October 27, 2026 By Rick Wayman At the World Business Academy, our guiding mandate is “taking responsibility for the whole.” While we typically direct that challenge toward businesses, true systemic change also requires governmental bodies to do their part by clearing the path when forward-thinking companies step up with solutions that serve the entire community. … Continue Reading
Designing the 21st Century Electric Grid
One area that the World Business Academy Staff and Fellows have devoted a tremendous amount…
Perspectives: Wind, Wires, and Fire
BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO …
Achieving Sustainability, Resilience, and Equity Using Microgrids
BY KARISSA GARCIA (World Business Academy Intern, Summer 2020) Since the World Business Academy’s founding,…
Perspectives: Mother Earth is Having a “Fit”
BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO …
Perspectives: The Death of an Electric Monopoly
BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO …
Perspectives: Transmission Woes on Central Coast
BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO …
Advanced Community Energy (ACE): A Winning Hand for Local Energy Development
The increasing prevalence of wildfires (often sparked by utility wires) and other extreme weather events…
Montecito Community Microgrid Status Report (December 2019)
The World Business Academy, in partnership with the contractor we selected, the Clean Coalition, has…









