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NEW REPORT: Urgent, Collaborative Offshore Wind Transmission Planning Needed to Achieve Federal and State Clean Energy Goals

01/27/2023

State-federal coordination will bring down costs and increase benefits from new power source

NEW REPORT: Corporations Purchased More U.S. Clean Energy in 2022 Than Ever Before

01/19/2023

Technology sector leads in clean power purchases with Amazon, Meta and Google as the top three clean power buyers / Texas is home to majority of corporate contracted clean power / Energy industry is second-largest purchaser, with majority of clean power purchased by traditional oil and gas companies

ACP Statement on New Federal Guidance for Consideration of Climate Impacts in Environmental Reviews

01/09/2023

The American Clean Power Association today issued a statement in response to the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) release of new guidance aimed at helping federal agencies better assess and disclose climate impacts as they conduct environmental reviews:

NEW REPORT: Study Finds Significant Benefits for New England Region from Clean Energy Deployment in Northern Maine

12/21/2022

Report estimates clean energy is poised to deliver over $200 million per year in savings for consumers in the New England region

Q3 U.S. Grid-Scale Energy Storage Market Sets New Record

12/16/2022

Quarter displayed strong grid-scale and residential storage demand, despite persistent supply chain challenges

Clean Energy Industry Sees Massive Investments Since August

12/14/2022

In just the last three months, over $40 billion of new grid-scale clean energy investments have been announced, a new ACP report shows – the same amount as the total investment estimated for all clean energy projects installed in 2021.

NEW REPORT: Clean Energy Industry Poised to Capitalize on IRA Passage, but Lingering Policy Issues Lead to Slowest Quarter In 3 Years

11/07/2022

Energy Storage Continues Significant Growth

ACP CEO Heather Zichal Moves On; Board Leading Search

09/28/2022

JC Sandberg Named Interim CEO; Jason Clark Named Interim President

ACP Statement on Permitting Reform Legislation

09/23/2022

Heather Zichal, CEO of the American Clean Power Association, issued the following statement today after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced new legislation regarding permitting reform:

ACP Statement on US Expansion of Offshore Wind Energy

09/16/2022

Today, American Clean Power Association CEO Heather Zichal issued a statement following the Biden Administration’s announcement on new U.S. floating offshore wind targets:

ACP CEO Heather Zichal statement on White House Clean Energy Appointments and Gina McCarthy’s Climate Leadership

09/02/2022

ACP CEO Heather Zichal issued the following statement after the White House announced the appointment of John Podesta and Ali Zaidi to serve as senior advisors to President Biden for clean energy and climate change and Gina McCarthy’s departure from the administration after the Inflation Reduction Act became law:

ACP CEO Heather Zichal Statement on President Biden Signing the Inflation Reduction Act into Law

08/17/2022

Heather Zichal, CEO of the American Clean Power Association, issued the following statement today after President Biden signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law:

American Clean Power Week 2022 Kicks Off

08/16/2022

Nationwide celebration showcases job opportunities and domestic clean energy security

Newly Adopted Offshore Wind Goals from California Energy Commission Show State is Prepared to “Go Big” on Offshore Wind and Stand Up First-of-its-Kind Renewable Energy Industry on the West Coast

08/16/2022

The state energy commission adopted new offshore wind planning goals of 2-5 GW by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045—the two targets recommended by clean energy companies and a coalition of environmental groups, labor, and environmental justice advocates

ACP CEO Heather Zichal Statement on House Passage of Historic Inflation Reduction Act

08/15/2022

Bill Will Create 550,000 Clean Energy Jobs / Triple Annual Deployment of Clean Energy by 2030

Clean Energy Deployment Slowed Substantially in Q2 as Policy Inaction and Economic Uncertainty Imperils Energy Transition

07/27/2022

Over 32 gigawatts of projects delayed across the country / Significant drop in new project development and installations

U.S. Grid-scale Energy Storage Market Breaks Q1 Record

06/20/2022

Grid-scale and residential storage installations on the rise, but supply and pricing issues to remain throughout 2022

First-ever California offshore wind lease sales announced by Department of Interior a huge step forward for clean energy deployment and job creation

05/30/2022

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today applauds the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Department of Interior (DOI) for advancing the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on America’s West Coast.

Clean Power Q1 2022 Market Report shows growth slowing as policy headwinds hold back industry

05/26/2022

U.S. installed 6.6 gigawatts of new clean power with 90 projects coming online / Year-over-year quarterly growth slows to 11% as 14 gigawatts of projects face delays

Clean Power Annual Market Report 2021 shows significant milestones but current growth must accelerate to reach net zero grid by 2035

05/19/2022

U.S. installed 28.5 gigawatts of new clean power in 2021 as 594 projects came online / U.S. total clean power capacity more than 200 gigawatts – enough to power more than 56 million homes / 10 gigawatts of projects delayed due to policy uncertainty, supply chain and interconnection issues

Carolina Long Bay lease sale demonstrates momentum of U.S. offshore wind sector

05/13/2022

Lease sale generated a grand total of $315 million for the U.S. Treasury / Tens of thousands of jobs to be created during development of leases and projects / Once developed, 1.3 gigawatts of clean power, enough energy for 500,000 homes

ACP applauds FERC proposed transmission reform

04/22/2022

Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced a Proposed Rule, which, if finalized, would significantly reform regional transmission planning and cost allocation.

Biden Administration 2023 Federal Budget Includes Increase of $9B for Clean Power Projects

03/30/2022

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) applauds the Biden administration’s proposed federal budget for the 2023 fiscal year, released Monday, which recommends an additional $9 billion in funding for clean power projects and the energy grid – a 33% increase over the 2022 fiscal year – in order to accelerate the transition toward a clean energy future.

ACP Statement on Carolina Long Bay Offshore Wind Auction Announcement

03/29/2022

American Clean Power Association Vice President for Offshore Wind Josh Kaplowitz today issued the following statement after the Department of Interior announced that it has completed its environmental review of the Carolina Long Bay offshore wind energy area, and will hold an auction for two lease areas off the North Carolina and South Carolina coasts on May 11, 2022:

Clean Power Industry Commits to Initiative for Energy Transition that Benefits Workers, Communities, and Those Historically Left Behind

03/24/2022

Initiative to expand opportunities for workers in disadvantaged communities and spur local economic development across the growing renewable energy sector

RENEW Northeast and American Clean Power Association Complaint Seeks to Level the Playing Field By Eliminating Preferences Given to New England Gas-Only Power Generators

03/17/2022

RENEW Northeast, Inc. (RENEW) and the American Clean Power Association (ACP) today filed a complaint calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to find ISO New England Inc.’s (ISO) rules and practices concerning capacity accreditation and designation of operating reserves provide undue preferences to natural gas-fired generators.

New York Bight lease sale demonstrates massive economic development potential of U.S. offshore wind sector

03/01/2022

Lease sale generated a grand total of $4.37 Billion for the U.S. Treasury / Tens of thousands of jobs to be created during development of leases and projects / Once developed, 5.6 – 7 gigawatts of clean power, enough energy for over 2 million homes

U.S. surpasses 200 gigawatts of total clean power capacity, but the pace of deployment has slowed according to ACP 4Q report

02/15/2022

Sector installed 27.7 gigawatts (27,723 MW) of new clean power in 2021 / 2021 installations down 3 percent; 1,000 projects in development, but current build only 45 percent of what is required annually to achieve zero-emissions grid by 2035

American Clean Power statement on White House electric utility CEO roundtable

02/10/2022

American Clean Power Association (ACP) CEO Heather Zichal issued the following statement following the White House roundtable with CEOs of electric utilities to discuss the President’s Build Back Better agenda:

Clean energy employers urge Congress to act now on Build Back Better Act

01/25/2022

Letter to Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi calls BBB once-in-a-generation opportunity for big, bold action to deliver the clean energy future / Delays cost an estimated $2 billion in lost economic activity a month