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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

ACP statement on BOEM initiating public comment and environmental assessments for offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Mexico and Northern California

01/12/2022

ACP issued the following statement from Josh Kaplowitz, ACP VP for offshore wind after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued two significant announcements for offshore wind development off California and in the Gulf of Mexico:

American Clean Power Association Announces New Board of Directors for 2022

01/05/2022

Now entering its second year as the leading trade organization representing the renewable energy industry, the American Clean Power Association (ACP) announced its new Board of Directors. The Board collectively demonstrates the immense reach of the clean power industries across the U.S. economy.

ACP CEO Heather Zichal's statement on President Biden signing The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law

11/16/2021

American Clean Power Association CEO Heather Zichal issued the following statement today after President Biden signed the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law:

ACP CEO Heather Zichal statement on House of Representatives passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

11/09/2021

After passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Heather Zichal CEO of the American Clean Power Association issued the following statement:

American Clean Power Statement on 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)

11/01/2021

American Clean Power Association CEO Heather Zichal released the following statement on the COP26 conference taking place in Glasgow this week.

?American Clean Power statement on Biden administration budget framework agreement

10/29/2021

Heather Zichal, CEO of the American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued the following statement following the announcement by President Biden on a budget framework agreement that includes key climate change legislation and clean energy provisions:

American Clean Power 3Q market report shows record clean energy capacity growth in 2021

10/26/2021

The Clean Power Quarterly 2021 Q3 Market Report, released today by the American Clean Power Association (ACP), shows the U.S. clean energy industry installed 3,336 MW of new capacity during the third quarter, with additions totaling 15,317 MW in the first three quarters, a 23 percent increase compared to 2020.

American Clean Power statement on Congressional budget resolution

08/25/2021

American Clean Power Association CEO Heather Zichal issued the following statement after the House passed a measure advancing the Congressional budget deal.

American Clean Power Association to further expand with U.S. Energy Storage Association merger

08/24/2021

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) and the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA) today announced that ESA’s member companies approved the merger to join ACP effective January 1, 2022.

American Clean Power statement on New York Bight federal leasing process

08/17/2021

The American Clean Power Association today issued the following statement after it submitted comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management urging the advancement of the federal leasing process for offshore wind energy in the New York Bight.

American Clean Power statement on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

08/10/2021

After the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act today by a strong bipartisan vote 69-30, Heather Zichal, CEO of the American Clean Power Association issued the following statement.

American Clean Power Association Statement on BOEM California offshore leasing call for information

07/31/2021

The American Clean Power Association (ACP)?issued the following statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management advanced a Call for Information and Nominations for the two Morro Bay Call Areas off the coast of central California and designated the Humboldt Wind Energy Area off the coast of northern California on July 28:

First Clean Power Annual report shows record U.S. renewables growth and investment

07/30/2021

U.S. installed 26 gigawatts of new clean power in 2020; 170 GW of capacity enough to power 50 million homes / Industry employs 415,000 Americans and has invested $334 billion in the U.S. economy since 2005 with more growth coming

The American Clean Power Association and the U.S. Energy Storage Association announce intent to merge

07/26/2021

The boards of directors of the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA) have voted to pursue a merger of the two trade associations to combine their staff, programs, and members.

American Clean Power Association Statement on Gulf Coast Offshore Wind Announcement

06/09/2021

The American Clean Power Association (ACP)?issued the following statement today after the Department of the Interior announced its intent to assess clean energy development on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf.

Clean Energy Boom to Create Quality American Jobs

06/08/2021

New U.S. jobs report shows America’s clean energy transition will drive massive expansion of good-paying jobs in wind, solar, and energy storage.

ACP/MAREC Statement on Ohio SB 52

06/04/2021

The American Clean Power Association (ACP)?and Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC Action) issued the following statement today regarding Ohio SB 52, which would dramatically curtail, if not halt, wind and solar development in the Buckeye State.

American Clean Power Association Statement on California Offshore Wind Announcement

05/28/2021

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued the following statement today after the Biden-Harris Administration, in partnership with the state of California, announced an effort to advance offshore wind off the northern and central coasts of California and open the Pacific Coast to its first commercial scale offshore clean energy projects.

American Clean Power Association Statement on Vineyard Wind Record of Decision

05/13/2021

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a final record of decision for the Vineyard Wind I offshore wind project:

American Clean Power Association Applauds Biden Administration on Successful Leaders Summit on Climate

04/27/2021

The American Clean Power Association (ACP)?today issued the following statement at the close of U.S. Climate Action Week and the Biden administration’s successful Leaders Summit on Climate.

American Clean Power Association Statement on American Jobs Plan

04/01/2021

The American Clean Power Association (ACP)?today issued the following statement on the American Jobs Plan.