During the week of July 8, we convened 10 clean energy founders from six states in Washington, D.C., for a week of advocacy, technical capacity building, and business development designed to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses by expanding access to customers, capital, policymakers, and strategic partners.
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ACORE Blog Series
ACORE’s blog series features expert analysis on the most pressing issues facing the clean energy sector in the U.S and abroad from ACORE staff, members, and supporters.
A Smarter Grid Costs Less: Messaging Around Affordability in the Transmission Space
After two decades of flat demand, U.S. electricity use is climbing fast— driven by data centers, advanced manufacturing, and electrification. This sharp increase in consumption has pushed affordability to top of mind for consumers. This concern spans across party lines and demographics. A new poll from the Conservative Energy Network found that 82% of respondents…
Confronting Uncertainty and Global Trade: Day 2 of the ACORE Finance Forum
To help investors and developers navigate an unsteady landscape, Finance Forum keynote speakers Lori Ann LaRocco and Edward Fishman offered actionable insights for attendees.
Finance Forum 2026 Opens with Focus on Investment Certainty, Reliability, and Growing Power Demand
- Finance
- Policy
- Project Finance
- Blog
Clean energy investors, developers, lenders, corporate buyers, and policymakers gathered in New York City for the opening day of ACORE Finance Forum 2026.
2026: A Year of Clean Energy Momentum Despite Headwinds
- Finance
- Policy
- Project Finance
- Blog
Despite policy uncertainty and market headwinds, clean energy capacity additions are projected to reach record highs in 2026 as developers plan to add more solar and battery storage to the grid this year than ever.
New Report Highlights Clean Energy Investment Trends Amid Policy Uncertainty
ACORE released a new report on the clean energy investment landscape showing that the clean energy market surged at the end of 2025, and investment in clean energy projects is likely to reach a record high in 2026.
Financing the Need for Speed: Who’s Shaping the Capital Stack at the 2026 ACORE Finance Forum
- Finance
- Policy
- Project Finance
- Blog
The 2026 ACORE Finance Forum will convene the investors, lenders, and sponsors structuring the response to rapidly growing electricity demand.
Financing Tribal Energy Projects: Key Trends and Emerging Approaches
- Finance
- Policy
- Project Finance
- Blog
ACORE convened a discussion on “Pivoting to Support and Finance Tribal Energy Transitions” at the American Clean Power Association’s Siting & Permitting Conference, bringing together leaders at the intersection of capital, community, and clean energy deployment.
Navigating the Global Energy Race: Edward Fishman to Speak at the 2026 ACORE Finance Forum
- Finance
- Blog
ACORE is thrilled to announce Edward Fishman as a keynote speaker at the upcoming 2026 ACORE Finance Forum on May 14 in New York.
Register Today for the ACORE Finance Forum
- Finance
- Blog
On May 13-14 in New York City, the 2026 ACORE Finance Forum will convene leading players driving the financial architecture required to meet the unprecedented need for new power.
Join leaders from across the clean 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.
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