GRADING YOUR UTILITY'S SHOPPING HABITS
Evaluating three recent examples of all-source resource procurement by US utilities By Grant Glazer Over the next decade, vertically integrated electric utilities in the United States will spend up to $750 billion on new resources to meet emerging grid needs. A recent RMI report highlights the necessity of modernizing the way utilities procure these resources to ensure this money is spent wisely, in a way that meets grid needs while supporting rapid decarbonization of the power sector and other societal objectives. In our report, we recommend that utilities base modern procurements on three k...