ACORE Comments on FERC Electric Transmission Incentives NOPR Comments & TestimonyBy Erin SnyderJuly 29, 2020ACORE Comments on FERC Electric Transmission Incentives NOPR
ACORE Challenges Labor Department Proposal Limiting ESG Investment, Requests Longer Comment Period Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020 ACORE Challenges Labor Department Proposal Limiting ESG Investment, Requests Longer Comment Period WASHINGTON, D.C. – In comments submitted today to the U.S. Department of Labor, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) challenged the Department’s recently proposed rule relating to investment duties under Title 1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…
A Macro Grid Vision to Achieve the Nation’s Climate Goals and “Charge Up” the Economy Comments & TestimonyBy Erin SnyderJuly 28, 2020Beth Soholt Testimony to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
ACORE Congratulates New FERC Nominees, Calls for Quick Confirmation Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020 ACORE Congratulates New FERC Nominees, Calls for Quick Confirmation WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump announced his intent today to nominate Allison Clements, the Energy Foundation’s former Director of the Energy Markets Program, and Mark Christie, Chairman of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Following is a…
Growing Bipartisan Support for Including Clean Energy in the Next COVID Relief Package Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Growing Bipartisan Support for Including Clean Energy in the Next COVID Relief Package WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, seven Senate Republicans signed a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell urging the inclusion of emergency relief measures for the clean energy sector in COVID-19 legislation currently under consideration. Following is a statement on the letter…
ACORE Commends FERC Decision to Reject NERA Petition on Net Metering Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020 ACORE Commends FERC Decision to Reject NERA Petition on Net Metering WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) President and CEO Gregory Wetstone on today’s unanimous decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a petition from the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA)…
New Analysis: The $1T 2030 American Renewable Investment Goal Remains Within Reach, but Pandemic Presents Challenges Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 13, 2020 July 14, 2020 New Analysis: The $1T 2030 American Renewable Investment Goal Remains Within Reach, but Pandemic Presents Challenges ACORE Releases Campaign Progress Report and New Survey of Financial Institutions and Developers WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new analysis released today finds that investors remain optimistic about long-term renewable energy growth, even as companies…
ACORE Commends Decision to Uphold FERC Order No. 841 on Energy Storage Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 10, 2020July 10, 2020 ACORE Commends Decision to Uphold FERC Order No. 841 on Energy Storage WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) President and CEO Gregory Wetstone on today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to uphold FERC Order No. 841, a bipartisan…
Some Clean Energy Employees Are Returning to Work, But Sector’s Full Recovery Unlikely If Congress Doesn’t Act Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Some Clean Energy Employees Are Returning to Work, But Sector’s Full Recovery Unlikely If Congress Doesn’t Act 106,300 clean energy workers returned to their jobs in June 514,200 clean energy workers remain jobless in wake of COVID-19 Troubling signs cloud clean energy sector’s outlook; stimulus needed now WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the…
ACORE Statement on House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020 ACORE Statement on House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), on the Fiscal Year 2021 Energy and Water Appropriations bill passed by the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee today: “We thank the…
