November 25, 2024

American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

Senate Dems Seek to Undo PJM, NYISO Rulings
Sen. Chris Van Hollen told Policy Forum attendees Senate Democrats will seek to amend a bill to undo FERC rulings on PJM’s and NYISO's capacity markets.
US Renewable Investment Hits Record $55.5B
U.S. renewable investments jumped 28% to $55.5 billion in 2019, showing clean energy is thriving despite the government’s failure to enact climate policies.
FERC Extends PJM MOPR to State Subsidies
FERC voted 2-1 to extend PJM’s MOPR to all new state-subsidized resources, saying it was needed to combat price suppression in the RTO’s capacity market.
ACORE Forum Frets Reliability as Carbon Pledges Grow
Promoters of renewable energy worry about reliability as fossil-fuel plants retire and renewable resources are slow to take over, ACORE attendees heard.
Ohio Approves Nuke Subsidy
Ohio legislators approved a bill to subsidize FirstEnergy Solutions’ nuclear plants on Lake Erie, providing a lifeline to the industry in PJM.
ACORE Speakers: Green New Deal Advancing Climate Debate
Panelists at the ACORE Renewable Energy Policy Forum agreed that the Green New Deal has put climate change to the fore of U.S. politics like never before.
ACORE Forum Ponders ‘Energy Revolution’
ACORE's Renewable Energy Grid Forum took place at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco, within blocks of the headquarters of major tech companies.
Whitehouse: Business Can Move GOP on Carbon
A dozen Senate Republicans are willing to consider a price on carbon but need cover from business groups, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse told ACORE.
Coalition Targets Capacity Markets in Resiliency Docket
Consumer advocates, environmentalists, wind and solar developers and public power called on FERC Tuesday to “review the design of organized wholesale electricity markets, particularly capacity constructs” in its resiliency docket.

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