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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Blog
How the California Grid Can Become More Resilient to Wildfire
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Blog
Powering Rural Economic Development with Renewables
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Report
Powering Through: A Climate Resilient Future
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Blog
Clean Energy Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
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Report
Clean Power by the Hour
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Press Release
RMI and Microsoft Show How Corporations Can Accelerate a Cleaner Grid
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Blog
Ridehailing Drivers Will Go Electric—If We Build the Charging Stations
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Blog
The Untapped Potential of Public Utility Commissions
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Report
PUC Modernization Issue Briefs
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Utilities, Analysts, and Customers Agree: Transitioning from Coal Saves Money
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Blog
When a Coal Plant Gets Built on Top of a Highway, What Happens When It Closes?
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Blog
Financing Tools for an Equitable Transition to a Clean Economy
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Blog
Bringing Batteries to the Helm of Grid Services
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Blog
The California Blackout that Wasn’t
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Blog
Why High-Efficiency Cooling Is a Climate Priority
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Blog
Simple Tax Changes Can Unleash Clean Energy Deployment
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Blog
Can Electric Pickup Trucks Save the Grid in Texas?
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Blog
Passive Cooling in a Tiny House
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Blog
Bringing Back Clean Air
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Where We Are in the Energy Transition
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Blog
Grading Your Utility’s Shopping Habits
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Blog
What Is Needed to Meet US Climate Commitments
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Put Cities at the Heart of America’s Infrastructure and Economic Recovery
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Is Coal Failing Fast or Slow?
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US Cities Bought More Renewables Than Ever in 2020. Here’s How.
