AUSTIN, TEXAS – The Advanced Power Alliance (APA) today announced that Brooke Camet has joined the organization as Texas Director of Government Relations. In this role, Camet will support APA’s advocacy efforts at the Texas Legislature and engage with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and otherContinue reading “Brooke Camet Joins Advanced Power Alliance as Texas Director of Government Relations”
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Advanced Power Alliance Testifies Before Texas House Committee on State Affairs
Interim Charge 4: Battery Storage and Safety Advanced Power Alliance Texas Vice President Judd Messer on April 23 provided testimony before the Texas House Committee on State Affairs. Chaired by Texas State Representative Ken King, the committee has broad authority, including jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to “the regulation and deregulation of electric utilities andContinue reading “Advanced Power Alliance Testifies Before Texas House Committee on State Affairs”
A New Era for Transmission Planning in the Southwest Power Pool
By Maya Nevels and Steve Gaw for Advanced Power Alliance Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) took a decisive step toward modernizing the nation’s power grid by approving the consolidated transmission planning process proposed by Southwest Power Pool (SPP), commonly referred to as CPP. For the states and communities served by SPP, thisContinue reading “A New Era for Transmission Planning in the Southwest Power Pool”
Statement from APA on Texas Actions to Address Wind Turbine Blade Sites in Sweetwater, Texas
The Attorney General of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Global Fiberglass Solutions, Inc. and associated parties alleging that GFSI was “purportedly hired by numerous companies to break down, transport, and recycle turbine blades,” and that the company failed to properly dispose of the materials, instead creating a stockpile of more than 3,000 wind turbine blades andContinue reading “Statement from APA on Texas Actions to Address Wind Turbine Blade Sites in Sweetwater, Texas”
Clark: Renewable Energy Is a Lifeline for Rural America
By Jeff Clark, President, Advanced Power Alliance Across America’s small towns, farms, and ranches, the pressure has never been greater. Independent agriculture — the very backbone of rural life — is fighting an uphill battle against the forces of consolidation. Corporate farming has made it harder for families to hang on to their land toContinue reading “Clark: Renewable Energy Is a Lifeline for Rural America”
APA’s “Just The Facts” Serves as Resource for Officials Considering Energy Projects
Across the country, we are watching a frustrating spectacle as state and local officials are rejecting millions of dollars in new revenue for schools and local governments that could be raised by energy projects in their areas. They are rejecting these not because the projects are flawed, but because they have allowed themselves to beContinue reading “APA’s “Just The Facts” Serves as Resource for Officials Considering Energy Projects”
Clark: Georgia’s Advantage – Leading America’s Energy Economy
From James Magazine, September/October 2025 Every state in America has a chance to participate in the energy economy and to contribute to American Energy Independence. Some states are slow to seize that opportunity, but Georgia is making the most of it by advancing new nuclear power generation and a rapidly growing solar power and energyContinue reading “Clark: Georgia’s Advantage – Leading America’s Energy Economy”
Advanced Power Alliance Applauds Southwest Power Pool’s Approval of Consolidated Planning Process
The Advanced Power Alliance (APA) today applauded the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Board of Directors for approving the first phase of the long-anticipated Consolidated Planning Process (CPP), a revolutionary modernization of the transmission planning and generation interconnection framework across SPP’s 14-state region. The CPP streamlines SPP’s regional planning processes, delivers faster and more certain costContinue reading “Advanced Power Alliance Applauds Southwest Power Pool’s Approval of Consolidated Planning Process”
New Executive Committee Elected to Lead The Advanced Power Alliance
Today in Austin, Texas, the membership of the Advanced Power Alliance elected a new Executive Committee to guide the organization through its next chapter of growth, advocacy, and influence on the future success of the American energy economy. These leaders represent the full spectrum of the advanced power industries — including wind, solar, energy storage,Continue reading “New Executive Committee Elected to Lead The Advanced Power Alliance”
APA Testifies in Opposition to Louisiana House Bill 692
“A grid that leans too heavily on a single fuel — even one as abundant as natural gas — is exposed to shocks, price volatility, and potential failure. True resilience comes from optionality — not restriction. Every resource, working together, to deliver for every Louisianan.“ Jeffrey Clark, President of the Advanced Power Alliance, offered this writtenContinue reading “APA Testifies in Opposition to Louisiana House Bill 692”