ACORE Statement on Updated HEROES Act Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020 ACORE Statement on Updated HEROES Act Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “While we fully support broad-based measures to bolster the economy, America’s renewable energy workers should not be left behind in our nation’s response to the pandemic. More than 13% of renewable…
ACORE Statement on Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderSeptember 24, 2020September 24, 2020 ACORE Statement on Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “ACORE has endorsed many of the renewable energy, energy storage and grid modernization provisions in the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, and embraces the workforce diversity and…
ACORE Comments on FERC Hybrids Docket Comments & TestimonyBy Erin SnyderSeptember 24, 2020ACORE Comments on FERC Hybrids Docket
ACORE Overview of Wholesale Power Markets Fact SheetsBy Erin SnyderSeptember 21, 2020ACORE Overview of Wholesale Power Markets
ACORE Statement on New FERC Order on Distributed Energy Resources Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderSeptember 17, 2020September 17, 2020 ACORE Statement on New FERC Order on Distributed Energy Resources Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 2222, which rightfully removes barriers to the participation of aggregated distributed energy resources (DERs) in the nation’s…
ACORE Statement on Senate Hearing to Consider FERC Nominees Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020 ACORE Statement on Senate Hearing to Consider FERC Nominees WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), in advance of today’s Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to consider the nominations of Allison Clements and Mark Christie…
Nearly 500K Clean Energy Workers Remain Out of Work After Only 13K Jobs Returned in August Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderSeptember 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Nearly 500K Clean Energy Workers Remain Out of Work After Only 13K Jobs Returned in August 14% of clean energy workforce still jobless as industry nears slow season August growth rate far below 2020 projections made before COVID-19 WASHINGTON, D.C. – After three months of lackluster job growth, nearly 500,000 U.S. clean…
ACORE Statement on the Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis Report Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderAugust 25, 2020August 25, 2020 ACORE Statement on the Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis Report Statement from Bill Parsons, Chief Operating Officer of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Chief Operating Officer Bill Parsons on the Senate Special Committee…
Recovery Stalls as Few Clean Energy Employees Return to Work in July Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderAugust 11, 2020August 12, 2020 Recovery Stalls as Few Clean Energy Employees Return to Work in July Stagnant growth despite nationwide reopenings raises long-term concerns Approx. 511,100 clean energy workers remain jobless as COVID-19 crisis continues Without strong policy action, recovering lost jobs could take many years WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite nationwide reopenings, job recovery in the…
