General Energy
Turning Sunshine Into Dollars in the Roaring Fork Valley
Years ago, a Basalt native Paul Spencer set out to build an off-grid home not far from RMI’s Snowmass office. Through the process of designing and building his house, he developed a passion for real estate, and became well versed in renewable energy technologies.
Tips For Campus Sustainability Planning
Today kicks off the Appalachian Energy Summit, where campus leaders from the University of North Carolina system will work with RMI facilitators to explore ways to chip away at their $226 million annual energy bill, and work toward carbon neutrality by 2050.
Chicago Steps Up Retrofit Pledge, But Is It Enough?
Last month, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel extended the Retrofit Chicago program to commercial buildings. But is it enough?
RPS: States Can, Should, Go Farther
Last week, James Newcomb and Mathias Bell gave a presentation to the California Energy Commission describing different ways California could go beyond their current renewable portfolio standard and achieve a 50 percent renewable electricity system by 2030—cost effectively. But why would a state with the most aggressive goal for renewables go even farther? I sat down with both of them to find out.
U.S Renewables Hit 5%…Where’s the Celebration?
Between April 2011 and March 2012, the U.S. generated 5 percent of the country’s annual electricity from renewable sources, according to preliminary data from the Energy Information Administration.
