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This policy brief by RMI proposes a framework for service line non-pipeline alternatives (NPAs) to reduce the high costs of replacing aging gas service lines in the United States. While most NPAs focus on larger gas mains, RMI suggests that targeting the smaller lines connecting buildings to the system can save ratepayers money and accelerate electrification by providing financial incentives for customers to disconnect from the gas grid.

This report by RMI examines how utilities and regulators in the United States are using large load tariffs to prevent the costs of serving new, high-demand electricity users—particularly data centers—from being shifted to other ratepayers. The analysis of 65 state-level tariffs identifies five common safeguard provisions: minimum contract terms, minimum monthly billing demands, collateral requirements, exit fees, and capacity reassignment.

This report by RMI examines how public utility commissions in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and New York use different cost allocation strategies during proactive distribution planning to balance grid investment needs with customer affordability during the electrification of buildings and transportation.

This policy brief by RMI argues that Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) can mitigate the grid constraints currently delaying the interconnection of data centers and other large loads in the United States. The document proposes three commercial models to accelerate VPP deployment and suggests policy reforms in interconnection, integrated planning, and customer protection to ensure the US remains competitive in the AI race.

This report provides an overview of China's green hydrogen value chain—comprising production, storage and transport, and utilization—to identify investment opportunities and challenges for climate tech investors.

This report outlines a strategy for establishing a circular battery economy in India, focusing on reuse, repurposing, and recycling to capture a ₹75,500 crore market opportunity and enhance mineral security.

This RMI briefing outlines the roles of key countries and regions—China, Brazil, India, Southeast Asia, and the United States—in the global energy transition as they approach COP30 in Belém, Brazil. It highlights the shift from high-level commitments to tangible actions, such as large-scale renewable deployment, the development of low-carbon shipping hubs, and subnational leadership in the US.

This policy brief by RMI argues that PJM's slow interconnection process and high network upgrade costs are driving a capacity crisis in the mid-Atlantic grid. The document highlights how the time required to bring new generation online has increased to eight years, causing capacity auction prices to skyrocket and increasing costs for ratepayers. RMI proposes four primary solutions: implementing third-party automation software, reforming Energy Resource Interconnection Service (ERIS), utilizing advanced transmission technologies (ATTs), and prioritizing proactive regional transmission planning.

This guide by RMI outlines how state regulators in the United States can implement recently passed legislation to deploy advanced transmission technologies (ATTs), such as grid enhancing technologies (GETs) and advanced conductors, to lower electricity costs and improve grid reliability.

This report by RMI outlines a phased policy framework designed to support the adoption of zero-emission trucks (ZETs) at India's 12 Major Ports to align with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' Harit Sagar guidelines.

This report by RMI analyzes India's potential to become a cost-competitive exporter of green hydrogen and its derivatives, focusing on market demand in the EU and East Asia and the strategic enablers required to translate production capacity into bankable export projects.

This executive summary from RMI outlines five practical insights to improve the bankability of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects, focusing on risk-sharing, contract design, and cashflow stability to attract low-cost debt and accelerate the transition to low-carbon aviation.

This briefing by RMI argues for the adoption of two complementary methane intensity metrics—gas loss rate and volumetric methane intensity—to accurately track and reduce methane waste across the diverse global oil and gas supply chain. It highlights the variability of emissions across different asset types and countries and suggests that demand-side policies in major markets could accelerate the transition to low-leakage production.

This supplemental report by RMI addresses the barriers to scaling Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) in the United States, specifically focusing on the challenges posed by inconsistent metering and telemetry requirements for distributed energy resources (DERs).

This policy brief by RMI argues that Texas is uniquely positioned to lead the global carbon management economy due to its existing industrial infrastructure, geological assets, and a skilled workforce. The document highlights how recent federal policy changes, specifically the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), have enhanced the financial viability of carbon capture and utilization projects through modifications to the 45Q tax credit.

The RMI report 'The State of Utility Planning, 2025 Q3' analyzes integrated resource plans (IRPs) for electric utilities across the United States. It finds that utilities are increasing projected load and emissions through 2035, driven by large new loads like data centers and uncertainties in policy and regulation. This has led to a trend of delaying fossil fuel plant retirements to ensure resource adequacy, creating a gap between current utility plans and the net-zero emissions targets required for climate alignment.

This briefing by RMI argues that affordability programs for low-income utility customers reduce system-wide energy costs by lowering utility debt and collection expenses, which are otherwise passed on to all ratepayers.

RMI analysis indicates that Clean Energy Portfolios (CEPs) are more cost-effective and lower risk than the natural gas plant proposed by the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA). The report finds that JEA's updated capital cost projections for the gas plant are 139% higher than its 2023 estimates, while CEPs—particularly those leveraging high energy efficiency—offer lower net present value (NPV) costs and significant local economic benefits without the negative health externalities associated with gas combustion.

This research paper by RMI proposes the establishment of a government-led Advance Market Commitment (AMC) to scale carbon removal technologies. It argues that current voluntary and compliance markets are insufficient to meet the gigaton-scale requirements needed by midcentury and provides a framework for governments to coordinate demand, harmonize standards, and catalyze private investment to bridge the funding and deployment gap.

This briefing by RMI explains the critical role of regional transmission in the western grid, describing it as an interconnected system where states act as both importers and exporters of electricity to maintain reliability and affordability.