ACORE's Renewable Energy in the 50 States: Northeast Region Report Identifies Solar Energy Momentum and Opportunities from EPA's Clean Power Plan

Eleven Northeastern states added more than 800 MW of new, renewable energy capacity in 2013.

The Northeast Region Report, the first portion of the American Council On Renewable Energy's (ACORE) 7th annual Renewable Energy in the 50 States report, was released today. The first in a four-part series, this portion focuses on the renewable energy sector in the eleven Northeastern states plus the District of Columbia (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC), reviewing activity from 2013 to present. The report is a review of state energy policies and programs, investment, and market openness as they relate to the current state of renewable energy and its potential for further growth.

How ‘Stop-Start’ Policies Hamper Renewable Energy Growth

“Stop-Start” renewable energy policies have stifled consistent growth and frustrated investors, according to the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE).

These policies, which chart the course for development, currently exist in the form of a series of repeated extensions and expirations that create a series of unnecessary hurdles. Like most on-again, off-again relationships, the renewable energy industry is now demanding a more serious commitment from the federal government.

ACORE Offers Strategies to Boost Renewable Energy Investment

A new study was released by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), and Climate Policy Initiative at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum-Wall Street, where hundreds of leaders from the renewable energy industry convened to discuss the current state of renewable energy finance. The study titled "Strategies to Scale-Up U.S. Renewable Energy Investment" highlights the role of policy at the state, federal, and regulatory level in unlocking record levels of private capital in the industry during the past decade. The paper also explores policies that would significantly increase private capital into renewable energy development.