Actions Large Energy Buyers Can Take to Transform and Decarbonize the Grid: Procurement Practices for Achieving 100% Carbon Free Electricity

This briefing outlines how large energy buyers can accelerate the transition to a 100% carbon-free electric grid by 2050 through transformative procurement practices, such as matching clean energy purchases with usage timing, incorporating demand flexibility, and adopting energy storage.

• Large energy buyers, including corporations, cities, and institutional customers, are identified as key actors in the clean energy transition. To achieve a zero-carbon electric grid by 2050 and ensure deep decarbonization over the next two to three decades, these buyers must move beyond near-term renewable energy drivers and adopt "transformative procurement practices" to optimize the deployment of clean energy.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Actions Large Energy Buyers Can Take to Transform and Decarbonize the Grid: Procurement Practices for Achieving 100% Carbon Free Electricity. https://www.wri.org/research/actions-large-energy-buyers-can-take-transform-and-decarbonize-grid

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Actions Large Energy Buyers Can Take to Transform and Decarbonize the Grid: Procurement Practices for Achieving 100% Carbon Free Electricity. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/actions-large-energy-buyers-can-take-transform-and-decarbonize-grid.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendactions, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Actions Large Energy Buyers Can Take to Transform and Decarbonize the Grid: Procurement Practices for Achieving 100\% Carbon Free Electricity}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/actions-large-energy-buyers-can-take-transform-and-decarbonize-grid}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }