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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Article
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
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Article
Reinvesting at Coal Plant Sites with Clean Energy Upgrades Supports both Reliability and Affordability
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Article
The State of Utility Planning, 2025 Q2
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Report
Community Benefits in Energy Projects
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Large Load Tariff Principles
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Brief
US Governors Are Leading Efforts to Tackle the Cost of Electricity
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Article
Solid-State Cooling Works. Meet the Founders Who Want to Bring it to Market.
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Article
Gas Turbine Supply Constraints Threaten Grid Reliability; More Affordable Near-Term Solutions Can Help
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Article
We Can End Energy Poverty in the Electric Sector: Here’s How
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Report
Regulatory Agility
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Brief
From Theory to Reality: Building Credible Transition Credit Projects
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Article
Carbon Accounting That Helps Companies Shift to Clean Energy Faster
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Article
Paving the Way for Cost-Effective Transmission
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Article
The State of Utility Planning, 2025 Q1
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Report
VP3 Progress Report: From Awareness to Action
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Report
Supporting a Reliable Grid: The Opportunity for Virtual Power Plants in Michigan
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Article
Getting Alternative Transmission Technologies to Scale
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Article
Avoiding the Stranded Asset Mistakes of the Past: A Case Study in Wisconsin
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Report
Energy Reinvestments in the Intermountain West Can Save Ratepayers Hundreds of Millions
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Report
High Voltage, High Reward Transmission
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Report
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