Transmission Makes the Power System Resilient to Extreme Weather ReportsBy Blake McCarrenJuly 22, 2021 Transmission Makes the Power System Resilient to Extreme Weather, a report released by the American Council on Renewable Energy and authored by Grid Strategies LLC, quantifies the value added interregional transmission would have provided during five severe weather events in Texas, the Northeast and the Midwestern United States over the last decade. The analysis…
ACORE Letter to House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis for May 20, 2021 Hearing Letters, Comments & TestimonyBy Erin SnyderMay 20, 2021ACORE Letter to House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis for May 20, 2021 Hearing
Investment Tax Credit for Regionally Significant Transmission Lines: A Description and Analysis ReportsBy Erin SnyderMay 13, 2021 Investment Tax Credit for Regionally Significant Transmission Lines: A Description and Analysis, a report produced by Grid Strategies on behalf of the American Council on Renewable Energy, assesses the impacts and benefits of a tax credit for transmission investment. The report finds that a 30 percent investment tax credit would create over 650,000 good-paying…
ACORE Motion to Intervene and Comments on Duke Energy Interconnection Reform Comments & TestimonyBy Erin SnyderApril 21, 2021ACORE Motion to Intervene and Comments on Duke Energy Interconnection Reform
How Transmission Planning & Cost Allocation Processes Are Inhibiting Wind & Solar Development in SPP, MISO, & PJM ReportsBy Erin SnyderMarch 25, 2021 Concentric Energy Advisors conducted candid interviews with twenty key market participants and stakeholders in SPP, MISO, and PJM electric markets on current transmission planning and cost allocation processes. The report outlines transmission planning processes in these three regions and presents insights from market participants based on their recent experiences. The key findings include: (1)…
ACORE Comments on FERC Transmission Line Ratings NOPR Comments & TestimonyBy Erin SnyderMarch 24, 2021ACORE Comments on FERC Transmission Line Ratings NOPR
Accelerating Renewable Energy with the Whole-of-Government BlogBy Tyler StoffFebruary 11, 2021By: Tyler Stoff February 11, 2021 The new Biden administration can use its executive authority to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in a variety of ways. Part one of this series explored how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) can leverage its authority to accelerate the transition to a renewable energy economy. This blog…
ACORE Comments on FERC Electric Transmission Incentives NOPR Comments & TestimonyBy Erin SnyderJuly 1, 2020ACORE Comments on FERC Electric Transmission Incentives NOPR
Advancing America’s Climate Leadership ReportsBy Erin SnyderJanuary 9, 2020In a new report released today, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) examines notable climate policy approaches for their impact on renewable energy growth and investment, including a federal high-penetration renewable energy standard or clean energy standard, a technology-neutral tax credit, and carbon pricing regimes. The new report, Advancing America’s Climate Leadership: Policy Options That…
