The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) announced that Ray Long will serve as the organisation’s new President and Chief Executive Officer starting in early December. Long was unanimously approved by ACORE’s Board of Directors to succeed Gregory Wetstone, who announced earlier this year he was stepping down in 2023 after an eight-year tenure at the organisation.
Long has more than 25 years of experience leading campaigns and initiatives in the energy and renewables sector. He joins ACORE from Clearway Energy Group, where Long led the company’s government, regulatory, and communications team, and was responsible for managing the external activities and policy advocacy for a portfolio of projects throughout the United States. Prior to that, he oversaw state and federal government affairs at NRG, a Fortune 500 energy company.
Founded in 2001, ACORE is an organisation dedicated to expanding the pan-renewable economy in the USA. For more than two decades, ACORE has sought to unite finance, policy and technology to accelerate America’s renewable energy transition. Today, its members are responsible for 90% of the utility-scale renewable energy capacity growth in the USA.
