Celebrating 20 Years of Impactful Advocacy at ACORE By Gregory WetstoneFebruary 23, 2022 By 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… Read more
One Year Later: Winter Storm Uri By Daniel WolfFebruary 15, 2022 By Daniel Wolf February 15, 2022 Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Texas blackouts – deadly power failures that left hundreds dead and millions in the cold during Winter Storm Uri. A year later, many Texans remain concerned that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the organization tasked with managing Texas’ power grid,… Read more
A Conversation with Navajo Power on Leading the Transition to Renewable Energy in Tribal Communities By Constance ThompsonJanuary 11, 2022 By Constance Thompson January 11, 2022 In 2018, a group of Native entrepreneurs founded Navajo Power, a Public Benefit Corporation that develops utility-scale clean energy projects on tribal lands. Navajo Power is organized around the company’s core principles, which include a mission to maximize the community benefits of its projects, democratize clean energy for all,… Read more
High Stakes for Energy Transition Visible at ACORE Grid Forum 2021 By Maheen Ahmad, Elise Caplan, Blake McCarren, Constance Thompson, Daniel WolfNovember 16, 2021 By Maheen Ahmad, Blake McCarren and Tyler Stoff November 16, 2021 Coming at an inflection point for the Build Back Better agenda and nation’s transition to a renewable energy economy, the ACORE Grid Forum featured key thought leaders on the policy, business and technologies necessary to build a clean energy grid. Policy Priorities to Accelerate… Read more
Exploring the Intersection of Gender, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Renewable Energy Industry By Constance ThompsonNovember 5, 2021 By Constance Thompson November 5, 2021 Many people have heard the data and business case for a diverse and inclusive workforce and its positively transformational impacts on a company’s culture, innovation, and profit margins. Yet, we don’t often hear directly from those at the forefront – the people who demographically represent this change and the… Read more
We Can Grow the U.S. Wind Industry, but Effective Policy Is Critical By Jérôme PécresseOctober 13, 2021 By Jérôme Pécresse October 13, 2021 Wind power continues to play an ever-growing role in helping the U.S. decarbonize electricity production, an important part of addressing climate change. Last year, 41% of new electricity generation capacity in the U.S. came from land-based wind energy — more than from any other source — according to the U.S. Department… Read more