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Fickle Winds
After record installations in 2012, U.S. wind power experienced a precipitous drop in installed capacity last year. PTC uncertainty is partially to blame, so how can wind move past the PTC to market-based solutions?
Will the Electricity Grid Become Optional?
A new RMI report identifies when and where solar-plus-battery systems could enable affordable customer defection from utilities.
Renewables Power a Rural German Village
A small town in the corner of rural eastern Germany, 40 miles south of Berlin, may be one of the best examples of decentralized self-sufficiency.
The Evolution of Utility-Offered “Organic” Electricity
Just as with organic supermarket produce, green power programs remain a niche market, though green power is increasingly making inroads to mainstream markets.
The Road to Clean-Energy Islands
Last year more than 25 million tourists visited the Caribbean’s islands, drawn in part to the region’s sandy beaches and breathtaking sunsets. Though many consider it a tropical paradise, the Caribbean’s 40 million residents know that such positives also come at great cost: dependence on expensive, imported fossil fuel for energy generation.
