ACORE submitted a statement of support for the DOE to designate as a NIETC the geographic areas encompassing ISO-NE, NYISO, PJM, and the Carolinas.
Kevin O’Rourke
Team Member
Senior Vice President, Development and Public Affairs
orourke@acore.org
Kevin leads ACORE’s Macro Grid Initiative, which he co-founded, as well as partnerships with the philanthropic community.
Prior to joining ACORE, Kevin served as the Interim Executive Director of the Wind Solar Alliance (WSA), where he guided the organization through a restructuring into ACORE while leading the implementation of two advocacy campaigns. He previously served as WSA’s Director of Public Affairs and is an attorney with significant public affairs consulting experience.
Kevin is a graduate of Vermont Law School, the University of Maryland, College Park, and has completed Yale University’s Financing and Deploying Clean Energy program. He is admitted to practice law in Maryland and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Featured Work
ACORE Statement on DOE NIETC Designation
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE Comments on DOE National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors RFI
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE strongly supports DOE’s proposed applicant-driven, route-specific approach to NIETC designation.
ACORE Comments on DOE Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants
- Siting & Permitting Reform
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE provided input on the Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants Program to accelerate the development of transmission.
ACORE Comments on DOE Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program
- Grid Infrastructure
- Siting & Permitting Reform
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the RFI on the GRIP program through the Department of Energy.