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RMI transforms global energy systems through market-driven solutions to secure a prosperous, resilient, clean energy future for all.
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialIn 1976, Amory Lovins observed that people do not want energy itself; they want what energy does.
Since then, advancements in wind, solar, batteries, and efficiency have modernized the energy “soft path” that is at the core of RMI’s practice: ow.ly/W8V250ZWw5i
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialBattery energy storage system (BESS) facilities are an important part of a safe, affordable, and reliable grid. In the US, roughly 67 GW of BESS projects are planned to come online by 2030 — the second-largest source of new electric capacity after solar. https://ow.ly/z3NA50ZVbNs
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialExplore RMI’s Marginal Wells Dashboard to see which US regions and counties have the highest counts of marginal and submarginal wells: ow.ly/os9k50ZUAFK
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialMethane emissions add up over hundreds of thousands of marginal wells.
Updated and differentiated data can help identify the most wasteful and polluting marginal wells to prioritize proper shut in and avoid abandonment. ow.ly/u9qN50ZUAFL
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialMost US oil and gas wells are marginal, meaning they don’t produce a lot of oil and gas, but they can leak methane, which causes fires and explosions, contributes to smog, and heats the planet over 80x more powerfully than CO2 over a 20-year time period.
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialBy building a more flexible system that incorporates distributed energy resources, a distribution system operator (DSO) model can reduce the total investment required to deliver reliable electricity compared to the status quo. https://ow.ly/hSaR50ZU53x
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialIn the Southeast US, new energy industrial policy could catalyze up to $82 billion in private-sector investment by 2035 and yield an additional 89-128 GW of electricity generation capacity, plus substantial job growth in the region. https://ow.ly/NmmK50ZU3js
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialHigh-quality carbon credits need to deliver for both the climate and communities. An emerging consensus is helping define what good social integrity looks like and how to assess it.
Explore the six questions helping put social integrity into practice 👇
https://ow.ly/NBNQ50ZU0hF
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialWasteMAP was created by RMI and @cleanaircatf.bsky.social, with funding from the Global Methane Hub, to improve waste methane emissions transparency and to highlight mitigation opportunities and best practices to reduce solid waste methane emissions. ow.ly/zO5o50ZTJEl
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialRMI’s Oil Climate Index plus Gas (OCI+) tool quantifies and compares greenhouse gas emissions intensities from global oil and gas assets: ow.ly/SyGv50ZTJEk
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialLearn more about the context and importance of satellites as a powerful tool in the push to slash pollution: ow.ly/BtVW50ZTJCe
@rockymtninst.bsky.social🛰️ The Planet Tanager-2 satellite was launched into orbit today. 🛰️ This will allow @carbonmapper.bsky.social to scale up data to help identify and address sources of methane — the main component of natural gas and a super pollutant with 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide in the near term.
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialThe Great American Grid coalition aims to help advance reforms and "accelerate interconnection, expand and optimize transmission, and plan for next-generation technologies" to expand and modernize the US grid.
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialRMI outlines five themes to accelerate interconnection, expand and optimize transmission, and plan for next-generation technologies — laying the groundwork for building an affordable, reliable, secure Great American Grid: ow.ly/KtLh50ZSQX1
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialRMI, JPMorgan, and others created the Great American Grid coalition to help update US grid infrastructure, add new generation resources, and build transmission to deliver more electricity and create flexibility for affordability, resilience, and security.
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialMarginal wells are often hidden in plain sight, receiving little attention from communities and regulators. These wells, like all oil and gas systems, are a significant source of methane: ow.ly/3SH650ZSn3Y
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialColorado is strengthening its oil and gas oversight with methane reduction requirements: cdphe.colorado.gov/press-releas...
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialColorado adopted new methane standards for existing oil and gas operations earlier this month to keep pollution from leaking into the environment. The new rule applies to all wells, no matter how much oil and gas they produce.
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialCleaner ways to make iron and steel already exist. The challenge is scaling them.
RMI’s Book & Claim Framework for the Iron and Steel Sector could help unlock investment in low-emissions iron and steel.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/lQ2F50ZR5ZQ
@rockymtninst.bsky.socialUS electricity demand is rising faster than the system can add generation and transmission.
The Great American Grid coalition brings together grid operators, electricity market participants, and policymakers to build faster, think bigger, and catalyze grid reform. https://ow.ly/ER6u50ZQOpK
