What exactly is needed to prepare the electrical grid for load growth expected to come from electric vehicle adoption? What role does the clean energy industry play?

On this episode of Alternative Power Plays, Buchanan’s Alan Seltzer and John Povilaitis sat down with Ryan Gallentine, Managing Director of Advanced Energy United. Advanced Energy United is a national industry association representing businesses that provide the full range of advanced energy and transportation solutions. Gallentine leads the organization’s transportation portfolio, where he’s focused on designing political strategies and campaigns to promote electric vehicle adoption and infrastructure modernization.

In this episode, Gallentine shares what policies he’s focused on at Advanced Energy United to help move electric vehicle adoption forward. He talks about which states in the U.S. are progressive when it comes to EV adoption and infrastructure, and which still have a ways to go. He talks about grid capacity, risks and future goals, and why an all-of-the-above approach makes sense.

On a previous episode of the podcast, Britta Gross, Director of Transportation at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), discussed these same issues from the point of view of utilities. Gallentine’s perspective comes from that of public and private companies in the clean energy industry. To hear our conversation with Gross, listen here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/824932f7.

To learn more about Advanced Energy United, visit: https://advancedenergyunited.org/

To learn more about Ryan Gallentine, visit: https://advancedenergyunited.org/about/team/ryan-gallentine

To learn more about Alan Seltzer, visit: https://www.bipc.com/alan-seltzer

To learn more about John Povilaitis, visit: ⁠https://www.bipc.com/john-povilaitis