Broad Coalition Sends Letter Urging House Leadership to Enact Energy Storage Tax Credit Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderApril 10, 2019 April 10, 2019 Broad Coalition Sends Letter Urging House Leadership to Enact Energy Storage Tax Credit Washington, D.C. – Showing a united front, a broad-based coalition is urging House leadership to include the Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act (H.R. 2096) in any upcoming tax extenders legislation. The letter, sent to bipartisan House leadership…
ACORE Urges Illinois Regulators to Finalize Rule on Cloud-Based Computing Solutions Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderApril 9, 2019 April 9, 2019 ACORE Urges Illinois Regulators to Finalize Rule on Cloud-Based Computing Solutions Washington, D.C. – The Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) is holding a hearing today on the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) rule that modernizes the financial treatment of cloud-based computing software for utilities, which the renewable energy industry unanimously…
ACORE Statement on Congressional Letter for Clean Energy Tax Incentives Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderApril 4, 2019 April 4, 2019 ACORE Statement on Congressional Letter for Clean Energy Tax Incentives Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Washington, D.C. – “We applaud the more than 100 House members on this letter for their leadership. As the signatories note, providing long-term certainty for clean energy…
ACORE President & CEO at Waterpower Week: “Renewable power is now cleaner, safer and more affordable than any other form of electricity” Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderApril 1, 2019 April 1, 2019 ACORE President & CEO at Waterpower Week: “Renewable power is now cleaner, safer and more affordable than any other form of electricity” Washington, D.C. – In the opening plenary session today during the National Hydropower Association’s Waterpower Week, Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy…
ACORE Statement on the Trump Administration’s Repeal of Renewable Energy Incentives and Cuts to DOE Renewable Energy Programs in the FY 2020 Budget Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderMarch 14, 2019 March 13, 2019 ACORE Statement on the Trump Administration’s Repeal of Renewable Energy Incentives and Cuts to DOE Renewable Energy Programs in the FY 2020 Budget Statement by Greg Wetstone President and CEO, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Washington, D.C. – “We are deeply disappointed by the Administration’s FY 2020 budget request. There…
ACORE Names 2019 Class of New and Returning Board Members Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJanuary 15, 2019 January 15, 2019 ACORE Names 2019 Class of New and Returning Board Members Executives from Lincoln Clean Energy, E.ON North America, Pattern Energy Group and Starwood Energy Group Join Board to Accelerate the U.S. Transition to Renewable Power Washington, D.C. – The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), a national business group made up…
ACORE Statement on the Energy Provisions in U.S. House Ways and Means Committee’s Tax Legislation Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderNovember 27, 2018Statement 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 Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderNovember 1, 2018Statement 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 Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 16, 2018Renewable 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 Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderSeptember 10, 2018Statement 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…