Americans for a Clean Energy Grid

04/07/2020

With national policy discussions taking place about stimulating the economy through investment, is getting some welcome attention. After the COVID-19 health emergency is under control, getting the economy moving will be a high priority. Transmission not only puts people to work directly, but major lines also enable job-creating generation projects to move forward that are currently stuck in interconnection queues.

Join Americans for a Clean Energy Grid for a webinar discussion of the opportunity for transmission policy to support both potential economic recovery and infrastructure modernization. Our expert panelists include Christina Hayes, Jigar Shah, and Michael Skelly. ACEG Executive Director Rob Gramlich will moderate the discussion. Register now:

With national policy discussions taking place about stimulating the economy through infrastructure investment, transmission is getting some welcome attention. After the COVID-19 health emergency is under control, getting the economy moving will be a high priority. Transmission not only puts people t...

11/20/2019

“ACEG is pleased to sign onto this statement of principles,” said John Jimison, Executive Director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG). “We look forward to collaborating with our fellow signatories and other diverse interests to advance a more affordable, resilient, and sustainable grid.”

Diverse Coalition Signs Statement of Principles on Modernizing the Electric Transmission Grid by WIRES Group | Nov 20, 2019 | News Coalition, including WIRES, IBEW, SEIA, EEI and Others, Calls for Creative Leadership in Recognizing the Importance of Transmission Infrastructure WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2...

08/26/2019

18 organizations, including ACEG, filed joint reply comments with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today in the Commission’s Electric Transmission Incentives Policy docket. The comments indicate the breadth and depth of support for a shift in Commission policies to increase investment in the grid.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 26, 2019)—18 organizations, including Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, filed joint reply comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today in the Commission’s Electric Transmission Incentives Policy docket. Advanced Energy Economy, Alliance for Clean ...

06/27/2019

Join ACEG for a webinar on July 16th at 1 p.m. ET featuring a discussion of Superpower: One Man’s Quest to Transform American Energy with Russell Gold and Michael Skelly. Katherine Hamilton will facilitate the discussion. Register now:

“Like Eisenhower, Skelly had a plan: He wanted to begin building a new power grid that could carry inexpensive renewable electricity from places such as the Oklahoma panhandle to the east and west. An electricity superhighway that would save customers money while reducing pollution and carbon emis...

06/26/2019

ACEG submitted initial comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in response to the Notice of Inquiry into transmission incentives. Our full comments are available here:

ACEG submitted initial comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in response to the Notice of Inquiry into transmission incentives. Our comments identify a few key areas within the Commission’s regulatory jurisdiction that could lead to better results for the transmission grid. At a hig...

12/11/2018

Americans for a Clean Energy Grid has named new board officers for 2019:
– President, Nina Plaushin, ITC Holdings Corp.
– Vice President, Jennifer Chen, Duke University Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
– Treasurer, Patrick Hughes, National Electrical Manufacturers Association
– Secretary, Anne Vogel, American Electric Power - AEP

The newly elected officers are representative of the highly diverse nature of ACEG’s growing coalition, which plans to increase participation from additional stakeholder groups and outreach to the public, opinion leaders, policymakers and regulators over the coming year. Read the full announcement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 11, 2018)—Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG), a broad coalition of interests that recognize the need for an efficiently expanded, integrated, and modernized high-voltage electric transmission grid as a prerequisite to an affordable and reliable clean energy economy...

11/13/2018

The Governor's Wind & Solar Energy Coalition, representing 16 state chief executives, asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in a letter yesterday to explore the steps necessary to make our high-voltage grid a truly national system. https://mailchi.mp/d01d3618241c/gwsc-seams-study?e=[UNIQID]

11/01/2018

In recent months, ACEG has received a number of questions about China’s efforts to expand their transmission infrastructure. This issue brief authored by Lou Schwartz, a lawyer and China specialist, provides an overview of China’s grid expansion buildout and is intended to be a helpful resource for anyone interested in Chinese transmission infrastructure development.

In recent months, ACEG has received a number of questions about China’s efforts to expand their transmission infrastructure. This issue brief authored by Lou Schwartz, a lawyer and China specialist, provides an overview of China’s grid expansion buildout and is intended to be a helpful resource ...

10/01/2018

Join ACEG on 10/9 at 1 p.m. ET for a webinar featuring Rob Gramlich, Michael Goggin, Jay Caspary, and Jesse Jenkins. The panelists will discuss key findings from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Seams Study. Register now: https://cleanenergygrid.org/webinar-new-study-presents-plan-low-cost-clean-grid-discussion-seams-study-transmission-leaders/

08/03/2018

A massive new study from National Renewable Energy Laboratory confirms that linking America’s grids up into a single national grid would pay for itself. Read the latest from David Roberts:

A massive new study confirms a national energy grid would pay for itself.

07/26/2018

Expanding the transmission grid is a great deal for electricity consumers, delivering as much as $3.30 in benefits for each dollar invested. Learn more about key findings from the groundbreaking Interconnections Seam Study released today by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Groundbreaking Study Highlights Benefits of Expanding Transmission WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 26, 2018)—Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) applauds the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and their grid operator, electric utility, national lab, university, and other industry partners for...

05/01/2018

Today ACEG submitted our comments in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceeding on Grid Resilience. The comments assert that the smart, cost-effective expansion of high-voltage transmission networks, especially on an interregional basis, is a largely untapped means of enhancing the reliability and the resilience of the nation’s electric grid.

Read the press release with quotes from members of our diverse coalition: https://cleanenergygrid.org/americans-clean-energy-grid-files-comments-ferc-grid-resilience/

A copy of our comments is available here and the press release follows: Americans For a Clean Energy Grid Files Comments with FERC on Grid Resilience Diverse coalition asserts that a robust transmission system is critical to grid resilience Washington, D.C. — Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (“...