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Since joining RMI in 2016, Ali has worked on programs that help non-utility buyers develop and implement renewable energy strategies. Ali is currently part of the City Renewables Accelerator (CRA): a collaborative effort that draws on the strengths of Rocky Mountain Institute, World Resources Institute, and the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN). Specifically, the team supports the 25 cities selected to be a part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC), as well as USDN member cities on renewable energy procurements that will help them achieve their aggressive short-term goals.
As part of that work, she leads CRA’s engagement with 6 of the 25 cities, as well as a 6-month cohort of 15 cities all working towards procuring utility-scale renewable energy.
Background
Previously, Ali was a part of RMI’s Business Renewables Center (now REBA), where she educated large corporations and supported them in developing their off-site renewable energy goals and procurement.
Education
BA, Environmental Science and Economics, Middlebury College
Location
Washington, D.C.
Authored Works
Outlet Blog Post
The Clean Economy Act Is a Breakthrough for Virginia and the South
With the enactment of the Virginia Clean Economy Act, signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam this past Sunday, Virginia has become the first state in the American South to commit to 100 percent zero-carbon electricity. This is a big step forward for a state where laws and regulatory hurdles…
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Charlotte Is the Largest US City to Buy Renewable Energy through a Green Tariff. Here’s How to Ensure More Follow.
More than 200 US cities, townships, and counties have adopted 100 percent clean energy targets. While some have already achieved them, many more are still trying to figure out how they will work with many stakeholders, most notably their electric utilities, to get there. Yesterday, the city council in…
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Fulfilling America’s Pledge
Cities in the United States are uniquely positioned to spur growth in demand for renewable energy procurement, accelerate the transition to a clean energy system, and provide visible and practical examples for the country as whole. By demonstrating to states, regions, and the federal government that it is possible to…
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A Buyers Roadmap: Pushing Corporate Renewables to New Heights
This blog post is part of a series from RMI’s Business Renewables Center (BRC), which streamlines and accelerates corporate purchasing of off-site, large-scale renewable energy. 2017 has once again been a banner year for the corporate renewable energy market. With Kimberly Clark and General…
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The Corporate Renewables Market Is Ready for Smaller Buyers
This blog post is part of a series from RMI’s Business Renewables Center (BRC), which streamlines and accelerates corporate purchasing of off-site, large-scale renewable energy. “The era of expensive renewables is over,” declared the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol,…
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The BRC and Second Nature: Bringing Renewable Energy to Campuses Nationwide
Guest author Timothy Carter, Ph.D., is the President of Second Nature. Renewable energy is truly having its moment in the sun. One doesn’t have to look hard to find solar panels on the neighbors’ roofs, majestic wind turbines popping up across the Great Plains, or that new Tesla you’ve seen…
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In Motor City, a Rising Industry Keeps the Lights On
General Motors (GM), one of the world’s largest automotive companies, is bringing new energy to Detroit these days—literally. Just a week after the presidential election this year, more than 200 renewable market participants gathered at GM’s headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, for the Business Renewables Center’s (BRC’s)…