About RMI

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has been working on solutions to our energy and resources issues for more than 25 years.

We are engaged in cutting-edge research on oil independence, renewable energy technologies, distributed energy, and resource planning.  

Our innovations have profoundly influenced the energy sector, helped corporations to change how they do business, and pushed governments to adopt key enabling policy reforms.  

RMI’s areas of expertise include energy use and supply, buildings and land development, transportation, manufacturing, and community economic development.

RMI’s work is focused in three teams representing our core competencies:


Game-Changing Initiatives

Each of our teams has identified high priority strategic issues for which we are developing solutions. These game-changing initiatives are:

  • Cooling the Warming (BET)
    All buildings will become first net-zero consumers of energy, then regenerative by 2025.

  • Next-Generation Utility (ERT)
    Transforming the way power is created for and delivered by the utility industry.

  • Winning the Oil Endgame (MOVE)
    Ending the U.S. dependence on foreign oil by 2040, and weaning the U.S. completely off oil by 2050.

As a not for profit, RMI relies heavily on donations and funding, but also is financed through consulting work.

We consider ourselves a “think and do tank"—providing solutions on how businesses, communities, individuals and governments can improve the bottom line, increase employment, protect and enhance natural and human capital, increase profit and competitive advantage, and enjoy many other benefits.

At RMI, we believe the best solutions for environmental problems are driven by economic advantages.