WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today
Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) announced that executives of six
market-leading companies have joined its board of directors to
support the national business group's efforts to accelerate the
growth of secure, clean, affordable energy in the United States. The U.S. advanced energy
market totals more than $200 billion
in revenue and supports more than 2.5 million workers. The new
directors are:
- Roger Flanagan, Managing
Director, Lockheed Martin Energy (NYSE: LMT), the Lockheed
Martin line of business that provides utilities and commercial
customers with leading demand management and distributed energy
resource solutions.
- Mike Garland, President and
CEO, Pattern Energy (NASDAQ: PEGI), a leader in wind energy
development with a total owned interest of 2,644 megawatts in the
U.S., Canada, and Chile.
- Arjun Gupta, Executive
Chairman, Nexant, consulting and software leader that
transforms utility business processes and provides software
platforms for smart grid, clean energy, distributed energy
resources, energy efficiency and customer experience
initiatives.
- Paul Kaleta, EVP and General
Counsel, First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR), a leading global provider
of comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems.
- Dan Shugar, CEO,
NEXTracker, a Flex company, is the No. 1 single-axis
tracker supplier worldwide, supplying solar tracker and storage
innovations that increase performance and reduce costs for all
size power plants.
- Aziz Virani, CEO,
CLEAResult, the largest provider of energy efficiency programs
and services to utilities, businesses, and consumers in
North America.
AEE's full board of directors can be found here.
"I am very proud to welcome these outstanding business leaders
to our board. They bring a wealth of corporate leadership,
technology expertise, and industry insight that will be of great
value in guiding our organization," said Graham Richard, CEO of AEE. "They join a
highly committed and energized board that is helping us work toward
our vision of a prosperous world running on secure, clean,
affordable energy."
"I am pleased to join the Advanced Energy Economy Board to work
with other business leaders to advocate for new energy
technologies, increased economic growth, and secure affordable
energy," said Roger Flanagan,
managing director at Lockheed Martin Energy.
"I am thrilled to join the AEE Board and support their work on
policy at the federal and state level to expand advanced energy
deployment," said Mike Garland,
CEO of Pattern Energy, a leader in wind energy. "We are
particularly interested in removing market barriers to make it
easier for our customers—which include some of America's leading
corporations, like Amazon, Google, and Walmart—to obtain the power
they need for their operations from clean sources, including wind.
Michigan's recent increase in its
renewable energy goals demonstrates a positive step forward but
there is much work to be done. AEE is well positioned to help
expand these efforts."
"The advancement of energy technologies in innovation,
affordability and adoption is core to both First Solar and AEE,"
said Paul Kaleta, First Solar's
General Counsel. "I am excited to be joining the Board and look
forward to engaging with policy makers to keep
them well-informed on important issues around advanced energy
that are positively impacting their communities and economies."
"Given AEE's extraordinary work, we are delighted to join the
AEE board," said Arjun Gupta, Executive Chairman of
Nexant, a leading provider of energy software and services for
utilities. "AEE's collaborative, market-based approach aligns with
ours, as we all work together to improve the electricity grid with
a focus on the customer that improves business results, reduces
risks and is great for our planet!"
"I'm excited to be joining the Board of Directors of Advanced
Energy Economy," said NEXTracker CEO Dan Shugar. "The organization is doing
incredibly vital work as the business voice to reach policy makers
so that we can attain the power plant of the future
with secure, clean, affordable energy. I look forward to
working alongside this esteemed group of clean energy business
leaders to help move AEE's mission forward."
"I am honored to be appointed to the Advanced Energy Economy's
Board of Directors," said CLEAResult CEO Aziz Virani. "Energy efficiency is
imperative to the future of our energy economy and I'm looking
forward to bringing CLEAResult's knowledge and expertise to help
further AEE's mission of transforming public policy to
enable rapid growth of advanced energy companies."
AEE leads a variety of policy initiatives to expand
opportunities for the advanced energy industry. These include a
21st Century Electricity System initiative, which engages
regulators, utilities, and business leaders in efforts to reform
utility business and regulatory models; efforts to strengthen state
policies on energy efficiency, peak demand reduction, and customer
access to renewable energy; and ongoing engagement with members of
Congress and the Executive branch on federal energy
issues.
In addition, AEE works with state and regional partner
organizations on legislation and regulation, and is now active in
27 states. AEE has also developed PowerSuite, a set of
online tools that allows users to search, track, and collaborate on
legislative and regulatory issues in all 50 states, which is
available to AEE members, state partners, and
subscribers.
See this statement online here.
About Advanced Energy Economy
Advanced Energy Economy
(AEE) is a national association of businesses that are making the
energy we use secure, clean, and affordable. Advanced energy
encompasses a broad range of products and services that constitute
the best available technologies for meeting energy needs today and
tomorrow. AEE's mission is to transform public policy to enable
rapid growth of advanced energy businesses. AEE and its State and
Regional Partner organizations are active in 27 states across the
country, representing more than 1,000 companies and organizations
in the advanced energy industry.
Media Contact:
Monique Hanis,
202-391-0884, mhanis@aee.net
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