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Reinventing Fire Electricity Sector Methodology

Report or White Paper, 2011
http://www.rmi.org/Knowledge-Center/Library/2011-14_RFelectricitysectormethodology
This document provides RMI's methodology for the analysis of the electricity sector in Reinventing Fire.

 

Keeping the Lights on While Transforming Electric Utilities

Journal or Magazine Article, 2010
http://www.rmi.org/Knowledge-Center/Library/2010-04_keepingthelightson
This article discusses the new electricity paradigm required of electric utilities in the face of climate change, energy security concerns, and disruptive technologies. The new paradigm for utilities is based on energy efficiency, demand response, renewables, energy storage, and distributed generation.

 

Assessing the Electric Productivity Gap and the U.S. Efficiency Opportunity

Report or White Paper, 2009
http://www.rmi.org/Knowledge-Center/Library/2009-08_AssessingElectricProductivityGap
This paper explores how effectively the United States has used electricity and compares energy efficiency implementation by state. This paper analyzes state-level electric productivity to determine which states are the most productive with their electricity.

 

Nuclear Power's Competitive Landscape

Presentation, 2009
http://www.rmi.org/Knowledge-Center/Library/2009-15_NuclearPowersCompetitiveLandscape
A hotly debated topic, the present and future state of nuclear power and its competitors are the subject of this presentation by Amory Lovins at RMI2009. This presentation was part of a plenary debate with Robert Rosner entitled, "Nuclear: Fix or Folly?". The accompanying video of the entire debate is available at RMI's Video page.

 

Towering Design Flaws

Journal or Magazine Article, 2003
http://www.rmi.org/Knowledge-Center/Library/E03-06_ToweringDesignFlaws
This article was written in response to the summer 2003 electrical blackouts. Amory Lovins writes that the cause of these blackouts was an overcentralized power grid and inefficient pricing policies.

 

California Dreaming

Journal or Magazine Article, 2001
http://www.rmi.org/Knowledge-Center/Library/E01-17_CaliforniaDreaming
This commentary in American Spectator was written in response to an article by William Tucker that attributed the California energy crisis to inaccurate causes. Amory Lovins refutes many of Tuckers claims.

A similar exchange, published in The Weekly Standard, is also available.

 

Comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Letter, 1995
http://www.rmi.org/Knowledge-Center/Library/U95-37_CommentFERC
This is Amory Lovins 1995 letter to the Secretary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission commenting on the proposed rulemaking on open access transmission.

 

Apples, Oranges, and Horned Toads

Journal or Magazine Article, 1994
http://www.rmi.org/Knowledge-Center/Library/U94-16_ApplesOrangesHornedToads
This article, published in The Electricity Journal, is Amory Lovins' response to Paul Joskow & Donald Marron's criticism of utility demand-side management programs. Joskow and Marron are critical of RMI's stated costs of potential electric end-use efficiency. In the article, Lovins explains the differences in RMI's technical-potential analyses and Joskow & Marron's assertions.

 

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