Reality check: How to grow the grid, but not electricity costs >>

Reality Check

Misconceptions about renewable energy, electric vehicles, batteries, the electricity grid, and the clean energy transition abound. From the merely misinformed to the outright misleading, dubious information can fuel doubts about the economic, health, and climate benefits of clean energy solutions, and worse, can slow action on climate change.

Debunking these myths is critical to accelerating the clean energy transition. That is why RMI is developing a growing catalog of “Reality Check” articles that distinguish fact from fiction and set the record straight on some of the misconceptions hindering climate action.

To learn more about the fundamentals of the energy transition, also check out our library of “Clean Energy 101” explainers.

Electricity | December 22, 2025

Reality Check: How to Grow the Grid, but Not Electricity Costs

US utilities are building $1.4 trillion worth of new infrastructure over the next five years. But can they do so without sending up prices? There are ways to better match the increasing demand for electricity without exacerbating a deepening affordability crisis. Utilities can build faster, tap into new technologies, and do more with the grid that we’ve already built. The path forward that supports the most widespread prosperity for the United States is also the most efficient path we have.

Electricity | August 30, 2024

Reality Check: Generator-Centric Disaster Response Is Out of Gas

By deploying solar + storage microgrids in our communities before hurricanes strike, they will save customers money in the long run, provide valuable electric grid services that will decrease carbon emissions overall, and already be in place when they are needed in times of crisis.

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