Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Kevin Brehm and Joseph Goodman, Ph.D. This is the third in a series of blog posts on RMI’s Shine program. Shine is innovating and unlocking the community-scale market. Download the insight brief. Rural electric cooperatives (co-ops) are a large and important part of the … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Rachel Gold One of the biggest news stories in energy last week came from the “51st state,” where regulators finally approved Exelon and Pepco’s $6.8 billion merger proposal. This ends nearly two years of highly contentious hearings and creates the largest utility in the … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Christa Owens Michelet and Edward J. Klock-McCook Right now, residents of Fort Collins, Colorado and the entire state of Minnesota are eligible for a major discount on a Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV) through the end of March. These programs are constructed as a … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Titiaan Palazzi, Joseph Goodman, Ph.D., Thomas Koch Blank Community-scale solar has the potential to become the next market segment to present a real gigawatt-scale growth opportunity, as outlined in RMI’s recent insight brief. So far, the growth of solar photovoltaics (PV) in the U.S. … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Paolo Natali, Ph.D., Luke Marriott, and Scott Shander In November 2015, more than 140 participants in the corporate renewable energy market gathered in New York City. They came together under the banner of RMI’s Business Renewables Center (BRC), a member-based platform that accelerates corporate … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Kevin Brehm and Joseph Goodman, Ph.D. The U.S. solar industry has enjoyed impressive growth of late, with strong forecasts for 2016, but it’s been an at-times bumpy ride as the industry has faced unfavorable rulings and stock-market troubles. Over the past few months, the … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By David Labrador Clean Edge, a research and consulting firm focused on providing market insights on the cleantech sector, recently released a new benchmarking index of corporations that take the lead in clean energy. The list of Corporate Clean Energy Leaders includes more than a … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Paolo Natali, Ph.D. and Lily Donge The year 2015 represented a major turning point for electricity generation in the United States. The country retired 14 GW of fossil-fueled generation. Meanwhile, it brought online 16.4 GW of carbon-free generation, with wind energy leading the mix … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Kaitlyn Bunker, Ph.D. and Laurie Guevara-Stone With a population of 1.8 million and counting, Austin, Texas, is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. That rapid growth brings with it transportation challenges. In fact, last year Austin was rated the nation’s 13th … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Laurie Guevara-Stone The small country of Denmark (pop. 5.6 million) is making a big commitment to renewables. In the early 1970s imported oil supplied 92 percent of Denmark’s energy. Today Denmark’s electric grid is over 40 percent renewably powered, and the country is aiming … [continued]
