Category Archives: Press Releases

ACORE Statement on the Energy Provisions in U.S. House Ways and Means Committee’s Tax Legislation

Statement by Todd Foley, Senior Vice President, Policy & Government Affairs, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Washington, D.C., November 27, 2018 – “We’re encouraged that Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) has acknowledged the lack of parity for expired renewable energy incentives that apply to geothermal, hydropower, closed and open-loop biomass, and marine hydro-kinetic power generation. However,…

ACORE Statement on the PJM Fuel Security Study

Statement by Todd Foley, ACORE Senior Vice President, Policy & Government Affairs Washington, D.C., November 1, 2018 – “While not a surprise, the biggest takeaway for anyone reading the fuel security report is that PJM found no reliability concerns. This was true even in the most extreme cases, where PJM contemplated a perfect storm scenario…

New ACORE Forum Seeks to Advance Renewable Energy Integration in the U.S. Electric Power System

Renewable Energy Grid Forum will highlight the most pressing policy, regulatory, planning, and market design challenges and opportunities for wind, solar, hydro, transmission, demand response, blockchain, storage and more WHAT: Produced by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), the inaugural Renewable Energy Grid Forum — November 8, 2018 in San Francisco­­ – will bring…

ACORE Statement on Governor Brown’s Signage of Historic 100 Percent Clean Energy Bill

Statement by Gregory Wetstone, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Washington, D.C., September 10, 2018 – “We commend Governor Jerry Brown, state legislators and the people of California for this historic step towards the carbon-free grid we need to protect our climate. This ground-breaking measure will bring enormous economic benefits to…

ACORE Statement on Passage of California Bill to Achieve a 100 Percent Carbon-Free Grid

Statement by Gregory Wetstone, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Washington, D.C., August 29, 2018 – “With the Assembly’s approval of Senate Bill 100, California is taking a historic step towards the clean energy future we will need to protect our climate and ensure low electricity costs. This is a…

ACORE Announces New Members to its Board of Directors

Senior Leaders from J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Invenergy Join Board of National Renewable Energy Organization Washington D.C., July 11, 2018– The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), a national business group made up of companies that finance, develop, manufacture and use all forms of renewable energy, today announced the appointment of three new members…

ACORE Sets Investment Goal of $1 Trillion by 2030 for U.S. Renewables

Survey of Top Investors Informs New Initiative Focused on Financing the Energy System of the Future NEW YORK, June 19, 2018 — Today, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), a national business group made up of companies that finance, develop, manufacture and use all forms of renewable energy, announced the launch of a new…

Premier Finance Event Brings Global Players Together to Push Forward U.S. Renewable Development

Senior Investors, Executives to Examine the Vehicles for Financing Renewable Market Expansion WHAT: Now in its 15th year, Renewable Energy Finance Forum-Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) will gather a premier cross-section of the global renewable business community on June 19-20 in NYC to assess the state of play for renewable energy finance, development, innovation and policy across…

ACORE Statement on Reports of Planned Order to U.S. Grid Operators

 Statement by Gregory Wetstone, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Washington, D.C., June 1, 2018 – “The Trump administration is apparently contemplating direct intervention in the electricity marketplace to bailout coal and nuclear power plants that are no longer competitive on their own. Suggestions of a threat to electric sector…

ACORE Statement on FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill

Statement by Todd Foley, Senior Vice President, Policy & Government Affairs, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Washington, D.C., May 7, 2018 – “The House Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development’s spending bill reducing important investment in renewable energy research and development (R&D) tips the scale to fossil fuels and nuclear at a time when the…