Carbon-Free Electricity
Accelerating the Shift to Clean, Affordable Electricity Around the World
42%
of global energy GHG emissions
30M
jobs created in renewables by 2030
100%
increase in electricity demand to decarbonize other sectors
We Must
Scale clean energy portfolios
Build clean, competitive, modern grids
Support utilities in championing clean energy
RMI Will
Develop innovative clean energy solutions that can deliver reliable electricity quickly and affordably to meet rising demand.
Establish best-practice wholesale market design and empower grid system planners to rapidly deploy low-cost, clean-energy resources that support system reliability and customer affordability.
Develop utility decarbonization pathways, partner on lighthouse examples, and support regulators and advocates to enact innovative regulations.
RMI is bringing the benefits of clean energy to all by transforming global power systems to support modern, low-carbon economies.
Market Levers
Business Models
Innovations to flip utilities from foes to champions
Finance
Capital models to support early retirement
Education
Build capacity to empower leaders to act boldly
What We Do
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Building Clean, Competitive Grids
We must invest in large- and small-scale solutions, from transmission lines and utility-scale renewables to efficiency and distributed energy resources.
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Business Models and Regulatory Design
Scaling comprehensive regulatory and business model reform and innovation to support utilities in delivering clean, affordable, and reliable electricity.
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eLab Accelerator: Financing the Shift to Clean Energy
Building ambitious clean energy project applications that can unlock new options to lower costs and support reliability with the help of our experts.
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Reinvesting in Cleaner Energy Systems Globally
Financing models and technical resources to support a just coal-to-clean transition.
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Research & Analysis
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Report
How to Leverage Cost Allocation to Enable Rapid, Affordable, and Equitable Electrification:
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Article
Rewiring Utility Planning for the Age of Rapid Load Growth
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Article
Large Energy Users Want Power. Here’s How to Protect Other Ratepayers from the Costs.
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How Virtual Power Plants Can Help the United States Win the AI Race
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Article
As the Government Shutdown Freezes Low-Income Assistance Funds, PUCs Can Help
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Article
PJM’s Speed to Power Problem and How to Fix It
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Report
Fixing Multiyear Rate Plans
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Article
How State Regulators Can Utilize the Latest Legislative Trend to Make Electricity More Affordable and Reliable
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Report
Community Engagement Toolkit
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Community Benefits Resources
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Virtual Power Plant Metering and Telemetry
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Article
The State of Utility Planning, 2025 Q3
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Article
How Low-Income Customer Programs Lower Energy Costs for Everyone
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Brief
Clean Energy Portfolios Can Provide Reliable, Affordable Energy for Jacksonville
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Article
The Surprising Value of the Energy You Don’t Use
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Article
Why No State Stands Alone: The Shared Power of Regional Transmission
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Article
Batteries: The Workhorse of an Affordable, Reliable Grid
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Dispatch
Dispatch from Alaska: Energy Lessons from Life Off the Grid
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Article
Summer Disconnections Make the Living Less Easy
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Report
Disconnections Handbook
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Reality Check
Reality Check: We Have What’s Needed to Reliably Power the Data Center Boom, and It’s Not Coal Plants
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Article
Looking Under the Hood: How PUCs Evaluate Performance Incentive Mechanisms
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Article
How PIM Evaluation Can Level Up
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Article
How We Can Keep Cool Without Frying the Grid (Or the Planet)
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Report
The State Regulator’s Role in Transmission