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America with clean, renewable energy

Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street

June 25 - 26, 2013
10 years of REFF Wall Street - Join the celebrations and determine the shape of the USA renewable energy market for the next 10 years. Read More
U.S. Military & Renewable Energy Industry Forum

July 18, 2013
10 years of REFF Wall Street - Join us in Washington, DC to participate in the discussion with military and RE industry leaders Read More
Renewable Energy Finance Forum - West

September 16-17, 2013
Join over 400 high-level attendees in San Francisco as we debate the latest trends in renewable energy financing Read More
US-China Market Review: 2012 Year End Edition

Examines the most significant developments in renewable energy markets, finance, and policy in the U.S. and China Read More
Renewable Energy in the 50 States

This interactive report provides a 2-page executive summary on the status of renewable energy implementation in each state. Read More

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Initiatives

National Defense & Security »

Defining the opportunities for the expanded use of renewable energy in support of national defense

Power Generation & Infrastructure »

Creating business models for renewable energy electricity in the 21st century

Transportation »

Creating a vision for a 21st century transportation infrastructure powered by clean and renewable energy and fuels

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Programs and Policy

	ACORE Regional Roundtables
		ACORE is conducting regional outreach throughout the country to further mobilize our member thought-leaders on federal, state and regional energy planning and public policy, and to provide a new channel for peer collaboration. Read more...

	U.S. Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance
		U.S. Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance (US PREF) is a coalition of senior level financiers who meet with policymakers to educate on how existing and proposed finance policies affect the market. Read more...

	The US-China Program
		The US-China program (USCP) is dedicated to increasing understanding of the U.S. and Chinese renewable energy markets and fostering public and private sector partnerships between the two countries. Read more...

	Leadership Council
		The Leadership Council, a group of high level ACORE members representing all sectors of the renewable energy industry, convenes regularly to shape ACORE's policy agenda, discuss strategy, and network with fellow members. Read more...

	Policy
		ACORE seeks to educate the public and decision-makers about effective policies that will promote renewable energy investment and development. Policy underlies all our initiatives and programs. Visit the Policy page to learn about renewable energy policy. Read more...

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Returning Veterans Find Opportunity At [ACORE Member] First Solar

August 16 -- First Solar’s utility-scale PV solar projects are providing good jobs for U.S. Armed Forces veterans returning from combat overseas. Case in point: the 550 megawatt Topaz Solar Farms project in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., which First Solar is constructing for MidAmerican Solar. Topaz Construction Manager Raymond Christian, a former U.S. Marine, has a number of veterans on his crew who returned from tours in Iraq to a challenging job market at home. >>View Article

Publications

US-China Market Review:

2012 Year End Edition (Released April 17, 2013)
The US-China Market Review regularly examines the most significant developments in renewable energy markets, finance, and policy in the U.S. and China.
>Read More

Renewable Energy in the 50 States

2012 Edition (Released November 2, 2012)
This interactive report provides an executive summary on the status of renewable energy implementation at the state-level.
>Read More