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Financing an investment in our future energy system

Ahead of a February 15 Siemens event at MIT to discuss energy financing, Siemens magazine interviews MITEI’s Raanan Miller, executive director of the Utility of the Future study, about the study’s research findings and the urgency of making proactive reforms for the electric power sector.
February 15, 2017 In the media Siemens

Utility of the Future

Industry Today reports on MITEI’s Utility of the Future study, which addresses the technology, policy, and business models shaping the evolution of the delivery of electricity services.
February 15, 2017 In the media Industry Today

How Massachusetts’ cost of living compares with national averages

Spencer Buell, writing for Boston Magazine, interviews MITEI's research director Frank O'Sullivan about the cost of electricity and gasoline in Massachusetts relative to the United States as a whole.
February 6, 2017 In the media Boston Magazine

There’s a revolution happening in electricity. Utilities need to keep up.

Vox reporter David Roberts interviews MITEI's Jesse Jenkins and Director Robert Armstrong on the changes taking place in today's electricity system and the solutions offered in the Utility of the Future report.
January 19, 2017 In the media Vox

Laws must not block progress

During a trip to Rome to renew MIT’s partnership with Eni aimed at accelerating clean energy technologies, President L. Rafael Reif spoke with Alessia Rastelli of Corriere della Sera about MIT’s Climate Action Plan, the Campaign for a Better World and bringing world-changing ideas to the marketplace. Reif explains that MIT researchers want to “have an impact on a global scale.”
January 18, 2017 In the media Corriere della Sera

MIT’s 8 Big Ways to Enable the Utility of the Future

Katherine Tweed, writing for Greentech Media, reports on major takeaways of MIT's Utility of the Future study, which provides a comprehensive examination of utilities' best options in proactively adapting around ongoing changes in the provision and consumption of energy services.
December 28, 2016 In the media Greentech Media

How regulations and technology brought us closer to Utility 2.0 in 2016

Robert Walton, writing for Utility Dive, reports on 2016's patchwork progress on integrating distributed energy resources into the grid, and makes a case for integrating key findings from MIT's Utility of the Future study into 2017 developments.
December 22, 2016 In the media Utility Dive

Report offers roadmap for overhaul of U.S. electrical grid

Writing for Midwest Energy News, David J. Unger reports on MITEI's Utility of the Future study, which calls for an overhaul of the U.S. electric grid to achieve savings for consumers and businesses, and more fairly incorporate distributed energy technologies like wind, solar, and energy storage.
December 21, 2016 In the media Midwest Energy News

It's location, location, location for distributed power

Reporting on MITEI's Utility of the Future study for EnergyWire, Peter Behr highlights the study's emphasis on time- and location-specific value in the integration of distributed energy resources like solar power into the grid.
December 15, 2016 In the media EnergyWire

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