Electricity
Summer Disconnections Make the Living Less Easy
RMI’s latest report provides policy options to reduce the risks and impacts of electricity shutoffs.
Reality Check: We Have What’s Needed to Reliably Power the Data Center Boom, and It’s Not Coal Plants
A range of clean, resilient solutions can help us meet the electrical needs of our growing digital economy while saving Americans money.
Looking Under the Hood: How PUCs Evaluate Performance Incentive Mechanisms
Performance incentive mechanisms are evaluated differently across the United States. Part 1 of this two-part series looks at how it's handled in the Northeast.
How PIM Evaluation Can Level Up
The second part of a two-part series, we offer recommendations for regulators from our research on performance incentive mechanism evaluation.
How We Can Keep Cool Without Frying the Grid (Or the Planet)
The US power grid is facing another major test. After a massive heat dome settled over the US last week, temperatures pushed into the triple digits across major cities from St. Louis to Boston. In several places, especially in the Southeast and Midwest, high humidity,…