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Lena Hansen

Lena Hansen is a principal with Rocky Mountain Institute’s electricity practice, where she specializes in energy strategy, distributed resource integration and regulatory and business innovation for electric utilities.

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Why transformation of the U.S. electricity system is critical
By Lena Hansen, January 18, 2013
While it will be difficult, it's necessary if the country is to get a handle on its greenhouse gas emissions.
How your company can benefit from the evolution of energy
By Lena Hansen, March 05, 2012
Two big trends in energy generation -- shifting to renewables, and evolving to smaller, decentralized systems -- will have a profound impact on utilities and almost every energy-using company....

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