ACORE Statement on Biden Administration’s FY 2022 Discretionary Request

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April 9, 2021 ACORE Statement on Biden Administration’s FY 2022 Discretionary Request Statement From Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “Today’s budget request from the Biden administration demonstrates a continued whole-of-government approach to tackling the climate crisis and begins to restore the executive branch capacity necessary to support…

Transmission ITC Bill Now Introduced in Both Chambers

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April 8, 2021 Transmission ITC Bill Now Introduced in Both Chambers Statement From Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “Sen. Martin Heinrich, Rep. Steven Horsford and Rep. Susie Lee’s introduction today of the Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act adds to the growing momentum for a federal transmission investment…

Institutional Investors Express Serious Concerns With Retroactive Anti-Renewables Legislation Being Proposed in Texas

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April 6, 2021 Institutional Investors Express Serious Concerns With Retroactive Anti-Renewables Legislation Being Proposed in Texas WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter sent today to the Governor of Texas Greg Abbott, the Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick, and the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dade Phelan, the U.S. Partnership for Renewable Energy…

ACORE Statement on Senator Heinrich’s Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act

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March 26, 2021 ACORE Statement on Senator Heinrich’s Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act Statement From Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “Senator Heinrich’s Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act incentivizes high-priority transmission expansion, which will unlock tens of thousands of megawatts of wind and solar now stuck in interconnection queues. A transmission…

New Analysis Reveals How Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Processes Are Inhibiting Wind and Solar Development

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March 25, 2021 New Analysis Reveals How Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Processes Are Inhibiting Wind and Solar Development WASHINGTON, D.C. — A comprehensive review released today of regional and interregional transmission planning in the Great Plains, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic shows how the current processes in and between regional transmission organizations (RTOs) are impeding the…