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Heather O’Neill
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President and CEO, Advanced Energy United, accelerating the US clean energy transition. Bay Area transplant, 3rd generation Floridian.
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!
November 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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...
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...
blog.advancedenergyunited.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
@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.
October 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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!
July 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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.
July 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM