'Small Is Profitable' Named 'Book of the Year' by The Economist; Book Brings New Thinking to Electricity Industry.

Byline: Rocky Mountain Institute

SNOWMASS, Colo., Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rocky Mountain Institute's new book about the benefits of decentralized electricity resources, "Small Is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size," has been named a Book of the Year for 2002 by The Economist magazine in its Dec. 14 issue.

SIP, as it's known, was one of three titles named Book of the Year in The Economist's "Economics and Business" category. The other two books were "What Management Is: How It Works and Why It's Everyone's Business" by Joan Magretta and Nan Stone, and "Martha Inc: The Incredible Story of Martha …