Technologies%20Power%20California%E2%80%99s%20Electricity%20Grid%20(3).png 560w, https://advancedenergyunited.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/New%20Technologies%20Power%20California%E2%80%99s%20Electricity%20Grid%20(3).png?upscale=true&width=2240&upscale=true&name=New%20Technologies%20Power%20California%E2%80%99s%20Electricity%20Grid%20(3).png 1120w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px"> </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17122449526565" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17122449526565_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; font-weight:450; line-height:150%; font-size:15px">In this blog post, United’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Edson Perez</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Brian Turner</span> share insights on a new study from The Brattle Group that examines how California can use VPPs to quintuple its existing peak demand response capacity, quickly add power and capacity to the grid, strengthen its resilience, and enable more value for investment decisions by consumers.<a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/new-study-touts-the-benefits-of-virtual-power-plants-in-california?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="2" target="_blank"> Continue reading the blog post here.> </a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px 5px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17122449384133" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17122449384133_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><h3 style="margin:0; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; font-size:24px; line-height:175%"><span style="font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #642285;">In the News</span></strong></span></h3></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17104326182711" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17104326182711_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:bold; font-size:22px"><a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/eenews-energy-wire-virtual-power-plants-poised-to-grab-california-market-share-study?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0" target="_blank"><em>E&E News</em>: ‘Virtual Power Plants’ Poised to Grab California Market Share — Study  </a></p> <p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; font-weight:450; line-height:150%; font-size:15px"><em>E&E News </em>reports on a new study from the Brattle Group that finds that Virtual Power Plants can serve more than 15 percent of peak electricity demand in California. The article quotes United's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Edson Perez</span> uplifting the benefits VPPs have to offer. <a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/eenews-energy-wire-virtual-power-plants-poised-to-grab-california-market-share-study?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="1" target="_blank">Continue reading the article here.> </a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128598108222" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128598108222_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:bold; font-size:22px"><a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/rto-insider-western-rto-group-floats-independence-plan-for-edam-weim?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0" target="_blank"><em>RTO Insider</em>: Western RTO Group Floats Independence Plan for EDAM, WEIM </a></p> <p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; font-weight:450; line-height:150%; font-size:15px"><em>RTO Insider</em> reports on the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s highly anticipated straw proposal. The article quotes United's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leah Rubin Shen</span> applauding the decision and building on CAISO's Energy Imbalance Market and Extended Day-Ahead Market. <a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/rto-insider-western-rto-group-floats-independence-plan-for-edam-weim?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="1" target="_blank">Continue reading the article here.> </a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128598088451" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128598088451_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:bold; font-size:22px"><a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/bonneville-staff-backs-joining-spps-markets-day-ahead-market-over-caiso-alternative?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0" target="_blank"><em>Utility Dive</em>: Bonneville Staff Backs Joining SPP’s Markets+ Day-Ahead Market Over CAISO Alternative  </a></p> <p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; font-weight:450; line-height:150%; font-size:15px"><em>Utility Dive</em> reports on the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)'s recommendation to join Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+ initiative instead of the California Independent System Operator’s planned day-ahead market. The article quotes United's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leah Rubin Shen</span>, who classifies BPA's decision as premature due to the ever-changing landscape. <a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/bonneville-staff-backs-joining-spps-markets-day-ahead-market-over-caiso-alternative?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="1" target="_blank">Continue reading the article here.> </a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128025097191" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128025097191_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:bold; font-size:22px"><a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/maryland-passes-bi-directional-ev-charging-law?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0" target="_blank"><em>Power Grid International</em>: Maryland Passes Bi-directional EV Charging Law </a></p> <p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; font-weight:450; line-height:150%; font-size:15px"><span style="font-style: italic;">Power Grid International</span> reports on Maryland's new law requiring electric utility companies to allow vehicle-to-grid systems to interconnect to the state’s electric distribution network, quoting United's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nick Bibby</span> on the significance of the bill for the state's effort to prepare its grid for electric vehicles. <a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/maryland-passes-bi-directional-ev-charging-law?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="1" target="_blank">C</a><a href="https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/maryland-passes-bi-directional-ev-charging-law?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="2" target="_blank">ontinue reading the article here.> </a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px 5px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17080082494985" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17080082494985_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><h3 style="margin:0; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; font-size:24px; line-height:175%"><span style="font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #642285;">Member News</span></strong></span></h3></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17080082515706" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17080082515706_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:bold; font-size:22px"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/climate/electric-grid-more-power.html?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0" target="_blank">The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution. </a></p> <p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-size:15px; font-weight:450">The nation needs more transmission lines to support our energy transition but building them can take years because of permitting delays and local opposition. However, reconductoring, which is replacing existing power lines with cables made from state-of-the-art materials, has the potential to significantly increase the capacity of our current grid. The article quotes United member company <span style="font-weight: bold;">CTC Global</span> and highlights a bill in Virginia championed by Advanced Energy United that was recently signed by the Governor. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/climate/electric-grid-more-power.html?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="1" target="_blank">Continue reading the article on The <em>New York Times</em> here.></a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128578242711" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128578242711_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:bold; font-size:22px"><a href="https://www.atlasevhub.com/weekly-digest/manufacturing-spotlight-blink-charging-in-maryland/?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0" target="_blank">Manufacturing Spotlight: Blink Charging in Maryland </a></p> <p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-size:15px; font-weight:450"><em>Atlas EV Hub</em> recently spotlighted United member company <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blink Charging</span>’s manufacturing facility in Bowie, Maryland, the company’s first in the U.S. Blink began work at the facility in June 2022 and now plans to expand the facility by 30,000 square feet, add 60 new local jobs in its first year, and invest $49 million over the next ten years. <a href="https://www.atlasevhub.com/weekly-digest/manufacturing-spotlight-blink-charging-in-maryland/?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="1" target="_blank">Continue reading the article on <em>Atlas EV Hub</em></a><a href="https://www.atlasevhub.com/weekly-digest/manufacturing-spotlight-blink-charging-in-maryland/?utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="2" target="_blank"> here.> </a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128025623113" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128025623113_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:bold; font-size:22px"><a href="https://www.utilitydive.com/news/goldman-sachs-renewables-spinoff-mn8-energy-secures-325m-mercuria-ridgewood-mercedes/712141/?utm_term=Utility%20Dive%3A%20Renewable%20Energy&utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0" target="_blank">Goldman Renewables Spinoff MN8 Energy Secures $325M Investment </a></p> <p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-size:15px; font-weight:450">United member company <span style="font-weight: bold;">MN8 Energy</span>, a solar power generation, battery storage, and, electric vehicle charging infrastructure owner and operator, recently announced it secured $325 million from Switzerland-based Mercuria Energy and New York-based Ridgewood Infrastructure to grow and expand its operations. <a href="https://www.utilitydive.com/news/goldman-sachs-renewables-spinoff-mn8-energy-secures-325m-mercuria-ridgewood-mercedes/712141/?utm_term=Utility%20Dive%3A%20Renewable%20Energy&utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="1" target="_blank">Continue reading the article on <em>Utility Dive</em> here.> </a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0 !important; border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt"><tbody><tr><td class="hs_padded" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#333333; word-break:break-word; padding:10px 20px"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128025612752" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17128025612752_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-weight:bold; font-size:22px"><a href="https://www.utilitydive.com/news/sunnova-expands-virtual-power-plant-accessibility-in-6-states-and-puerto-ri/712403/?utm_term=Utility%20Dive&utm_campaign=United%20Weekly%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=302272258&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvKVjd0BS4h58X8F6bSRmpezaL1js17c1YSOndGijADAOIFPr0Z0eBuXbqsKCwpRCf5Io2YymnWmpAI2y_KmG7f04Jn6-eL4Qe5KNGTom8_Xq7I0" rel="noopener" style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; color:#0893ed; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold" data-hs-link-id="0" target="_blank">Sunnova Expands Virtual Power Plant Accessibility in 6 States and Puerto Rico </a></p> <p style="mso-line-height-rule:exactly; font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; margin-top:0px; line-height:150%; font-size:15px; font-weight:450">United member company <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunnova</span> is expanding access to its virtual power plant network across seven states and territories where its customers can currently earn compensation for grid services. 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