Clean energy
dominance
is inevitable.

Deploy Action is the industry-led movement to accelerate it.

What We Do

We are working to accelerate clean energy at scale.

Deploy Action operates at the intersection of finance, development, and clean energy policy advocacy.

Clean energy is the biggest economic opportunity of a generation. We’re fast-tracking the infrastructure needed to slash energy bills, fortify our grid, and build an American economy that lasts.

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2026 Clean Energy Affordability Summit

Deploy Action, California Forward (CA FWD), and UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute (EEI) are pleased to invite you to the inaugural 2026 Clean Energy Affordability Summit — a half-day policy convening focused on the legislative priorities and system-level reforms needed for a true "California Fix" in a critical election year.

​Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM in Sacramento, California

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Squeezing $170 Billion Out of the Grid We Already Have
Squeezing $170 Billion Out of the Grid We Already Have

Plus: The largest offshore wind farm in the US goes online, Virginia’s new Chief Energy Officer, and more

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PV Magazine: Jigar Shah sees virtual power plants as the fastest way for states to stabilize electric bills
PV Magazine: Jigar Shah sees virtual power plants as the fastest way for states to stabilize electric bills

States can control the retail cost of electricity by promoting virtual power plants, consisting of distributed batteries and other resources, which can be deployed “within months,” said industry veteran Jigar Shah and a co-author in a report.

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What Is Grid Utilization?
What Is Grid Utilization?

If we try to meet today’s energy demands by just building more expensive infrastructure the old-fashioned way, regular people are going to foot the bill.

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Statement from Arnab Pal, Executive Director of Deploy Action, on Virginia HB 434 / SB 621 Final Passage
Statement from Arnab Pal, Executive Director of Deploy Action, on Virginia HB 434 / SB 621 Final Passage

“Today’s passage of HB 434 / SB 621 is a major step forward for electricity affordability in Virginia.”

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Grid Growth, Utilization, and Affordability: A Playbook for States
Grid Growth, Utilization, and Affordability: A Playbook for States

A new report from Deploy Action outlines a near-term roadmap for governors and regulators to meet load growth without locking customers into years of rate shock.

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Utility Dive: Governors are promising lower power bills. Here’s the only credible path to deliver.
Utility Dive: Governors are promising lower power bills. Here’s the only credible path to deliver.

If we treat every new megawatt like it must be served with new poles, wires, substations and peakers, we will lock in another decade of rate shock, write Jigar Shah and Arnab Pal from Deploy Action.

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We bridge the gap between ambitious energy goals and the practical, political, and technical realities of state-level implementation.

As states increasingly control the pace of the energy transition through regulation, permitting, and grid planning, Deploy Action provides the strategic coordination and durable political support necessary to move at scale to deploy affordable, reliable clean energy across the United States.

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    Policy and Regulation

    We engage where energy decisions are actually made: the states.

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    Project Development

    We advance the most affordable, reliable clean energy solutions.

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    Narrative and Organizing

    With 501(c)3, 501(c)4, and PAC infrastructure, we have the tools to win in policy, advocacy, and politics.

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UTILITY DIVE

Governors are promising lower power bills. Here’s the only credible path to deliver.

by Jigar Shah and Arnab Pal

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ENERGY EMPIRE

The Cheapest Grid Is the One We Already Pay For

featuring Arnab Pal

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This industry is filled with builders — of projects, companies, careers and futures.

Now we must build political power too. That means starting small, scaling fast and staying with it for the long haul.

We know how to deploy capital, manage timelines and build coalitions. Let’s bring those skills to advocacy and show what happens when clean energy fights back.

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