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RPS: States Can, Should, Go Farther
Last week, James Newcomb and Mathias Bell gave a presentation to the California Energy Commission describing different ways California could go beyond their current renewable portfolio standard and achieve a 50 percent renewable electricity system by 2030—cost effectively. But why would a state with the most aggressive goal for renewables go even farther? I sat down with both of them to find out.
Introducing the Electricity Innovation Lab
In RMI’s recent book, Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for a New Energy Era, we suggest it’s possible to transform the U.S. electricity system over the next 40 years to one that is clean, secure, and customer-centric, all while not sacrificing affordability or reliability.
Video: RMI’s James Newcomb on NREL’s Renewable Futures Study
Yesterday, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory released a seminal study detailing the extent to which renewable energy supply can meet the electricity demands of the continental United States over the next several decades.
FHA PowerSaver Solar Loans: The Best Deal Around?
What if you could get a 20-year, no-money-down loan for a home solar photovoltaic (“PV”) system costing up to $25,000 with only a 5 percent to 7 percent interest rate? And then pocket the 30 percent investment tax credit worth $7,500 or possibly more?
EPA’s Proposed GHG Standards and our Electricity Future
Watch RMI electricity experts James Newcomb and Lena Hansen discuss how the EPA’s new rule might effect the current electricity landscape in the short term, and how this is one of many steps along the road toward a long-term vision for an electricity system.