Electricity
Smart Cost Allocation: The Secret Ingredient to Affordable Electricity in a New Era of Load Growth
RMI’s Optimus tool can help design cost allocation solutions to support affordability during rapid load growth.
Rebalancing “Return on Equity” to Accelerate an Affordable Clean Energy Future
By updating how to determine ROE, regulators can incentivize grid investments that are more affordable for customers, improve grid resilience, and maintain reliability.
How “Power Couples” Can Help the United States Win the Global AI Race
RMI analysis shows that building data centers alongside wind, solar, and batteries near existing grid connection sites can fast-track electricity needed for AI — without forcing families and businesses to foot the bill.
Expanding Our Vision of Energy Efficiency
We need energy sources fit for an era of work demand, not heat demand. Fortunately, thanks to the rapid growth and cost decline of solar, wind, and electrification, “firepower” faces inexorable decline.
The State of Utility Planning, 2024 Q4
A review of all integrated resource plans for electric utilities across the United States to evaluate progress toward a zero-carbon energy future.
