Celebrating 20 Years of Impactful Advocacy at ACORE BlogBy Gregory WetstoneFebruary 23, 2022By Gregory Wetstone February 23, 2022 As we arrive at ACORE’s 20th anniversary, it seems timely to reflect on how much things have changed since the nation’s first pan-renewable nonprofit organization was founded. ACORE’s initial mission when the organization launched in 2001 was “to bring all forms of renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s…
Renewable energy industry: It’s time for ESG 2.0 BlogBy Gregory WetstoneSeptember 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Gregory Wetstone Sustainable investing has quickly become one of the biggest finance trends in America, with a $12 trillion market and steady growth topping $1 trillion annually. Today, it represents approximately one out of every four dollars in total U.S. assets under management. Yet, many would be surprised to learn that the…
Ensuring Renewable Energy Investment and Growth in Tax Reform BlogBy Gregory WetstoneDecember 6, 2017With the Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) passing on December 2, we’re now in the midst of House-Senate Conference for resolution of the differences between the two bills. The differences are quite significant, which suggests an intensive and difficult negotiation over the next number of days as they seek…
Responding to The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial on Wind Energy and Tax Reform BlogBy Gregory WetstoneNovember 15, 2017The Wall Street Journal published a misguided editorial over the weekend that supported the House tax bill’s damaging provisions to retroactively revise wind incentives. I wanted to share ACORE’s response in my letter to the editor, which was published in print on Nov. 15 as the lead response to their editorial (full text below). Wind, Solar Are Shedding Subsidies. Oil?…
Responding to Administrator Pruitt’s Comments on the Wind and Solar Tax Credits BlogBy Gregory WetstoneOctober 23, 2017Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.The Hill As reported recently by The Hill, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt thinks the solar investment tax credit and wind production tax credit should be eliminated. Speaking at an event in Kentucky, Pruitt said “I would do away with these incentives that we give to wind and solar…I’d let…
Driving Growth in a New Policy Landscape BlogBy Gregory WetstoneApril 18, 2016This year’s annual National Renewable Energy Policy Forum, hosted by ACORE, took place on the heels of an important policy update for key technologies. In December 2015, Congress approved a combined tax and budget package giving wind and solar what amounts to between five and seven years of policy “certainty” for investors and developers. But tax…
