Electricity
Maximizing the Value of the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program for Utility Customers
“Capital recycling” can help deploy clean energy assets, cushion ratepayer impacts, and offer sustained earnings.
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Electricity
Assessing the Impact of Voluntary Actions on the Grid
ZEROgrid’s Impact Advisory Initiative findings on consequential impact assessments, their use, and areas for further research.
Electricity
Transforming the Way We Serve Vulnerable Communities: Performance Incentive Mechanisms and Beyond
Regulators in at least seven jurisdictions have adopted performance incentive mechanisms (PIMs) and complementary reforms to elevate equity in the clean energy transition.
US Policy
Steel Decarbonization Policy Levers
The American steel industry is at a crossroads. Ten key policies can drive it toward a renaissance — fueled by clean energy.
Electricity
VPP Policy Principles
Policy principles to help energy regulators and policymakers leverage virtual power plants to promote affordability and reliability.
Buildings
The Need for US Indoor Air Quality Guidelines
Climate change and human health are both tightly linked to fossil fuel use in energy systems, including those within residential and commercial buildings.
Buildings
A Primer on Embodied Carbon in Climate Disclosure
Climate disclosure has become a primary focus of investors and governments seeking to understand climate impacts and risks associated with businesses.
Hydrogen
Calibrating US Tax Credits for Grid-Connected Hydrogen Production: A Recommendation, a Flexibility, and a Red Line.
RMI’s position in the 45V debate to ensure grid-connected green hydrogen helps meet US climate goals.
Hydrogen
The Hydrogen Credit Catalyst
How US Treasury guidance on a new tax credit could shape the clean hydrogen economy, the future of American industry, and orient the power sector for full decarbonization.
Buildings
Policy Opportunities to Increase Material Circularity in the Buildings Industry
This policy brief outlines recommended steps municipalities can take to increase material circularity and reduce emissions in the buildings sector.