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ACP Launches First-of-Its-Kind Certification Program for Clean Energy Technicians
“Clean energy runs on the people who build and maintain it. Our new program gives those workers a credential that travels with them and gives employers confidence in the workforce they are building,” said Scott Garten, Senior Vice President at ACP’s Institute for Safety, Workforce, and Operational Performance.
America Builds Power: The State of Clean Energy Manufacturing in 2026
“Clean power manufacturing is on a roll. With energy demand on the rise, building clean power systems here in the U.S. is critical to meeting our energy needs and strengthening our national security,” said Jason Grumet, CEO of ACP.
Clean Power Capacity Grows to Power 80 Million Homes in Q1, Despite Slowdown in the Wind Sector
“American families are footing the bill for the politicized bureaucracy that has halted wind projects aimed at powering millions of homes and keeping costs low. Americans need policies that speed clean energy deployment, not delay it,” said ACP Chief Policy Officer JC Sandberg.
We unite the power of the clean energy industry.
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) is the leading voice of today’s multi-tech clean energy industry, representing energy storage, wind, utility-scale solar, clean hydrogen, and transmission companies. ACP is committed to meeting America’s energy and national security goals and building our economy with fast-growing, low-cost, and reliable domestic power.
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Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says
Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.
Trump coming up short on promise to cut electricity costs as prices keep climbing
President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to slash energy costs in half is slipping out of reach as electricity prices continue to soar across the country.
The clean energy industry is moving America's economy into the future
1.4M
Clean energy provides direct jobs for over 437,000 Americans across all 50 states, including project development, construction, operations, maintenance, and manufacturing. When factoring in indirect and induced jobs, clean power supports over 1.4 million American jobs.
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The U.S. has installed enough land-based wind, offshore wind, and utility-scale solar capacity to power nearly 80 million American homes. Utility-scale storage systems provide enough energy to power an additional 19 million American homes during peak hours.
19%
of U.S. electricity is provided by wind and solar