RMI Outlet, Rocky Mountain Institute’s blog, explores topics critical to RMI’s mission to transform global energy use to create a clean, prosperous, and secure low-carbon future.
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Empowering Utilities to Participate in the Clean-Energy Transition
This is the first blog in a four-part series. One of the central challenges in effectively managing the transition of the energy grid toward a…
New Zero-Energy Homes Almost to Cost Parity, While Codes & Incentives Help Cross the Finish Line
If you had a choice between building new homes that meet basic standards and building comfortable, healthy homes that dramatically cut energy bills, which would…
Improving Rural Electricity Service
Download the Report: Improving Rural Electricity Service: Adding Value Under the Grid Traditionally in sub-Saharan Africa, electrification efforts have emphasized the hundreds…
Grid-Integrated Buildings: A Profitable Linchpin to Decarbonization
I was recently asked by the director of sustainability of a major corporation, “What’s beyond LEED Platinum and net zero energy?” I was excited by…
Revolutionizing the Air Conditioner Industry to Solve the Cooling Challenge
Download the Solving the Global Cooling Challenge report here. Our Earth is becoming warmer with each passing year. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s…