How Southwest Power Pool Sets Renewable Records Daily BlogBy Tyler StoffApril 8, 2021By: 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…
A Deep Dive on Renewable Energy Policy at ACORE’s First-Ever Virtual Policy Forum BlogBy 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…
Accelerating Renewable Energy with the Whole-of-Government BlogBy Tyler StoffFebruary 11, 2021By: 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…
Accelerating Renewable Energy with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission BlogBy Tyler StoffJanuary 27, 2021By: Tyler Stoff January 27, 2021 An examination of the way the new Biden administration can use its executive authority to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy might well begin with a look at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Among several important functions, FERC regulates the nation’s wholesale power markets. President Biden recently appointed…
Reflections on a Decade of Nonprofit Education on Wind and Solar Energy: An Interview with Doug Fredrickson and Ed Zaelke BlogBy Kevin O'RourkeDecember 2, 2020By: Kevin O’Rourke December 2, 2020 Doug Fredrickson is the former Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Blattner Energy and Ed Zaelke is a Partner and the Head of Energy Project Finance at McDermott Will & Emery. Both Doug and Ed served as board members of the Wind Energy Foundation (WEF), which became the Wind…
ACORE Hosts its First-Ever Virtual Grid Forum BlogBy Maheen Ahmad and Adam CareyNovember 25, 2020By: Maheen Ahmad and Adam Carey November 25, 2020 ACORE’s annual Grid Forum convenes renewable energy industry executives and thought leaders to explore the business opportunities, policy and regulatory issues, and technology challenges associated with integrating increasingly high penetrations of renewable electricity on the grid. This year, on November 17-18, ACORE hosted its first-ever virtual Grid Forum with the theme “maximizing renewables integration through grid modernization.” Hundreds of attendees…
How Can Hydrogen Enable 100% Renewable Targets? BlogBy Maheen Ahmad and Peter ThompsonNovember 10, 2020By: Maheen Ahmad and Peter Thompson November 11, 2020 Industry leaders gathered recently on an ACORE State of the Industry Webinar to discuss hydrogen’s role in in the clean energy transition. The discussion was moderated by Megan Berge, Partner at Baker Botts, and featured panelists Michael Ducker, Vice President of Renewable Fuels at Mitsubishi Power,…
The Value of Energy Storage: Air Pollution and Climate Benefits BlogBy Lesley HunterOctober 28, 2020By: Lesley Hunter October 28, 2020 Energy storage – an industry that currently employs more than 80,000 U.S. workers – provides several benefits to the power grid that sometimes go unrecognized. This case study provides examples of storage solutions that serve as viable replacements to traditional sources of power generation and result in lower…
Connecting the Dots: Smart Climate Policy Coalescing Around Key Priorities BlogBy Tyler StoffOctober 27, 2020By: Tyler Stoff October 27, 2020 In January 2020, ACORE released Advancing America’s Climate Leadership: Policy Options That Most Effectively Put Renewable Energy to Work, a report that examined notable climate policy approaches for their impact on renewable energy growth and investment, including a federal high-penetration renewable or clean energy standard, a technology-neutral tax credit,…
The Value of Energy Storage: Military Resilience, Grid Reliability and Customer Savings BlogBy Lesley HunterOctober 21, 2020By: Lesley Hunter October 21, 2020 America’s armed forces require cost-competitive energy sources that can stand up to unexpected threats and bounce back from challenges. With two new projects, energy storage is proving itself up to the task. These case studies of U.S. Army and Navy projects highlight how energy storage – a sector…
