ACORE Survey: Pandemic Brings Uncertainty to Project Completion Timelines and Financing By Lesley HunterMarch 25, 2020 By: Lesley Hunter The rapid spread of COVID-19 is upending the health and livelihoods of workers throughout America’s renewable energy industry, numbering over 450,000 employees across all 50 states. Economically, the pandemic is putting significant dollars at risk for U.S. renewable energy businesses this year, ranging up to $5 billion per company. Project delays caused… Read more
ACORE Hosts 2020 Awards Gala & Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. By Adam CareyMarch 24, 2020 ACORE Hosts 2020 Awards Gala & Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. ACORE’s 2020 Awards Gala and Policy Forum, held March 3 and 4 in Washington, D.C., provided opportunities for renewable energy industry heads to gather, celebrate political champions and sector leaders, and learn more of what to expect for clean energy policy in… Read more
Q&A with Kaiserwetter: How AI Can Help Maximize Renewable Sector Investment and Address Integration Issues By Maheen AhmadFebruary 25, 2020 By: Maheen Ahmad ACORE member Kaiserwetter Energy Asset Management is a fast-growing global asset management and digital innovation technology company with a compelling story. Kaiserwetter has recently implemented a suite of cloud-based Internet-of-Things (IoT) platforms that use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to manage risk and optimize returns on renewable energy investments. ACORE staff… Read more
Five Energy and Sustainability Trends to Watch in 2020 By Emily WilliamsFebruary 3, 2020 By: Emily Williams The sustainable energy sector is headed into the Roaring Twenties, based on milestones reached in 2019, from surpassing 2 million solar installations to the largest renewable energy announcement in the automotive industry. From the perspective of our advisory practice for organizations seeking to save energy and cut carbon, we’ll be watching these… Read more
ACORE Examines Policy Options That Most Effectively Put Renewable Energy to Work By Tyler StoffJanuary 14, 2020 January 14, 2020 By Tyler Stoff With growing emphasis on climate policy heading into the 2020 election season, ACORE has released a white paper assessing notable climate policy approaches for their impact on renewable energy growth and investment, including a federal high-penetration renewable energy standard or clean energy standard, a technology-neutral tax credit, and carbon… Read more
Community Choice Aggregators on the Rise as an Alternative Electricity Provider By Ed Zaelke of McDermott Will & EmeryNovember 14, 2019 November 14, 2019 By Ed Zaelke Community choice aggregators (CCAs) are growing in popularity as an alternative electricity provider for communities that want more local control over their energy mix. And so, financiers, CCAs and other business leaders must assess what this growth means for the electric grid, utility business models and project finance. While… Read more
