Member Company News

AEIC members represent a “who’s who” of utility industry leaders, from large utilities to state and regional cooperatives. Through our committee structure, we provide members with a forum to collaborate, share ideas, and learn from each other in order to better understand and address the industry’s current operational issues, challenges, and opportunities.

AEIC 2024 Achievement Award Winners Solutions to Some of Today’s Challenging Operational Issues – By AEIC CEO Steve Hauser The Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) recently announced the winners of its 2024 Annual Achievement Awards at the organization’s 140th Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs. AEIC’s Achievement Awards are presented each year to member companies

AEIC Member Company NRG Energy Rolls Out VPP-Enabled Smart Thermostats They’ve joined forces with Renew Home to revolutionize residential energy solutions in Texas. Together, they’re set to roll out hundreds of thousands of VPP (virtual power plant)-enabled smart thermostats by 2035 and develop a powerful 1 GW AI-driven VPP using Google Cloud technology. This initiative

AEIC Member Company Dominion Energy Files 2024 Integrated Resource Plan One of our member companies, Dominion Energy, is gearing up for a greener future! They’re planning to bring 21.1 GW of new clean energy online over the next 15 years. With a diversified approach that includes offshore wind, solar, and battery storage, Dominion is also

AEIC Member Company Pacific Gas & Electric Hosts Taglish Webinar on Wildfire Safety Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), an AEIC member, recently held a groundbreaking webinar in Taglish focused on wildfire preparedness. Partnering with the Philippine American Press Club USA (PAPC), PG&E shared crucial updates on their safety measures, including innovative technology and new

AEIC Member Company El Paso Electric Announces Smart Meter Rollout El Paso Electric is transforming the energy experience! They’re rolling out over 500,000 smart meters by August 2025. This AEIC member company’s $146 million investment promises to modernize the grid, offer potential savings with new time-of-use rates, and reduce the need for additional power plants. 

AEIC Member Company Bandera Electric Cooperative’s Virtual Power Plant Qualifies for ERCOT Wholesale Power Market Participation BANDERA, Texas, Aug. 22, 2024 — Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC), in collaboration with the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), proudly announces that its Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) program, known as a Virtual Power Plant, successfully qualified for participation in

AEIC Member Company Pacific Gas and Electric Publishes 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), an AEIC member, is charging ahead in the journey to a safer, cleaner, and more resilient future! In their 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report, PG&E reveals game-changing progress: from undergrounding 364 miles of powerlines to delivering 100% GHG-free electricity

AEIC Member Company Eversource Partners With City of Torrington, CT Eversource, an AEIC member company, has partnered with the City of Torrington to implement comprehensive energy efficiency upgrades. These upgrades are saving the community more than 427,000 kilowatt-hours of power annually, equivalent to reducing the emissions from over 760,000 miles driven by a gas-powered car.