Carbon-Free Electricity
Accelerating the Transition to Clean 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
Make utilities clean energy champions
RMI Will
Prove that clean energy portfolios are the highest-value resource via analysis and support to global utilities and regulators.
Establish best-practice wholesale market design and empower grid system planners to support high penetrations of renewables.
Develop utility decarbonization pathways, partner on lighthouse examples, and support regulators and advocates to enact bold 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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Business Models and Regulatory Design
Supporting comprehensive regulatory and business model reform and innovation to flip utilities from foes to champions.
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eLab Accelerator: Financing the Shift to Clean Energy
Build competitive and ambitious clean energy project applications that can unlock billions of dollars of federal resources with the help of our experts
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Managing the Coal Capital Transition
Financing models to support retirement while offering a path toward a clean power sector.
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Research & Analysis
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Article
Building a Brighter Future by Changing Utility Incentives
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Report
How to Restructure Utility Incentives
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Article
What’s the State of Utility Planning Halfway through 2024?
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Report
RMI’s Community Benefits Catalog
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Report
The Nuts and Bolts of Performance-Based Regulation
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Report
Coal-to-Clean Success Stories
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Transition Finance Case Studies: Logan and Chambers — Renegotiate, Refinance, Redevelop
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Transition Finance Case Studies: ACEN — Project Sale to Special Purpose Vehicle
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Transition Finance Case Studies: Tocopilla Units 14 and 15 — Results-Based Loan Incentive
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Article
Ready for a Wild Hurricane Season? Renewable Microgrids Are.
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Article
Electrification 101: How Fleets and Utilities Can Work Together to Unlock Electrified Transportation
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Report
Virtual Power Plant Flipbook
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Article
Clean Repowering Can Avoid Disastrous Delays with 250 GW of Clean Energy
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Article
FERC Order 1920 Can Help PJM Plan for the Future
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Report
Understanding FERC’s Order 1920
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Policy Brief
Maximizing the Value of the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program for Utility Customers
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Policy Brief
Assessing the Impact of Voluntary Actions on the Grid
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Announcement
FERC’s Regional Transmission Order 1920 Supports Affordable and Reliable Electricity
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Article
How Utilities Can Mitigate Risks through Robust Community Benefits Plans
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Article
Carbon Dioxide Removal: The Startup View
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Article
How Data Centers Can Set the Stage for Larger Loads to Come
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Policy Brief
Transforming the Way We Serve Vulnerable Communities: Performance Incentive Mechanisms and Beyond
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News
As EPA Finalizes New Power Plant Rules, Clean, Reliable Solutions Abound
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Report
Collaborating with Utilities to Meet Underserved Community Needs
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Article
3 Reasons Why Climate Players Should Care About Utility Rate of Return