ACORE Statement on President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget Proposal Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderFebruary 10, 2020February 10, 2020 ACORE Statement on President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget Proposal Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy “The Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget would once again dramatically underinvest in clean energy research and innovation. In the coming weeks, we will be working with lawmakers on…
ACORE Statement on the Release of the CLEAN Future Act Discussion Draft Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJanuary 31, 2020January 28, 2020 ACORE Statement on the Release of the CLEAN Future Act Discussion Draft Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy “ACORE welcomes the release of the CLEAN Future Act Discussion Draft. Its 100 percent clean economy by 2050 goal is appropriately grounded in science, and it…
Clean Energy Associations File Request for Rehearing of FERC’s MOPR Order Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJanuary 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Clean Energy Associations File Request for Rehearing of FERC’s MOPR Order Joint Filing Says FERC Erred on Multiple Areas and Will Force Customers to Pay More for Fossil Fuels WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, four national organizations representing the range of clean energy companies in the United States filed a request for rehearing…
ACORE Assesses Climate Policy Options That Most Effectively Put Renewable Energy to Work Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 2020 ACORE Assesses Climate Policy Options That Most Effectively Put Renewable Energy to Work Comprehensive ACORE Analysis on Climate Policies that Drive Renewable Deployment WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is releasing a new report today that examines several of the most notable policy approaches for accelerating the transition…
ACORE Statement on CLEAN Future Act Discussion Draft Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJanuary 8, 2020January 8, 2020 ACORE Statement on CLEAN Future Act Discussion Draft Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy The CLEAN Future Act reflects the kind of scientifically-driven legislative approach we will need to start tackling the climate crisis. While this Discussion Draft leaves room for further contribution and…
ACORE Names 2020 Class of New and Returning Board Members Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderJanuary 7, 2020January 7, 2020 ACORE Names 2020 Class of New and Returning Board Members Executives from Facebook and Avangrid Renewables Join ACORE Board to Accelerate the U.S. Transition to Renewable Energy WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), a national nonprofit that unites finance, policy and technology to accelerate the transition to a…
FERC Oversteps its Authority Approving MOPR Proposal Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderDecember 19, 2019December 19, 2019 FERC Oversteps its Authority Approving MOPR Proposal WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision to impose a Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) in the PJM capacity market: “FERC delivered…
Year-End Extenders Agreement Does Little for Renewable Growth, Virtually Nothing for Climate Change Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderDecember 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Year-End Extenders Agreement Does Little for Renewable Growth, Virtually Nothing for Climate Change Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) “The recently announced extenders agreement is a squandered opportunity. While ACORE supports the modest extensions in the package, they will do little for…
ACORE Statement on 100% Clean Economy Act Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderNovember 21, 2019 November 21, 2019 ACORE Statement on the 100% Clean Economy Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), on today’s introduction of the 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019: “The 100% Clean Economy Act is further evidence of the…
ACORE Statement on GREEN Act Discussion Draft Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderNovember 19, 2019 November 19, 2019 ACORE Statement on GREEN Act Discussion Draft WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), on the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act Discussion Draft released today by the House Ways and Means Committee: “The…
