Electricity
Three Trends That Make Obama’s Clean Power Plan a Good Bet on the Future
The Obama administration issued its Clean Power Plan setting out a clear direction for greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the U.S. power sector. The plan, long under way and the subject of the most extensive consultations the EPA has ever undertaken, is a bold step to overcome congressional inaction to address climate change.
Are Residential Demand Charges The Next Big Thing in Electricity Rate Design?
Guest author Matt Lehrman is an RMI alum. Demand charges for commercial and industrial customers have long been a part of the electric industry. Since utilities need to build infrastructure to meet both instantaneous and long-term requirements, the utility bill contains both an energy charge, which measures the amount of…
An Alaskan Island Goes 100% Renewable
Kodiak Island's grid combines hydro, wind, batteries, and microgrid technologies.
The 10 Things Likely To Be Missing From Tesla’s Stationary Storage News
For batteries to be truly transformative—for customers and the grid—we need to recognize the full range of values they can provide and remove barriers preventing customer-sited batteries from providing all of those values.
5 Reasons for North Carolina’s Rapid Emergence as a Solar Energy Leader
What state boasts beaches, mountains, and a booming solar industry? California may come to mind first, but now so could North Carolina, thanks to its rapid emergence as a solar energy leader.