US Policy
Affordability 101: Can We Cut American Energy Bills in Half?
As people throughout the United States worry about the cost of energy, it’s time to solve the problem.
The Five Types of Electro-Industrial States
The United States is entering into a new era in which energy, manufacturing, and computing are converging into a single growth engine: the “electro-industrial” stack. Investment is clustering where policy reliability, regulatory ease, economic capacity, physical infrastructure (especially power and interconnection), and market momentum align. The states and regions that…
Building Smarter: How Investing in More Transportation Choices Cuts Infrastructure Costs
Last month, Illinois lawmakers brought the Chicago transit system back from the brink of financial insolvency largely by deploying one transformative solution: shifting transport revenues away from excess roadway construction and instead into turbocharging the region’s trains and buses. This groundbreaking measure comes at a time when Americans are experiencing…
Competing Through Creativity and Resilience: How Regions Can Lead on Advanced Energy
Creativity and efficiency are becoming the new operating models for economic and community development, defining which regions will lead in the next chapter of the energy transition. This was made clear earlier this month at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) conference in Detroit, where RMI convened a…
What’s Next for Advanced Energy Manufacturing in the United States?
In July 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. While the megabill resolves some tax uncertainty, it also raises new questions for industries looking to build in the United States. Here, we break down the key OBBBA provisions that impact the advanced energy manufacturing…
