November 25, 2024

American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

WATT Coalition
WATT Coalition Previews GETs Proposal Before FERC Workshop
Advocates of grid-enhancing technologies said “shared savings” is needed to persuade utilities to adopt low-cost investments to free up crucial transmission.
C-SPAN
House Democrats Reach Deal, Pass $3.5T Budget Plan
The House of Representatives passed a $3.5 trillion budget plan, paving the way for a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill by the end of September.
DOE
Pitching Proposals for the Budget Reconciliation Bill
Congress may be on summer break, but clean energy advocates are busy with recommendations for the budget reconciliation bill.
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ACORE Panelists: Resilient Tx Needed for Severe Weather
Major transmission construction will help the grid tolerate increasingly severe weather, panelists said at a recent ACORE webinar.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Clean Energy Groups Pan Southeast Utilities’ SEEM Proposal
Clean energy advocates mounted new attacks on the Southeast Energy Exchange Market, saying it would offer a fraction of the benefits of an organized market.
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Fixing the Texas Grid – Maybe
ERCOT insiders at ACORE's Finance Forum spoke candidly on the causes and lessons learned from Texas' February outages.
Ørsted U.S.
Bills Dangle Generous Tax Credits for Renewables
Legislators see long-term, full-value tax credits as one tool among many that are needed to expand renewables at the requisite pace and scale.
ACORE
Study Finds Robust Appetite for Green Investing
Renewable energy investors and developers plan to increase their spending in 2021, with energy storage and utility-scale solar attracting the most attention.
Tenaska Challenges SPP Tx Upgrade Costs
Tenaska filed a complaint over SPP’s network upgrade costs, challenging an unexpected $66 million increase added to its Clear Creek wind farm in Missouri.
FERC and NEPA Reform Sought to Speed Tx Expansion
At a hearing before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, speakers discussed modernizing the grid & the steps necessary to decarbonize the U.S.

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