Policy & Advocacy
Grid & Generation
Use efficiency and flexibility to meet rising demand.
The Alliance’s work
Where efficiency meets policy.
Avoided energy use, demand response, and flexible loads can cut peaks and defer some infrastructure spending. The Alliance’s active-efficiency work treats demand as a grid resource.
Large-load growth
ASE’s June 2026 response to FERC’s large-load actions highlighted an opening to include efficiency in data center connection and growth planning.
Virtual power plants
The Innovation Policy Committee convened an August 2026 roundtable on scaling grid flexibility. Efficient devices, controls, and coordinated demand can support reliability when savings are measured well.
Policy to watch
Utility resource plans, interconnection rules, tariffs, and state efficiency programs determine whether demand-side resources compete fairly with new supply.
This page distinguishes documented Alliance activity from policy developments it is monitoring as of September 2026. Follow the linked public record for dated actions and background.