Investment in the transmission system is increasingly being driven by large load interconnection. The current investment approach misses opportunities to meet broader grid needs, increases risk and costs, and lacks sufficient regulatory oversight. https://ow.ly/OPw550YMR2b
Large load customers like data centers require a direct connection to the transmission system, which delivers electricity around the region at the substation level.
Learn more about how these loads use the interconnection process to connect to the grid: https://ow.ly/uRua50YMQA9
On May 12, join RMI’s leadership for a conversation on what’s working and how to scale real-world clean energy solutions.
The discussion will explore the practical decisions, analysis, and sustained effort shaping today’s energy progress.
Register now: https://ow.ly/JIiX50YIZfn
Methane, the main component of natural gas, leaks from the oil and gas supply chain. Stopping this methane waste supports energy security, saves money, and protects human and environmental health.
RMI’s OCI+ tool shows emissions and solutions: https://ow.ly/jPNm50YIlYc
Burlington, Vermont is successfully using a portfolio of energy solutions, including an efficiency program and diverse power generation sources, to lower residential electricity use, which helps lower both peak demand lower, and customers’ bills. https://ow.ly/PVVB50YHt6t
RMI’s State Permitting Power Tool is a free, interactive web tool that can help quickly identify the reforms that will be most relevant to specific challenges.
Click through to explore: https://ow.ly/BUmC50YFBwM
Low-producing, marginal wells are often overlooked, but they can be a significant source of methane pollution.
Updated and differentiated marginal well emissions data can help identify opportunities to plug methane leaks: https://ow.ly/RR8Z50YEAor
Improving access to expanded transportation options can reduce energy, health, and environmental costs.
RMI’s Smarter MODES Calculator helps decision makers visualize the cost-cutting potential of expanded transportation choices: https://ow.ly/qoqA50YCZOg
Diversification in energy solutions can help address rising US electricity prices due to surging demand.
Taking a holistic approach can help policymakers, regulators, utilities, and communities build a more financially and operationally resilient system: https://ow.ly/mVfj50Yvv1U
A RMI methodology for correcting invalid self-reported oil and gas data finds that, in Texas, significantly more methane is wasted than is currently recorded — and this may be common practice elsewhere. https://ow.ly/pAVl50YuXVK
Bring-Your-Own (BYO) tariffs differentiate rates if large energy users pay for new power resources themselves, helping to provide a fast path to clean resource selection and manage risk and affordability concerns. https://ow.ly/VPIu50YtMkJ
US regulators can help keep the costs associated with providing power to new data centers from affecting other customers by developing or updating large load tariffs, which set the rates and terms of service for large electricity users. https://ow.ly/e8sj50Yt9VU
Surging US electricity demand is driving up prices. But traditional, centralized approaches place several risks on consumers.
Investing in a diverse set of solutions can help manage risk and create a more resilient system: https://ow.ly/jfcE50YslWa
The methane intensity of LNG tends to be higher than pipeline gas because LNG travels over long distances and goes through more complex steps for processing, movement, and storage. Strategies to reduce methane leaks can be simple and cost-effective: https://ow.ly/CKfw50YryEa
To manage load growth driven by data centers, communities can leverage a range of on-site, community-based, and utility-scale clean energy strategies to help ease strain on the grid, enhance community resilience, and lower energy bills. https://ow.ly/waBY50Yqrpg
US electricity prices are rising due to surging demand driven by data centers, manufacturing, and electrification.
Investing in diverse portfolios of energy solutions can help stakeholders address affordability and reliability concerns: https://ow.ly/yRTt50YoO07
Cutting methane safeguards the planet, protects the environment, and clears skies — and preserves energy resources. With high-tech sensors and analytical tools, efforts are underway to identify, track, and ultimately stop methane leaks. https://ow.ly/FmwZ50YofXt
Norway is a leader on the slopes and in the race to reduce emissions.
If all oil and gas producers matched Norway’s emissions intensity, International Energy Agency finds that oil and gas methane emissions would fall by over 90%. https://ow.ly/6SGY50Yky7Z
Season 2 of “Landman” follows Billy Bob Thornton’s character, Tommy, as he starts his own oil and gas venture in West Texas.
RMI’s Deborah Gordon breaks down the show’s portrayal of the physical, economic, and geopolitical risks facing oil and gas workers: https://ow.ly/2aac50Ykkbz
Electric vehicles could cost less to own than petrol cars across much of Africa before 2040, according to new coverage in MIT Technology Review. Falling battery prices + off-grid solar charging are reshaping the economics of mobility.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/zqxu50Yj1J3
Buying a 2022–2024 pre-owned EV from the ten most common electric models in the US offers a sticker price on average 10% less than a comparable used gas car. Those savings are multiplied by lower fuel and maintenance costs. https://ow.ly/WbaC50Yctj2
A main component of oil and gas—methane—is prone to leaks from numerous points along the oil and gas supply chain. High tech sensors can help find, track, and ultimately stop these leaks, which saves money, improves air quality, and safeguards resources. https://ow.ly/4Z5i50YfsgR
Building data centers with clean energy sized to meet their needs near approved interconnections — a strategy RMI calls “Power Couples”— can help bring data centers online more quickly without impacting grid reliability or everyday customer bills. https://ow.ly/mVaj50YfEk1
Phil Valko has spent nearly 15 years at Washington University in St. Louis, helping deliver clean energy projects from electrifying campus shuttles to building fast-charging and geothermal systems. Phil’s story is featured in RMI’s Voices of Clean Energy series.
Read more: https://ow.ly/5Zir50YezSk
Used EVs are the same price or cheaper than their gas-powered equivalents in the US, so car buyers can save money right away with used EV. Those savings multiply with lower maintenance and fuel costs from going electric. https://ow.ly/CFsR50YcsZU
Methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that is co-emitted with other toxins, can escape many places along the liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain. Fortunately, strategic interventions to reduce methane leaks can be readily incorporated and cost-effective. https://ow.ly/m9gC50Y9W0R
Extreme weather is pushing the US power system beyond the conditions it was designed to handle. Investing in more resilient and interconnected transmission can help make sure that that communities get the power they need when they need it the most. https://ow.ly/jg8M50Y9wVW
Strengthening electricity infrastructure and increasing transmission interconnection can help reduce outages and costs during extreme weather events by increasing resilience and enabling the sharing of electricity more easily across regions. https://ow.ly/l4Sa50Y91aB
Energy costs are straining US households. RMI’s Affordability Hub has resources to help leaders improve energy affordability and end energy poverty. Filter by cost driver, solution, and decision-maker to find relevant insights: https://ow.ly/ezPy50Y8sXH
Venezuelan oil has the highest average methane intensity among oil and gas producers globally — its operations are the most wasteful and polluting, losing more gas than the entire nation of Ireland consumes in a year. https://ow.ly/acGH50Y4UUw
