ACORE Accelerate Membership Program
Designed with the needs of entrepreneurs in mind, the ACORE Accelerate Membership Program builds opportunities for emerging women and BIPOC-led clean energy companies.
Program Overview
ACORE Accelerate members work on solutions in wind, solar, battery storage, hydrokinetic energy, and more. They are women and BIPOC-led businesses committed to creating good-quality jobs and sustaining impact in their communities. Members include manufacturers, project developers, professional service providers and consultants.
ACORE hosts an annual call for applications and selects up to 10 Accelerate members per cohort. Over the two-year program, Accelerate members receive complimentary access to paid events, exclusive briefings, tools and advocacy. Members build relationships across ACORE’s influential network of financial institutions, major corporate clean energy buyers, utilities, academic institutions, and allied nonprofit groups and are eligible to serve a year-long term on ACORE’s Board of Directors.
At the end of the program, members receive access to continued benefits as members of the Accelerate alumni network.
Impact Statistics
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67 % of Accelerate members have developed potential deals through the ACORE network.
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83 % of Accelerate members are developing clean energy solutions in partnership with local communities.
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84 % of Accelerate members are deploying clean energy solutions aligned with Justice40 goals.
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91 % of Accelerate members have established working relationships with Accelerate members or through the ACORE network.
When we found out about this program it was such a breath of fresh air to be able to join a community that was made up of similarly motivated entrepreneurs who had a mission but maybe not the resources to carry out that mission.
Apolka Totth
Panamint Capital
Program Benefits
- Complimentary 2-year ACORE membership
- B2B networking opportunities and connections with ACORE’s member network
- Complimentary access to ACORE’s signature forums and other leading industry events
- Access to peer community of entrepreneurs and potential collaborators
- C-Suite Executive Mentor
- Education stipend
- Staff consultations
- Pro bono legal services
- Targeted industry briefings
Eligibility Criteria
- Small emerging business focused on clean energy and supportive technologies
- At least 51% women and/or Asian-Indian, Asian-Pacific, Black, Hispanic, or Native American-led or owned
- Registered as a for-profit business and physically located in the United States or its territories
- Able to participate in welcome events in Washington, D.C. (travel stipend included) and commit to participating in Accelerate member activities
To be able to have this cohort, this collective family, to be able to generate new ideas, to look at business opportunities, and to leverage each other’s experiences and resources has really been the highlight of what we’ve been able to do here at ACORE as a family.
Jordan Taylor
SynergyGrid
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Sponsorship Opportunities
To learn more about Accelerate sponsorship opportunities, please contact us below.
Jackson Eliasek
Join leaders from across the renewable energy sector.
What will our next 20 years look like? Here’s the truth: they’ll be better with ACORE at the forefront of energy policy.
Shannon Kellogg
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
