Meet Christina Hayes

Power - Policy - Progress

With more than 20 years as a state and federal energy regulatory attorney, utility executive, and energy policy advocate, I specialize in connecting technical industry and grid issues with storytelling, compelling strategy, and real-world decision-making.

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House Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing Opening Testimony
February 2026

Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Hearing
Opening Testimony
April 2023

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In addition to the videos below, I have presented at conferences hosted by:
* National Clean Energy Week held by Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES)
* The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
* The Energy Bar Association (EBA)
* The National Association of State Energy Offices (NASEO)
* The National Conference of Environmental Legislators (NCEL)

Atlantic Council
Dec 2024

CSIS
March 2026

Atlantic Council
March 2026

Transmission Time
Fall 2022

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Transmission is the key to American energy dominanceTo remain competitive and win the AI race with China, we will need all the energy we can generate while expanding our ability to transmit those electrons wherever they need to go.

Politicized energy policies aren’t working, but a better system is possiblePairing partisanship with extraordinary demands on our power grid from load growth and energy evolution is a recipe for catastrophic failure.

Don’t be fooled: Transmission benefits are clearer than they appearFederal regulators can advance transmission planning by developing a rule that “clarifies and requires evaluation of commonly accepted benefits,” writes Christina Hayes, executive director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid.

We Should Build a Grid System as Strong as Our Interstate HighwaysThe modern highway system was built on a combination of old tow paths and newly planned thoroughfares to create a comprehensive pattern of roads. From dirt, to gravel, to the invention of macadam, the

The Grid is Old and Tired. Let’s Make it Bold and Wired. - A Conservative Approach to EnergyBy: John Szoka, Conservative Energy Network & Christina Hayes, Grid Action On October 6th, President Trump looked across the Resolute Desk and called America’s grid “old and tired”. He was right. The machine that powers our economy, the network that lights homes, keeps factories running, and secures our defenses, is showing its age. It’s no

The SPEED Act is an opportunity to align permitting policy with grid realityReform is overdue, and the House deserves credit for pushing it forward. But Congress should apply it to multistate transmission in its entirety, not in bits and pieces, says Christina Hayes, Grid Action executive director.

Grid modernization plans must consider quantum computing, AI, other innovationsAny policy related to upgrading the grid must include a focus on using new technologies to make the most of these significant investments.

In addition, I have been quoted and my work has been cited in numerous publications. Here is a quick sampling:

NYT letter to the editor, April 2024
Richmond Times-Dispatch op-ed, July 2025
The Financial Times, Article on energy and AI, Feb. 2026.
Fox 7 Austin, Article on Texas grade on grid planning, Feb. 2026
Bloomberg Law, Article on FERC and Trump Admin Power Priorities, Oct. 2025.

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EPSA
Nov 2024

USEA
Nov 2025

Pacific NW Podcast
Aug 2023

Real Clear Energy
June 2023

Transforming America's Energy Grid: Insights with Christina HayesIn this episode of Know Power, Noha and Mike sit down with Christina Hayes, Executive Director for Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. They unravel the complexities …

How to stop America’s outdated grid holding back the deployment of clean energyEnergy Gang · Episode

Transitions to TransmissionsPodcast Episode · Alternative Power Plays · November 24, 2025 · 36m

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These papers were developed under my leadership to influence policy initiatives, generate collaborative
solutions, and show the state of the grid. I co-authored the law review article published May 2026.

ACEG_2025-Transmission-Planning-and-Development-Report-Card15.pdf

2025 Transmission Planning Report Card

ACEG-Report-Recommended-Siting-Practices-for-Electric-Transmission-Developers-February-2023.pdf

2023 Recommended Siting Practices

Time to Close the Loop Pub ELJ May 2026.pdf

Time to Close the Loop: Law Review Article on Fed Rates for Transm'n

250610_RAValueInterregionalTx_Corrections.pdf

Resource Adequacy Value of the Grid

ACEG_Challenge-Report.pdf

Siting Lessons from the Natural Gas Act

PACE-Report_FINAL.pdf

The PACE of Trust: Collaborative Transmission Siting

GS_Transmission-Deployment-Saves-Consumers-Money73-1.pdf

Cost Savings from a Well-Planned Grid

ACEG_Grid-Strategies_Fewer-New-Miles-2025_Rev-1.pdf

2025 Fewer New Miles

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aceg landman v4 (1).mp4

Landman and the Grid

FuelNeutralv2.mp4

Fuel Neutral Grid

aceg winter v1 (1).mp4

Winter and the Grid

fedbackstopv3 (1).mp4

Federal Backstop Siting

aceg affordability final (1).mp4

Affordability and the Grid

ACEG Hanukkah v4.mp4

Happy Hannukah!

ACEG new years_1.mp4

Happy New Year!

affordabilityv2 (1).mp4

Modernize the Grid

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