Reimagining Grid Resilience

The document introduces a framework for addressing catastrophic threats to the US electricity grid, arguing that the current system's linear dependencies and one-way flow of services make it inherently fragile and prone to outages.

• The US electricity system is a fundamental driver of national prosperity and economic growth, meaning that grid outages result in grave consequences.
• The existing electricity grid is inherently fragile because it relies on a one-way flow of services and value, creating linear dependencies where disruptions to any single component can lead to customer outages.

APA

RMI (2020). Reimagining Grid Resilience. https://rmi.org/resources/reimagining-grid-resilience/

Chicago

RMI. Reimagining Grid Resilience. 2020. https://rmi.org/resources/reimagining-grid-resilience/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=RMI |title=Reimagining Grid Resilience |date=16 July 2020 |url=https://rmi.org/resources/reimagining-grid-resilience/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2020reimagining, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Reimagining Grid Resilience}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2020}, month = jul, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/reimagining-grid-resilience/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }