Large Load Tariffs Dashboard

This page provides relevant research and tools for state public utility commissions, utilities, and advocates on large load tariffs — special contracts, rates, and service agreements between utilities and large load customers. Topics covered here include ratepayer protections, Bring Your Own (BYO) procurement options, and community engagement resources.

If you have questions or would like to discuss any of the topics below with an RMI expert, please reach out to Charles Cannon (ccannon@rmi.org) or Sarah Wang (sarah.wang@rmi.org).

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Large Load Tariff Design
Considerations for Bringing Large Loads onto the Grid

Large Load Tariff Design

Large Load Tariff Principles

Tariff design principles to bring consistency to tariff design and development, supporting the application of best practices across jurisdictions.

Large Energy Users Want Power. Here’s How to Protect Other Ratepayers from the Costs.

Designing large load tariffs with strong safeguards can reduce the risk of cost shifting, but adoption of them varies.

New Ways to Power Data Centers and Other Large Energy Users

How Bring-Your-Own and Clean Transition Tariffs could meet the energy needs of large customers while reducing risks for other ratepayers.

Considerations for Bringing Large Loads onto the Grid

Get a Load of This

A resource for electricity regulators to help them better forecast large loads.

How Virtual Power Plants Can Help the United States Win the AI Race

Unlocking the capacity of virtual power plants can help big tech power data centers, fast.

Rewiring Utility Planning for the Age of Rapid Load Growth

With growing demand, faster adaptive planning can prevent costly overbuilds, missed investments, and delays that slow the clean energy transition.

Electricity Affordability Toolkit

This toolkit offers more than two dozen resources to help legislators, staff, and advocates identify and advance effective electricity affordability solutions.

Lightening the Load

This report details how local governments and communities can scale clean solutions for data centers and engage with each other effectively.