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Saint Lucia’s Journey to a Renewable Future
In the southern Lesser Antilles lies the green, mountainous island of Saint Lucia, famous for the scenic Piton mountains and honeymooners. The island’s 180,000 residents…
Digging for Carbon Cuts: How the Mining Industry Can Win with Renewables
An unprecedented drop in renewable energy prices, the high energy intensity of mining, and the volatility of fossil fuel pricing have combined to create a…
Distributed Solar Provides Real Savings to Customers
On March 22, 2017, Rocky Mountain Institute’s Shine Program released a request for proposals (RFP) for community-scale solar on behalf of a group…
Finding Better Places to Buy Wind and Solar Power
Large corporations, universities, and municipalities are increasingly interested in procuring renewable energy at scale due to a combination of increasingly ambitious sustainability targets and falling…
A Rural Electric Cooperative Sets a 100% Renewables Target
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) has long been a proponent of supplying its 29,000 customers in northern New Mexico with renewable energy. The rural electric…
