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
We provide analytical rigor, a compelling vision and unique ability to convene key decision makers across traditional institutional boundaries to scale rapid innovation. We support regulators and utility executives to help them understand the opportunities and challenges inherent in such a massive transformation.
Business Models and Regulatory Design
Supporting comprehensive regulatory and business model reform and innovation to flip utilities from foes to champions.
Learn Moree–Lab: Electricity Innovation Lab
Helping unlikely allies work together in developing critical electricity solutions.
Learn MoreManaging the Coal Capital Transition
Financing models to support retirement while offering a path toward a clean power sector.
Learn MoreInsights
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Blog
Securitization in Action: How US States Are Shaping an Equitable Coal Transition
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Powering Decarbonization in Illinois: A Cautionary Coal Tale
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Report
Transition Opportunities for Prairie State Energy Campus
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North Carolina Advances Its Clean Energy Transition Despite Challenges of 2020
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Climate Change Is Messing with Texas
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Five Lessons from Hawaii’s Groundbreaking PBR Framework
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News
Rocky Mountain Institute Releases Report on the Economic Development Benefits Rural America Is Reaping from the Growth of Renewables
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Report
Seeds of Opportunity
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Renewables Offer Rural America the Economic Development Opportunity of a Generation
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The Top 11 Clean Energy Developments of 2020
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Wind and Solar: The New Cash Crops
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The New (Ab)Normal
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Mapping the Path to DISCOM Transformation Success in India
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Clean Energy Is Canceling Gas Plants
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RMI Joins Global Leaders for New York Climate Week
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Google Shows the Path to a Clean Energy Future
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Blackouts and California’s Clean Energy Transition
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After Pipeline Rejection, New York Must Chart a New Energy Path
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Solutions for India’s Cooling Quandary
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Why NextEra’s Green Hydrogen Pilot Is a Big Deal
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News
Rocky Mountain Institute Releases New Report on Regulatory Tools for the Energy Transition—PIMs for Progress
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Report
PIMs for Progress
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Aligning Utility Performance with the Public Interest
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Solarize Campaigns: Helping Communities of Color Access Rooftop Solar
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Geothermal Power’s Competitive Landscape
