Electricity
It’s Time to Plan for Electric Vehicles on the Grid
New report identifies important best practices for utilities, regulators, and other stakeholders If you think electric vehicles are still a niche technology, think again. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that more than 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) were on the road in 2015, including…
Community-Supported Development: A First Step to Community Solar for All
Communities are a critical actor in the global effort to combat climate change. In the United States, communities and governments continue to drive toward more sustainable, inclusive economies by leveraging local solar power—most recently, in the form of community-scale solar.
Amazon and Dominion Virginia Power Reach Breakthrough Renewable Energy Agreement
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon.com’s cloud computing division, has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with its retail electric utility, Dominion Virginia Power (DVP). Recently, RMI met with members of AWS to better understand how they are working together with Dominion Virginia Power (DVP) to help meet their renewable energy goals in…
Design Matters: Unpacking Xcel’s Current Rates Proposal
Across the electricity system, utilities’ face a reckoning between traditional rate designs and disruptive trends. As distributed solar raises concerns about cost shifts onto a shrinking customer base, and DERs grow ever more capable, the electricity rates charged to customers are central to industry-wide efforts to rethink the utility business model.
Fannie Mae’s Financing for Solar: A Game Changer for the Solar Industry
Guest author Jamie Johnson is the founder and CEO of Energy Sense Finance. Mortgage companies play an important role in making solar photovoltaics (PV) more affordable and accessible for homeowners, which is a key component to unlocking the economic opportunities of home energy upgrades. Learn more about how this complements RMI’s…