With a new Administration focused as never before on climate, a changing Congress and the ongoing pandemic – it will be critical for renewable energy companies to understand the outlook for executive, regulatory and legislative action over the coming year. The ACORE Policy Forum will convene leaders from across government and the renewable energy industry for a deep dive on climate policy, grid advocacy, and their expectations for progress at the federal and state levels.
Starting April 1, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) will allow banks to prove compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act by financing renewable projects in LMI communities. Join us for a virtual roundtable focused on these important new banking regulations that can attract additional tax equity investment and provide greater access to renewable power for those in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities. ACORE Leadership Council members are encouraged to tune in, learn about the rule’s implications…
We invite ACORE members to join us for an exclusive webinar with Southwest Power Pool (SPP) President & CEO Barbara Sugg. Sugg will discuss SPP's record-setting wind penetration as well as efforts to reliably integrate renewable energy and storage more generally, the launch of the Western Energy Imbalance Service market, and the impacts of potential transmission expansion – especially as SPP becomes the first power market to span the Eastern and Western Interconnections. Time will be reserved at the end…
Join Mona Dajani and TC Energy for an interactive conversation about TC Energy’s focus on renewables, their new RFI announcement, and why integrating new renewable and storage projects in the United States is a top priority. As always, this roundtable will be a candid conversation following Chatham House rules, and we will encourage questions from participants to facilitate the discussion. We hope you or someone from your company can join us. Speakers: Mona Dajani, Global Leader for Energy, Infrastructure &…
Join NextEra for a briefing on policy recommendations to incentivize the U.S. green hydrogen market. As part of its American Jobs Plan, the Biden Administration has proposed a new green hydrogen production tax credit (PTC). This discussion will review the renewable sector’s priorities for the hydrogen PTC and the path to implementation. This roundtable will be a candid conversation among ACORE Leadership Council members following Chatham House rules, and we will encourage the use of video and audio among participants…
Offshore wind represents a tremendous opportunity for coastal states to meet clean energy goals while boosting job growth and economic development. The Biden Administration is embracing the sector wholeheartedly with a goal of 30 GW of offshore wind development by 2030, $3 billion in federal offshore wind loan guarantees, upgrades to coastal ports, and a focus on transmission buildout in its American Jobs Plan. This webinar will address how developers, utilities, states and the federal government can collaborate to build…
ACORE will release a new report, produced in collaboration with Grid Strategies, on the economic benefits of an investment tax credit (ITC) for regionally significant transmission. As authors of the Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Representative Steven Horsford (D-NV) will offer opening remarks in support of a freestanding transmission ITC, followed by a discussion of key highlights from the report among key stakeholders for this important and timely initiative. The report includes analysis of consumer…
