March 3rd, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Last week, following her confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Jennifer Granholm was sworn in as the 16th Secretary of Energy by Vice President Kamala Harris. Granholm, who was the first woman elected Governor in Michigan, is the second woman to serve as Secretary of Energy.

In a statement, USEA Acting Executive Director Sheila Hollis said:

“USEA congratulates Jennifer Granholm on her U.S. Senate confirmation as the next Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE).

February 26th, 2021

The Texas deep freeze was close to the sum of all fears for electric and gas utilities. If it could go wrong, it did go wrong, and Texans suffered. It has been a shot heard around the world.

Clearly Texas must rethink, rebuild, and reprioritize. Everything in the state is on the table, from its electric isolation to whether it should be under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) umbrella with new interconnections to the national grid.

The first priority is to find out what happened, generator by generator, system by system and fuel by fuel.

February 23rd, 2021

Tragically, last week, an unprecedented weather event triggered a nightmare energy crisis that left much of Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma in chaos after a massive winter storm knocked out vital energy and water infrastructure.

February 3rd, 2021

Jolene Cicci began her career as a labor employee 30 years ago at the Hatfield Power Plant in Greene County. She did that for two years, before a lineman position opened up. In 1991, Cicci began a five-year training progression to become a line worker...

January 21st, 2021

Washington, D.C. – United States Energy Association Acting Executive Director Sheila Hollis issued the following statement congratulating President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris:

January 12th, 2021

In this issue: 

• 17th Annual USEA State of the Energy Industry Forum Promo
• USEA Proudly Supports UN Energy Efforts in Europe
• Upcoming USEA Virtual Press Briefing
• USEA Programs Monthly Recap
• January 2021 calendar

December 11th, 2020

In this issue:

• Letter from Sheila Hollis
• Recap of 30th Energy Efficiency Forum
• Sheila featured in November issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly
• Recap of USEA Virtual Press Briefing on Financed Emissions
• Women In Energy: Carol Dodson

December 4th, 2020

On Wednesday, at the 30th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum co-hosted by USEA, The Alliance To Save Energy, and Johnson Controls, eight individuals were inducted into the Energy Efficiency Forum Hall of Fame.

November 12th, 2020

Reliable, sustainable, affordable renewable energy in Southeast Europe (SEE)—especially the ambitious renewable energy targets spelled out in the EU Clean Energy Package and in other regional clean energy plans—requires a solid foundation of distribution systems.