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eLab’s Diverse Stakeholders Are Critical for Success (Video)
The problems facing the electricity sector require multiple parties to come together to innovate. eLab is driving change by bringing together thought leaders and decision makers from around the electricity sector to think together, develop new ideas, and then implement those ideas into the broader industry.
Beyond U.S. Borders: RMI Alumna Anna Shpitsberg Works at the Nexus of Energy and Foreign Policy
Here’s an organization you may not have heard of: the Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR). Anna Shpitsberg, an RMI alumna who served as an intern in 2010, moved on to work at the DOE, where she was a Presidential Management Fellow. More recently, though, she’s served as Power Sector Advisor at ENR.
Seattle Unveils “Pay for Performance” Pilot Program
The Pacific Northwest already offers low electricity rates due to clean hydropower and decades of effective energy efficiency programs. A major player in that story has been Seattle City Light, which is testing another innovative approach: Pay for Performance.
Going the Distance: Range Anxiety Overlooks EVs’ Sweet Spot
There’s a famous clip from the sitcom Seinfeld, where Kramer takes a car out for a test drive and—with a nervous but eventually supportive salesman in the passenger seat—sees just how far he can drive with the needle dipping well below “E” on the fuel gauge.
When a LEAF Falls
With a $6k price cut on the Nissan LEAF, what does a sub-$20k EV mean for the industry?