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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Energy Resilience in the Roaring Fork Valley
On the evening of July 3, 2018, a wildfire broke out a half mile from the Rocky Mountain Institute office in Basalt, Colorado, in the…
Elevating Utility Business Model Reform at e–Lab Accelerator 2019
The various forces—societal, financial, environmental, customer-driven—motivating the electricity system’s transition to a more decarbonized and distributed orientation continue to grow, marked by several key…
Accelerating the Electrification of Buildings at e–Lab Accelerator 2019
One of the most exciting developments in the energy system is the role that beneficial electrification—using renewable energy and efficient electric technologies to heat and…
Rethinking Minigrid Design: Capturing Savings Through Capacity Utilization
Distributed minigrids are an increasingly attractive approach across sub-Saharan Africa for providing power to rural and underserved communities (as we explain here and…
How Community-Scale Solar Can Change Our Energy System
This post was originally published on Organic Valley’s Rootstock blog site. Where and how we source our energy has a huge impact on our…