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Utility-Scale Wind and Natural Gas Volatility: Uncovering the Hedge Value of Wind for Utilities and Their Customers
This paper explores methods of quantifying natural gas volatility by examining theoretical models as well as case studies of utility-hedging strategies. Including these volatility risk…

Sustainable Zero Net Energy: Identifying the Essentials for Solutions
This paper explores the challenges and opportunities available for the electricity and buildings industries as the adoption of distributed generation, energy efficiency, and zero net…

Comment on “Opportunities and Challenges for a Sustainable Energy Future” on Nature.com
This comment was posted on Nature.com in response to “Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future” by Steven Chu and Arun Mujumdar. In it,…

Reinventing Fire General Methodology
This document describes the analytic methodologies used in Reinventing Fire, as well as the scope, limitations, and intended audience of the book.

Net Energy Metering, Zero Net Energy, and the Distributed Energy Resource Future
On behalf of PG&E, Rocky Mountain Institute organized and facilitated a roundtable of experts to evaluate the potential implications for the utility and its customers…