Multi-Resource “Hybrid” Power Plants are the Present and Future of Energy Generation By Tyler StoffAugust 19, 2020 By: Tyler Stoff August 19, 2020 Single-resource power plants, like a field of solar panels or a hillside of wind turbines, are foundational to the modern renewable energy economy. They work well under the conditions of today’s grid. As renewable penetration increases, more complex projects can offer a new and expanded array of services, further… Read more
Macro Grid in the Congressional Limelight By Tracy WarrenAugust 3, 2020 By: Tracy Warren August 3, 2020 “The pursuit and achievement of a Macro Grid – an interregionally connected backbone for the nation’s transmission grid – is essential for the United States to achieve its climate goals and ‘charge up’ the economy.” This was the message that Beth Soholt, the Executive Director of the Clean Grid… Read more
New ACORE Analysis Reflects on U.S. Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Finance Amid COVID-19 By Lesley Hunter and Maheen AhmadJuly 13, 2020 By: Lesley Hunter and Maheen Ahmad July 14, 2020 As the renewable sector faces the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, ACORE’s new analysis, Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance in 2020-2023, collates industry perspectives on the near-term environment for renewable finance and assesses progress on ACORE’s $1T 2030 campaign. ACORE launched the $1T 2030 campaign in… Read more
Making Sure Renewable Energy is in Your Business Plan for the Economic Recovery By Mona DajaniJuly 1, 2020 By: Mona Dajani, Partner and Global Head of Energy and Infrastructure, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP July 1, 2020 While stay-at-home orders, travel restrictions and global supply chain constraints have led to renewable energy project delays, and challenges securing financing and monetizing federal tax credits, there’s consensus among industry observers that renewable energy needs… Read more
ACORE CEO Greg Wetstone Testifies Before Congress, Highlights Sobering Toll of COVID-19 on Renewable Energy Jobs and Calls for Immediate Action By Daniel WolfJune 24, 2020 By: Daniel Wolf June 25, 2020 Last week, the Energy Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing entitled, “Reviving our Economy: COVID-19’s Impact on the Energy Sector.” Witnesses included Ernest Moniz, former Secretary of Energy and current Energy Futures Initiative President and CEO; Rich Powell, ClearPath Executive Director; and our… Read more
Fact Check: Planet of the Humans Gets It Fundamentally Wrong on Renewable Energy By Lesley HunterMay 12, 2020 By: Lesley Hunter May 12, 2020 Renewable energy today provides nearly a fifth of America’s electricity generation, and that share continues to increase as renewable power improves the performance of our electric system, reduces carbon emissions and provides numerous other benefits for the environment, public health and the economy. However, you wouldn’t learn any of… Read more
