Demand Growth Solutions Methodology Solution Source Notes
Summary
This fact sheet outlines the data sources and methodology used by RMI to estimate peak demand capacity and savings from various energy efficiency, grid technology, and repowering solutions by 2030.
Key insights
- Based on a May 2021 DOE roadmap, mid-level adoption of energy efficiency and demand flexibility measures is projected to save 68GW in peak demand by 2030, with 15GW attributed to demand flexibility. RMI's own estimate for reductions from energy efficiency measures alone is 53GW.
- RMI estimates that by 2030, flexible commercial demand, flexible residential demand, behind-the-meter battery storage, and flexible EV load could provide approximately 60GW of peak coincident dispatchable capacity.
- While the DOE's April 2024 'Pathways to Commercial Liftoff' suggests that full deployment of advanced grid solutions like advanced conductors and Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs) could unlock 20-100GW of peak demand capacity, RMI uses a conservative estimate of 20GW for its analysis.
- RMI's 2024 Clean Repowering analysis identifies 14 GW of opportunity specifically for generator replacement at fossil plant sites that would otherwise retire, utilizing existing points of interconnection incentivized by the IRA.
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- RMI (n.d.). Demand Growth Solutions Methodology Solution Source Notes. https://rmi.org/app/uploads/2024/09/demand_growth_methodology.pdf
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- {{cite report |author=RMI |title=Demand Growth Solutions Methodology Solution Source Notes |url=https://rmi.org/app/uploads/2024/09/demand_growth_methodology.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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- @techreport{rminddemand, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Demand Growth Solutions Methodology Solution Source Notes}}, institution = {RMI}, url = {https://rmi.org/app/uploads/2024/09/demand_growth_methodology.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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