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Hurricane Maria created immense devastation in Puerto Rico, leaving the island and its people facing a long recovery process. Crucially, its electric grid suffered such widespread damage that, a month after the storm, 75 percent of the island remains without...

Earlier this summer, Rocky Mountain Institute issued a report called Pathways For Innovation: The Role of Pilots and Demonstrations in Reinventing the Utility Business Model. The report outlines five macro themes that are emerging in demonstration projects around the...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, our hearts go out to the people of Houston and the surrounding communities who have been so affected by this devastating storm.

For years, software has made businesses smarter and more productive. Today, software is making our homes smarter, too: Nearly ten percent of North American households are equipped with some type of “smart home” technology.

As the grid has become dependent on computers to manage its moment-by-moment dynamics, it also has become increasingly tied to the Internet.

Distributed storage can provide significant benefits to low-income residents, who spend a disproportionate amount of their income on energy from the grid.

200,000 California homes will add rooftop solar systems next year, and all of these new solar customers will be on NEM 2.0 and Time-of-Use.

Utilities, customers and regulators all recognize the essential role storage plays in modernizing the grid and ensuring resiliency.