Grid Forward Competitors

The U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for energy systems research and development.

Founded in 1972, EPRI is the world's preeminent independent, non-profit energy research and development organization, with offices around the world. EPRI's trusted experts collaborate with more than 450 companies in 45 countries, driving innovation to ensure the public has clean, safe, reliable, and affordable access to electricity across the globe. Explore EPRI’s research across the Nuclear, Generation, and Electricity Delivery and Customer Solutions sectors ranging from decarbonization to grid modernization to low carbon resources.

At Rocky Mountain Institute, we advance market-based solutions that transform global energy use. We engage businesses, communities, and institutions to cost-effectively shift to efficiency and renewables, creating a clean, prosperous and secure energy future. Our whole-systems expertise unlocks market based solutions that can be replicated and implemented now. As an independent, non-partisan nonprofit, we convene and collaborate with diverse partners - business, government, academic, nonprofit, philanthropic and military- to accelerate and scale solutions. We boldly tackle the toughest long-term problems - challenges often ignored by those held to short term results. We have been a leader in energy efficiency and renewables for more than 30 years. Also, we love clean energy!