Heather O’Neill

Heather O’Neill

@honeill.bsky.social

President and CEO, Advanced Energy United, accelerating the US clean energy transition. Bay Area transplant, 3rd generation Floridian.

587 Followers 125 Following 64 Posts Joined Nov 2023
2 weeks ago
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Virginia General Assembly Passes First-in-the-Nation FAST Act to Unlock Surplus Interconnection – Advanced Energy United Virginia lawmakers have passed the Facilitating Access to Surplus Transmission (FAST) Act, legislation that establishes the Commonwealth’s first pilot program to unlock surplus interconnection capacit...

Congrats to Virginia and @advancedenergyunited.org team for legislative passage of FAST Act - this will bring electrons online quickly, helping ease affordability concerns. Now onto the Governor for signature! 💡🔌

advancedenergyunited.org/press-releas...

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2 weeks ago
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More states look to virtual power plants to fight rising electric… A dozen state legislatures are pushing measures to launch or expand programs that rely on customers’ thermostats, batteries, and EVs to relieve the grid.

Advanced energy technologies are affordability solutions. While states build needed energy supply, demand flexibility and scaling VPPs with all types of DERs can help us get so much more out of the existing grid quickly and affordably. @advancedenergyunited.org 💡🔌 www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir...

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1 month ago

Oh hey…if you’re looking for some light Sunday listening to get you in shape for the week (and if you don’t like either team in the Super Bowl, so you’re not glued to the TV!), might I suggest this? 💡🔌 @advancedenergyunited.org @latitudemedia.bsky.social

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1 month ago
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Help Virginia get more energy FAST and affordably! – Counterspark The FAST Act can help get clean energy on the grid by taking advantage of more interconnection points

Are you in Virginia? Ask your state lawmakers to pass the FAST Act which can help get new energy on the grid -- FAST -- and save you money. counterspark.org/campaigns/vi...

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1 month ago

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

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1 month ago
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PJM’S $178 billion fork in the road The region seems poised to go all in on natural gas. But renewables advocates argue there’s still time to take another path.

States within PJM and PJM itself can make adjustments now to more affordably and reliably keep the lights on by turning to advanced energy solutions - both large-scale and distributed, and advanced transmission technologies. @advancedenergyunited.org 💡🔌 www.latitudemedia.com/news/pjms-17...

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1 month ago

We can build big things! Take a break from doomscrolling and read about how the West is coming together to create a new energy market that works for the whole region and helps all of us with energy affordability and reliability.

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1 month ago
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Where Can I Run by Run for Something Take the next step: Look up offices you can run for

2026 is going to be a great year to run for office. Filing deadlines are coming up fast -- in most places, it's not too late to get on the ballot. We'll help you get started. runforwhat.net

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2 months ago
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The West has the opportunity to create the nation’s most advanced, affordable, & reliable energy market while preserving Western states’ independence.

Sign up for our webinar on Feb. 3 to learn more about what the evolving market landscape means for the West: buff.ly/Ot6N2pk

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2 months ago

WTF are we even doing here?

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3 months ago
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United member company Highland Electric helped the West Aurora School District in IL transition to electric school buses! This will lower costs for the district and improve the air students and drivers breathe. Yesterday, United joined Highland & the district to launch the new buses.

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4 months ago
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The Message Is Clear: Clean Energy Wins at the Ballot Box “The results of both Governors races reflect that leaders who embrace clean energy as a path to lower bills, reliable power, and economic growth are being rewarded at the ballot box,” said Heather O’N...

Clean energy wins at the ballot box! Gov-elects in VA and NJ both ran on practical clean energy solutions to the energy affordability crisis and reliability concerns…and voters responded. 💡🔌@advancedenergyunited.org blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/va-...

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4 months ago

Always! Every advocacy win requires a coalition. Any group or person that says they did it themselves is full of it. This was a multi-year, multi-issue, multi-faceted coalition. Love to see it!

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4 months ago
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Newly Passed Legislation to Help Prevent Further Utility Bill Spikes Amid Rising Energy Demands in Illinois Illinois legislators today responded to rising utility bills and growing energy demand by passing the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA), paving the way for substantially more battery st...

The legislation provides a huge boost for energy storage of all sizes, large scale wind and solar, VPPs, gas and electric efficiency, transmission upgrades, and more! blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/new...

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4 months ago

Celebrating a big win for @advancedenergyunited.org and our industry with yesterday’s passage of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act in Illinois! CRGA will protect consumers and stabilize costs. 💡🔌 #energysky

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5 months ago

Nearly unanimous bipartisan support for expanding and planning Virtual Power Plant resources that would bring much-needed flexibility to our grid in CA - and save all of us $$$. Disappointed (is the polite word) in Gov. Newsom’s baffling veto. 💡🔌 @advancedenergyunited.org

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5 months ago

@advancedenergyunited.org agenda for states is simple:
👷Build it
✨Make it flexible
💲Make it affordable.
My call to action for our industry is to engage NOW in states and regions so that decision-makers understand how our industry can help them meet the moment.

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5 months ago

Check out my conversation with @latitudemedia.bsky.social on how advanced energy is providing solutions to energy affordability and reliability challenges with @advancedenergyunited.org new advocacy playbook.

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5 months ago

So incredibly proud of the @advancedenergyunited.org team that’s been working this for nearly a decade. A western grid and market will lower costs and help keep the lights on, across the region. Let’s go! 💡🔌

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6 months ago
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As PJM prices rise, flexibility can’t be ignored Rather than viewing rising capacity costs as simply a burden, energy users should understand them as incentives for more efficient and dynamic loads.

Yes to this opinion piece by @advancedenergyunited.org member Enel about the power of flexibility in meeting rising electricity demand. Let’s make the grid flexible! 💡🔌 www.utilitydive.com/news/as-pjm-...

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7 months ago
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Will Blue States Open Up Their Wallets for Renewables? A conversation with Heather O’Neill of Advanced Energy United.

A different moment demands a different response.

In a recent interview with @heatmap.news, @jael.bsky.social, Advanced Energy United President and CEO @honeill.bsky.social highlights how, amid federal rollbacks and growing budget pressures, states are now at the center of the energy transition.

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7 months ago

I really enjoyed this conversation with @jael.bsky.social about how the advanced energy industry can meet the moment, provide solutions to our energy challenges, and chart the path forward in states and regions, where @advancedenergyunited.org has a track record of success. 💡🔌

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7 months ago

State leaders can take action now so we can build large scale projects to meet new load growth and make smart policy reforms to get more out of existing energy infrastructure with VPPs and ATTs and more.

Advanced energy resources are available, affordable, and deployable now!

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7 months ago

This transformation is driven by:
🔋technological innovation–clean tech are cheapest options with superior performance 
🙋customer preference– people want greater control over energy use and cost 
💡state policies–Gov’s, state leg’s, utility regulators have a ton of influence on energy deployment.

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7 months ago

I was asked recently if clean energy was dead, and on a @advancedenergyunited.org webinar, a viewer asked us to counter the bad vibes.

Advanced energy is here to stay! Yes, the headwinds are serious and challenges are real. But we are in the midst of an energy transformation that is unstoppable.

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8 months ago

See our statement below. Our industry is here and ready to meet this moment - our work continues! @advancedenergyunited.org

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8 months ago
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Advanced Energy United Reacts to Final Passage of H.R. 1 Advanced Energy United President and CEO Heather O'Neill released a statement following final passage of H.R. 1.

Welp, Congress acted, and may have now created an actual energy emergency. We’ve now got work to do in the states: the advanced energy industry is here and ready. Our statement on the legislation here. 🔌 💡 @advancedenergyunited.org blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/fin...

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8 months ago
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Advanced Energy United Reacts to Senate Passage of Budget Bill Advanced Energy United President and CEO Heather O'Neill released a statement following the U.S. Senate passage of H.R. 1.

Our statement on Senate bill. Our biz are already meeting the moment, supplying affordable, reliable energy to Americans, but this bill hamstrings our industry. Essential that House doesn’t make it worse. @advancedenergyunited.org 💡🔌 blog.advancedenergyunited.org/articles/sen...

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8 months ago
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Five years in, the Virginia Clean Economy Act is paying off There are now 118,000 good-paying jobs in the Virginia advanced energy industry. Clean energy policy didn’t just enable new power generation; it helped signal to global manufacturers that Virginia …

While we are all waiting for the Senate, Happy 5th Birthday to Virginia Clean Economy Act! 🎉🎂 Important to celebrate good policy and path forward. (Hint: it involves states!) 💡🔌 @advancedenergyunited.org cardinalnews.org/2025/07/01/f...

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8 months ago
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GOP tax bill draws flak on energy provisions from some onetime allies The GOP’s massive tax and immigration measure slashes federal funding on renewables and clean energy initiatives just as U.S. energy demand soars

🚨Senators can still act to fix energy tax provisions in this bill and save American energy abundance! 🚨
💡🔌 @advancedenergyunited.org www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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