ACORE Hosts 2022 Finance Forum in New York BlogBy Maheen Ahmad, Dylan Helms, Louise Foster, Daniel WolfJune 23, 2022By: Maheen Ahmad, Dylan Helms, Louise Foster, Daniel Wolf June 23, 2022 Senior executives from financial institutions, renewable energy companies, corporate off-takers, electric utilities and others gathered in New York City on June 7-8 to discuss the latest trends in financing the renewable energy sector at the ACORE Finance Forum. The event commenced with…
High Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance Dampened by Commerce Inquiry and Other Headwinds BlogBy Maheen AhmadJune 15, 2022By: Maheen Ahmad June 15, 2022 Despite growing momentum for the energy transition, several headwinds have emerged that could impede the rate of renewable growth and sidetrack progress on climate targets. Industry perspectives on the state of renewable finance are presented in the fifth issue of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)’s annual…
This Earth Day, ACORE is Urging the Biden Administration’s Commerce Department to Correct Course so Climate Progress Can Continue BlogBy Alex HobsonApril 22, 2022By Alex Hobson There has never been a more important time to rally in defense of our planet than now. The 52nd Earth Day comes mere weeks after a landmark report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change identified that “without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to…
ACORE Hosts 20th Anniversary Gala and Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. BlogBy Maheen Ahmad, Elise Caplan, Blake McCarren, Constance Thompson, Daniel WolfApril 12, 2022By Maheen Ahmad, Elise Caplan, Blake McCarren, Constance Thompson, Daniel Wolf After two long years, ACORE returned to in-person events with its 20th Anniversary Gala, Accelerate Member Forum and ACORE Policy Forum at the height of cherry blossom season in the nation’s capital. 20th Anniversary Gala ACORE hosted a Gala on March 23…
20 Years of Growing Clean Energy – And Just Getting Started BlogBy Shannon Kellogg, AmazonMarch 24, 2022By Shannon Kellogg Amazon Web Services (AWS) is honored to help celebrate the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) as it recognizes its 20th anniversary this week. When ACORE was founded, the organization set out to bring together leading proponents from all sectors of the renewable energy sector to move renewable energy into the mainstream…
African Americans’ Impact on the Renewable Energy Movement BlogBy Constance ThompsonFebruary 25, 2022By Constance Thompson February 25, 2022 One year and nine months ago, the public lynching of a black man, George Floyd, (re)ignited an unprecedented movement to intentionally dismantle a social construct in our country that many consider the “original sin” and haunts every aspect of citizens’ ability to truly experience liberty and justice for all. …
Celebrating 20 Years of Impactful Advocacy at ACORE BlogBy Gregory WetstoneFebruary 23, 2022By 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…
One Year Later: Winter Storm Uri BlogBy Daniel WolfFebruary 15, 2022By 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,…
A Conversation with Navajo Power on Leading the Transition to Renewable Energy in Tribal Communities BlogBy Constance ThompsonJanuary 11, 2022By 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,…
High Stakes for Energy Transition Visible at ACORE Grid Forum 2021 BlogBy Maheen Ahmad, Elise Caplan, Blake McCarren, Constance Thompson, Daniel WolfNovember 16, 2021By 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…