The Opportunity for SEC Regulation of Climate Disclosures By Lesley HunterJune 28, 2021 By: Lesley Hunter June 28, 2021 Corporate risk exposure to climate change is becoming ever more central to companies’ bottom lines. As a result, investors, governments and the public increasingly expect information from companies on climate risks, strategies and scenario planning. To help mitigate long-term risks, companies are adopting aggressive sustainability targets and considering environmental,… Read more
WSJ Factcheck: Renewables Are Not to Blame for Recent Power Outages and Grid Issues in Texas and California By ACOREJune 24, 2021 By: ACORE Communications Team June 24, 2021 The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board continues to spread blatant misinformation to promote the false narrative that recent power outages and grid issues in Texas and California were caused by the increasing presence of renewable power. Following four rejected attempts to allow us to correct the record in… Read more
New ACORE Report Assesses Growing Confidence for Renewable Energy Finance in the Aftermath of the Pandemic By Lesley Hunter and Maheen AhmadJune 17, 2021 By: Maheen Ahmad and Lesley Hunter June 17, 2021 ACORE’s recently released report, Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance in 2021-2024, finds that confidence in the renewable energy and energy storage sectors is at an all-time high. With the economy starting to emerge from the COVID pandemic, the report assesses progress on ACORE’s $1T 2030 campaign… Read more
How Southwest Power Pool Sets Renewable Records Daily By Tyler StoffApril 8, 2021 By: Tyler Stoff April 8, 2021 On March 9, 2021, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) – a wholesale power market that manages a real-time energy market in 14 states across the Central U.S. – set a new record for renewable penetration, with 80.3% of its electricity coming from renewables. Five days later, SPP broke that… Read more
A Deep Dive on Renewable Energy Policy at ACORE’s First-Ever Virtual Policy Forum By Maheen Ahmad and Daniel WolfMarch 25, 2021 With a new administration focused as never before on climate, a changing Congress and the ongoing pandemic, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) hosted its Policy Forum on March 10-11, for the first time in a virtual environment. Attended by nearly 500 industry participants, the event convened leaders from across government and the… Read more
Accelerating Renewable Energy with the Whole-of-Government By Tyler StoffFebruary 11, 2021 By: Tyler Stoff February 11, 2021 The new Biden administration can use its executive authority to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in a variety of ways. Part one of this series explored how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) can leverage its authority to accelerate the transition to a renewable energy economy. This blog… Read more
