ACORE | 5 THE POWER GENERATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE Another important Member Initiative is the Power Generation and Infrastructure Initiative. This Initiative will convene all relevant stakeholders at multiple forums to examine the growing role of renewable energy and the utility business models of the future. Building on the considerable progress power generation companies across the U.S. are making in employing a host of strategies to integrate renewable energy into their operating systems, the objective of this Initiative is to define a viable architecture for the scale up and systems integration of renewable energy resources. The collaboration will examine the challenges, opportunities and appropriate strategies related to the expanded use and effective integration of renewable energy in the power generation sector. It will also explore 21st century business models that will allow for this renewable energy scale-up. ACORE, in partnership with the Electric Power Research Institute and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on this Initiative, is uniquely positioned to help define the expanded opportunities for renewable energy and utility business models of the future by drawing on the collective expertise and experience of its membership, renewable energy leaders involved in generation manufacturing, project development, finance, end-use and professional services. Renewable energy currently represents 12% of power generation, but it will continue to grow as a share of the overall U.S. electricity portfolio. A combination of private
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