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
Reality Check: US Renewable Energy Portfolios Can Outcompete New Gas Plants
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Blog
The Top 15 Climate Developments of 2021
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Blog
RMI Reality Check: COVID, Not Clean Energy, Drove Rise in Electricity Burden
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Blog
Report Release: Headwinds for US Gas Power
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Blog
Freeing Energy
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Blog
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
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Blog
Clean Energy Has Won the Economic Race
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Press Release
New Home Energy Solutions Can Help the United States Meet Climate Policy Goals
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Blog
Fighting Climate Change on the Home Front
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Report
Bringing Clean Energy Home
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Blog
RMI Reality Check: Appalachia Poised to Become Clean Energy Country
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Blog
Bringing Reliable, Renewable Energy to the People
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Blog
Resilience in Louisiana: Lessons from the Military and Islands
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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
