# State Permitting Power Tool — RMI

> This tool helps policymakers, developers, and stakeholders explore and understand specific permitting-related barriers that have been identified as preventing clean energy deployment and infrastructure projects. It then helps users identify potential state-level permitting reforms that could be employed to address these permitting challenges.

## About

The State Permitting Power Tool is an interactive web application built by RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute). It provides a structured way to:

- Explore permitting-related barriers that prevent clean energy deployment and infrastructure projects
- Understand the impact of specific permitting challenges at the state level
- Identify potential state-level permitting reforms to address these challenges
- Compare reform approaches across different states and project types

## Audience

- Policymakers working on energy and infrastructure policy
- Clean energy developers navigating permitting processes
- Stakeholders involved in infrastructure project planning
- Researchers studying regulatory barriers to clean energy

## Topics Covered

- Clean energy permitting barriers
- State-level permitting reform strategies
- Renewable energy deployment challenges
- Infrastructure project permitting processes
- Regulatory reform for energy transition

## Publisher

RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute)
Website: https://rmi.org
Twitter: @RockyMtnInst
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RockyMtnInst/