Electricity
Performance-Based Regulation: Getting Down to Business Model Reform in Colorado
This Spring, Colorado ascended to the top tier of state-led clean energy policy in the United States. In the final days of May, Governor Jared Polis signed 11 bills ushering in a wave of key policy changes to advance decarbonization and clean energy in the state.
Minnesota Accelerates Its Energy Transition with e–Lab’s Help
Minnesota is among the states leading the way in the transition to clean energy. Two of the state’s largest utilities have announced plans to achieve significant shares of carbon-free energy by 2030, and many other groups are working on similar innovative projects. Accordingly, the state’s energy community was…
A Bridge Backward? The Risky Economics of New Natural Gas Infrastructure in the United States
Over the past two decades, natural gas has dramatically reshaped the US electricity industry.
Fire and Smoke: How Communities’ Health Suffers From Climate Change—And How the Energy Transition Can Help
This blog post was originally published in Health and Climate Solutions Blog: George Mason University. Rocky Mountain Institute, the nonprofit I lead, has been a part of the community of Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley since its founding 37 years ago. Our Innovation Center headquarters is there, and the people…
Learning Extreme Energy Efficiency at Rocky Mountain Institute
For me, the best spring break is not on a beach; it’s in the mountains. High up in the Roaring Fork Valley in Western Colorado, amid the snowcapped peaks, there’s a river that babbles past the small towns and their quirky residents. There’s not a lot out there. It feels…