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A Northern New York Town Invests in a Microgrid to Keep the Power On
The community of Potsdam, New York, and partner organizations are building what could be the nation's largest municipal microgrid.
Renewable Energy Bracketology
Although no one has ever picked a perfect March Madness bracket, there is no shortage of strategies that could help gain an edge. And we here at RMI have a strategy, too: going all in on renewable energy.
Fort Collins Steps Up, Approves Accelerated Climate Target
Sometimes leadership arises from impatience. In Fort Collins, Colorado—a city known for its pragmatic, can-do attitude—getting on with the business of reducing greenhouse gas emissions doesn’t have to wait for international treaties, federal mandates, or carbon taxes. This week, the Fort Collins City Council voluntarily adopted revised climate action goals…
Why New Electricity Pricing Approaches Are a Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing
There is a looming disconnect between the rapidly evolving new world of distributed energy technologies and the old world of electricity pricing, where relatively little has changed since the early 20th century.
Can Big Data Help Us Get to a Carbon-Free Future?
This speeding avalanche of data—and all the information in it—can lead to great opportunities, especially in the areas we work in at RMI—electricity, buildings, and transportation.
