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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e–Lab: Electricity Innovation Lab
Helping unlikely allies work together in developing critical electricity solutions.
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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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Insights
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Article
Electricity Customers Are Getting Burnt by Soaring Fossil Fuel Prices
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Article
Five Steps for Utilities to Foster Authentic Community Engagement
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Report
Ensuring an Inclusive Clean Energy Transition
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Article
Securitization in Action
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Report
Structured Finance for Energy Transition
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Article
A Fair Green Deal for the Last Coal Plant in Mississippi
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Article
The Best Time to Plan Transmission Was 15 Years Ago. The Second-Best Time Is Now.
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Article
Shining a Light on Utility Performance in Hawaii’s Clean Energy Transition
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Article
States Move Swiftly on Performance-Based Regulation to Achieve Policy Priorities
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Article
What Do We Know about Utility Shutoffs of Vulnerable Families during COVID-19?
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Article
Is Georgia Power’s New Plan Enough to Reach Net Zero by 2050?
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Report
Scaling Clean: Assessing Market Options for Clean Energy and Capacity in PJM
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Reality Check: Red-State Voters Want Clean Energy Too. Just Ask Nebraska
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Article
The Hidden Costs of Keeping Gas Plants Online in Texas and Beyond
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Article
People Are the Most Important Part of Regulation in the Decisive Decade
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Reality Check: US Renewable Energy Portfolios Can Outcompete New Gas Plants
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Article
The Top 15 Climate Developments of 2021
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Story
Reality Check: COVID, Not Clean Energy, Drove Rise in Electricity Burden
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Article
Report Release: Headwinds for US Gas Power
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Story
Freeing Energy
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Report
Headwinds for US Gas Power
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Report
The economic, health, and jobs impacts of CEPs compared with every proposed US gas plant in 2021
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Article
COP26 Keeps 1.5 Degrees in Reach
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Press Release
New Initiative Unveiled to Expedite Transition of Coal Plants Globally at UN Climate Change Conference
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Report
Financing the Coal Transition
