ACORE Statement on Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderSeptember 24, 2020September 24, 2020 ACORE Statement on Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “ACORE has endorsed many of the renewable energy, energy storage and grid modernization provisions in the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, and embraces the workforce diversity and…
ACORE Statement on New FERC Order on Distributed Energy Resources Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderSeptember 17, 2020September 17, 2020 ACORE Statement on New FERC Order on Distributed Energy Resources Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 2222, which rightfully removes barriers to the participation of aggregated distributed energy resources (DERs) in the nation’s…
ACORE Statement on Senate Hearing to Consider FERC Nominees Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020 ACORE Statement on Senate Hearing to Consider FERC Nominees WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), in advance of today’s Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to consider the nominations of Allison Clements and Mark Christie…
Nearly 500K Clean Energy Workers Remain Out of Work After Only 13K Jobs Returned in August Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderSeptember 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Nearly 500K Clean Energy Workers Remain Out of Work After Only 13K Jobs Returned in August 14% of clean energy workforce still jobless as industry nears slow season August growth rate far below 2020 projections made before COVID-19 WASHINGTON, D.C. – After three months of lackluster job growth, nearly 500,000 U.S. clean…
ACORE Statement on the Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis Report Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderAugust 25, 2020August 25, 2020 ACORE Statement on the Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis Report Statement from Bill Parsons, Chief Operating Officer of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Chief Operating Officer Bill Parsons on the Senate Special Committee…
Recovery Stalls as Few Clean Energy Employees Return to Work in July Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderAugust 11, 2020August 12, 2020 Recovery Stalls as Few Clean Energy Employees Return to Work in July Stagnant growth despite nationwide reopenings raises long-term concerns Approx. 511,100 clean energy workers remain jobless as COVID-19 crisis continues Without strong policy action, recovering lost jobs could take many years WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite nationwide reopenings, job recovery in the…
ACORE Challenges Labor Department Proposal Limiting ESG Investment, Requests Longer Comment Period Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020 ACORE Challenges Labor Department Proposal Limiting ESG Investment, Requests Longer Comment Period WASHINGTON, D.C. – In comments submitted today to the U.S. Department of Labor, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) challenged the Department’s recently proposed rule relating to investment duties under Title 1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…
ACORE Congratulates New FERC Nominees, Calls for Quick Confirmation Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020 ACORE Congratulates New FERC Nominees, Calls for Quick Confirmation WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump announced his intent today to nominate Allison Clements, the Energy Foundation’s former Director of the Energy Markets Program, and Mark Christie, Chairman of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Following is a…
Growing Bipartisan Support for Including Clean Energy in the Next COVID Relief Package Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Growing Bipartisan Support for Including Clean Energy in the Next COVID Relief Package WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, seven Senate Republicans signed a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell urging the inclusion of emergency relief measures for the clean energy sector in COVID-19 legislation currently under consideration. Following is a statement on the letter…
ACORE Commends FERC Decision to Reject NERA Petition on Net Metering Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020 ACORE Commends FERC Decision to Reject NERA Petition on Net Metering WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) President and CEO Gregory Wetstone on today’s unanimous decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a petition from the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA)…
