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New Power Plant Standards Preserve Reliable, Affordable Electricity
A new EPA policy will diversify electricity sources, leading to a cleaner energy future.
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VPPs Aren’t Just a One Trick Pony
The energy transition is altering the demand for grid services Climate change and the energy transition are driving changes in the power sector. Thermal power plants (mostly coal) are being shut down due to…
Electricity
Introducing Optimus: A Financial Modeling Tool Powerful Enough to Unlock the IRA’s Full Potential
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) fundamentally shifted the strategic landscape for utilities through an array of key changes to utility financial and tax incentives.
Electricity
Utilities Need Investments to Decarbonize — Investors Need Accountability
Although investor demand for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds has been both strong and resilient in recent years, the ESG sector is not without its shortcomings.
Electricity
Power Sector Implementation of a Country Coal-to-Clean Transition
RMI shares a framework and roadmap for the power sector implementation of a country-wide coal-to-clean transition.
Electricity
Increased Spending on Transmission in PJM — Is It the Right Type of Line?
PJM utilities have increased their spending on transmission in recent years but more so on low-voltage projects that don’t advance large-scale grid decarbonization.
Electricity
Wasted Wind and Tenable Transmission during Winter Storm Elliott
More wind energy and interregional transmission could have mitigated the impacts of rolling blackouts experienced during Winter Storm Elliott.
Electricity
How the Second-Largest US Utility Can Cut Both Costs and Carbon
A new RMI analysis reveals an opportunity for Southern Company to save its customers money and chart a faster path toward its climate targets by making changes to how it operates its coal fleet.
Electricity
What Happens When Utilities Start to Integrate the IRA into Planning?
When utilities integrate the Inflation Reduction Act into their planning, the future looks a lot brighter.
Electricity
A Utility Investment Plan Is Like a Camel
How reimagining resource planning can help regulators avoid breaking the camel’s back.