American Clean Power Association services

Operating and maintaining existing clean energy projects represents a growing part of the U.S. clean energy industry and offers new business opportunities for the American clean power workforce.

Accurate wind energy resource assessment is a critical factor in developing successful wind projects. To facilitate discussion and address issues in resource assessment, AWEA maintains the Resource Assessment Working Group.

ACP is an ANSI (American National Standards Institute) accredited standards development organization for consensus renewable energy standards in the United States.

Transportation and logistics impact wind project costs, turbine engineering. Transportation is a critical part of the logistics and cost structure of a wind project, and is one of the reasons the United States has shifted dramatically toward domestic manufacturing. The costs associated with transportation and logistics of the large, heavy components of wind turbines make it desirable for turbine and component manufacturers to set up shop as close as possible to the ultimate point of turbine delivery to improve competitiveness. In addition to other factors, transportation and logistics is one of the main reasons domestic content of wind turbines installed in the United States has grown to 67 percent with over 550 manufacturing facilities around the country supplying components to the wind industry.

Implementing quality practices helps companies minimize risk, maximize value, and empower employees to take ownership.

Developers work hand-in-hand with host communities, gaining support through outreach, engagement, and transparency.

Access to transmission capacity is essential. Developers use existing transmission when possible and build new infrastructure as needed.

Investors are typically large banks that carefully review the business plan, ensuring the project is a good investment.