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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Report
Guidelines for Financing a Credible Coal Transition
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Article
How to Finance a Credible Coal Transition
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Article
Small Changes Could Yield Big Savings for Georgia Electricity Customers
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News
RMI Launches Global Guide Highlighting New Ways to Speed Up Clean Electricity Transition Ahead of COP27
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Article
Let RMI Be Your Guide to the Global Energy Transformation
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Report
Market Structures
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Report
Fossil Fuel Transition Strategies
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Points of Progress
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Article
Fighting for a Just Transition for Coal Communities
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Report
What Utility Regulators Need to Know about the IRA
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Article
The Hidden Health Costs of Gas-Fired Power Plants
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Article
Georgia Power and the Golden Securitization Opportunity
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Story
Our Lights Stayed on During Hurricane Ian
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Brief
Rewarding What Matters in Energy Efficiency
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Article
Supporting Coal Workers and Communities in the Energy Transition
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Article
The Most Important Clean Energy Policy You’ve Never Heard About
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Article
Why Purchased Power is Such a Big Deal to Better Understand US Utilities’ Climate Impact
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Article
By the Numbers: Low-Income Energy Assistance
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Article
Wind and Solar Are Saving Texans $20 Million a Day
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Article
Totex Ratemaking Could Help Keep Rates Affordable Through the Clean Energy Transition
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Report
Making the Clean Energy Transition Affordable
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Article
The Solution to Grid Reliability? Go Bigger and Bolder on Renewables and Energy Storage
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Article
FERC Could Slash Inflation and Double Renewables with These Grid Upgrades
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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
