RMI has developed a diverse mix of powerful tools to improve the deployment of select policies and clean technologies. Explore them here.
The Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment (PACTA) is an open-source and free of charge software application that enables users to measure the alignment of financial portfolios with climate scenarios as well as analyze specific companies.
Get the DIRT on industrial decarbonization incentives. This tool can help project developers, industrial companies, and investors discover the state and federal financial incentives that may be applicable to their heavy industry and transport projects.
The Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) is a free open-source model for estimating the environmental, economic, and human health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies. Use the national model or 48 state models to test out energy policy scenarios.
Using this tool, every metro area in the US can find the clean energy industries most feasible for them to transition into based on their existing economic makeup and industrial capacities. Further, by identifying priority industries, each metro can then use this tool to identify workforce occupations where there are likely to be skills shortages in their region and begin creating workforce development strategies to overcome these potential constraints.
RMI’s Smarter MODES Calculator quantifies the state-by-state economic, safety, climate, and air quality benefits of strategies to reduce vehicle miles traveled that expand transportation options and complement vehicle electrification.
RMI’s Assessment Calculator for Cities simplifies the process of assessing the impact of mode-shift from electric bikes (e-bikes) for policymakers, transportation officials, advocates, and other interested stakeholders.
The PIMs Database is the most comprehensive index of emergent performance incentive mechanisms in the United States. These regulatory tools are used to incentivize desired outcomes from utilities across the United States, and are part of the toolkit for Performance Based Regulation.
RMI's Utility-Enabled DERs Hub aims to demonstrate and accelerate how utility-enabled DERs can enhance distribution network flexibility and provide supplementary services to the national grid. The DER Hub offers templates for contract agreements, financial models, and project implementation plans, as well as case studies and other resources for utilities and developers to fast-track project implementation timelines and increase data sharing and transparency. Through collaboration with local partners, RMI intends to scale and replicate successful approaches within Nigeria and across the region.
Engage & Act is a platform that allows investors and other key stakeholders to easily explore the opportunities and risks investor-owned utilities face in the transition to a reliable, affordable, and clean energy system. It provides forward-looking data and RMI expertise that answers the questions: Which utilities say they’re leading the way? Which utilities are actually leading the way? How have utilities’ plans changed over time?
