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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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
Supporting comprehensive regulatory and business model reform and innovation to flip utilities from foes to champions.
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eLab Accelerator: Financing the Shift to Clean Energy
Build competitive and ambitious clean energy project applications that can unlock billions of dollars of federal resources with the help of our experts
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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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Research & Analysis
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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
Get a Load of This
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Article
Smart Cost Allocation: The Secret Ingredient to Affordable Electricity in a New Era of Load Growth
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Brief
Rebalancing “Return on Equity” to Accelerate an Affordable Clean Energy Future
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Report
How “Power Couples” Can Help the United States Win the Global AI Race
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Report
A Strategic Framework for Utility Cost Control
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Article
The State of Utility Planning, 2024 Q4
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Article
How Uneconomic Coal Plants Hurt our Health — and Drive Up Healthcare Costs
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News
Statement: Utilities Leverage DOE Loans To Build a Resilient Grid and Save Customers Millions
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Report
Powering Through Uncertainty
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Report
The Sherco Clean Repowering: How One Community Turned a Coal Plant into a Hub for a New Clean Economy
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Report
Four Essential Assumptions for Future-Ready Grid Modeling
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Report
Mind the Regulatory Gap
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Article
High Electricity Prices? Utilities Have a Coupon for That
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Brief
Modeling the DOE’s Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program in Resource Planning
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Brief
Reimagining Utility Climate Risk Planning
