ACORE Applauds White House Initiative to Bolster America’s Power Grid

May 28, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from Ray Long, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), on the Federal-State Modern Grid Deployment Initiative announced today by the Biden-Harris administration:

“Momentum is finally building for a modern grid to support our modern economy. The USA took another important step toward cementing an affordable, reliable, and clean energy infrastructure.

“American economic competitiveness globally relies on access to low-cost, reliable power. The Federal-State Modern Grid Deployment Initiative announced earlier today and already supported by 21 states, is meaningful progress toward the upgraded and better-connected transmission system that lies at the heart of the vision of ACORE’s Macro Grid Initiative. This announcement builds on the commendable commitment to upgrade 100,0000 miles of existing transmission lines by utilizing public-private partnerships to deploy readily available technologies, such as grid enhancing technologies and high-performance conductors.

“ACORE applauds the White House for initiating such a collaborative, all-hands-on-deck approach to modernizing our grid to better meet America’s current and future needs.”

About ACORE:
For over 20 years, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) has been the nation’s leading voice on the issues most essential to renewable energy expansion. ACORE unites finance, policy, and technology to accelerate the transition to a renewable energy economy. For more information, please visit www.acore.org.

Media Contacts:
Alex Hobson
Sr. Vice President, Communications
American Council on Renewable Energy
hobson@acore.org | 202.830.3592 (o) | 202.594.0706 (c)

Dylan Helms
Manager, Communications
American Council on Renewable Energy
helms@acore.org | 202.935.6491 (o) | 727.290.8804 (c)

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