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RMI

Since 1982, RMI (previously Rocky Mountain Institute) has advanced market-based solutions that transform global energy use to create a clean, prosperous and secure future. An independent, nonprofit think-and-do tank, RMI engages with businesses, communities and institutions to accelerate and scale replicable solutions that drive the cost-effective shift from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables. Please visit http://www.rmi.org for more information.

Clean Power

DERs Finding Market Opportunities In Texas Through Locational Pricing

Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Dan Seif and Chad Blevins Much has been made about the potential of improving grid reliability and supporting...

RMIFebruary 25, 2016

Buildings

Truly Reality TV: Finding The Right Time And Place For Home Energy Performance

Originally published on RMI Outlet by Douglas Miller, Laura Reiter The episode of Property Brothers: Buying + Selling, airing today on W Network in...

RMIFebruary 23, 2016

Clean Power

US Wind Power Demand: Corporations Take The Lead

Originally published on RMI Outlet by David Labrador Later this week on Thursday, February 25, the American Wind Energy Association will host a webinar,...

RMIFebruary 23, 2016

Clean Power

First-Time Buyers Are Dominating Corporate Renewable Purchasing

Originally published on RMI Outlet by David Labrador For years, just a handful of companies—especially Google—comprised the market for large-scale, off-site renewable energy procurement....

RMIFebruary 18, 2016

Buildings

Boulder Valley School District Aims For Net-Zero Energy For Its Buildings

Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Laurie Guevara-Stone In the United States, school buildings are the third biggest energy user of all commercial building...

RMIFebruary 11, 2016

Clean Power

New York Proposes Plan To Reach 50% Renewables

Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Courtney Fairbrother and Dan Cross-Call In December, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo directed the state’s regulators to come...

RMIFebruary 4, 2016

Policy & Politics

US Supreme Court Upholds FERC Order 745 In Favor Of Demand Response

Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Mark Dyson and Ian Kelly On Monday, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled in a case that...

RMIFebruary 1, 2016

Policy & Politics

How M&V 2.0 Is Enabling A Utility Negawatt Market

Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Ellen Franconi, Ph.D. California’s recently passed Senate Bill (SB) 350 reinforces the state’s reputation as a leader in...

RMIFebruary 1, 2016

Energy Efficiency

How Home Energy Efficiency Enables Stable Capital Markets

Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Martha Campbell A paradox currently exists in the U.S. home improvement market. While homeowners say they want energy...

RMIFebruary 1, 2016

Energy Storage

The Real Cost Of Energy Storage, According To Lazard

Originally published on RMI Outlet. By David Labrador In November 2015, financial advisory firm Lazard released its first-ever Levelized Cost of Storage Analysis (LCOS)....

RMIJanuary 22, 2016

Clean Power

Nevada PUC May Be Setting State On Path Toward Grid Defection

Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Chris Nelder and Mark Dyson Over the past month, the state of Nevada has been at the center...

RMIJanuary 18, 2016