DOL Finalizes Anti-ESG Rule Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 30, 2020October 30, 2020 DOL Finalizes Anti-ESG Rule Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “The Department of Labor announced its final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments after only 16 days of review, on a Friday afternoon, in the face of overwhelming public opposition. The…
REPORT: Clean Energy Jobs Pay 25% More Than National Median Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020 REPORT: Clean Energy Jobs Pay 25% More Than National Median First-of-its-kind report shows clean energy jobs more likely to include health care, retirement benefits Median wages in solar, wind, grid modernization higher than jobs in coal, natural gas and petroleum fuels Findings support calls to power U.S. recovery with clean energy jobs…
FERC Takes Baby Steps on Carbon Pricing while Tripling Down on Anti-Renewable Market Rules Amid Legal Challenge Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 15, 2020October 15, 2020 FERC Takes Baby Steps on Carbon Pricing while Tripling Down on Anti-Renewable Market Rules Amid Legal Challenge Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a proposed policy statement on carbon pricing that, if formally adopted, would convey the Commission’s sense that RTO-level carbon pricing based on state policy…
Projected to Add 175,000 Jobs Before COVID-19 Pandemic, Clean Energy Sector Enters Final Months of 2020 Down 478,000 Jobs Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Projected to Add 175,000 Jobs Before COVID-19 Pandemic, Clean Energy Sector Enters Final Months of 2020 Down 478,000 Jobs • 40+ states continue to suffer double-digit unemployment in clean energy • 14% of sector’s workforce still jobless as industry nears slow season WASHINGTON, D.C. – The clean energy industry expected to add…
ACORE Challenges Second Attempt by Labor Department This Year to Slow Down ESG Investments Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 5, 2020October 5, 2020 ACORE Challenges Second Attempt by Labor Department This Year to Slow Down ESG Investments 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 aimed at discouraging proxy voting under Title 1 of the Employee Retirement Income…
ACORE Statement on Updated HEROES Act Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020 ACORE Statement on Updated HEROES Act Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “While we fully support broad-based measures to bolster the economy, America’s renewable energy workers should not be left behind in our nation’s response to the pandemic. More than 13% of renewable…
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…
