Mohit Chhabra
Senior Analyst, Regulatory and Economic Policy, Climate & Energy
Mohit Chhabra provides analysis and strategic guidance to policymakers and other stakeholders at the state, regional, and national levels. His focus is on designing interventions to attain a more affordable, less carbon-intensive, and less polluting economy, and he advises NRDC's state-level teams on climate and clean energy-related issues. Chhabra serves on the National Academy of Sciences' electricity forum and the Washington Academy of Sciences' Value of Solar and Storage forum. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pune in India and a master's degree in civil, environmental, and architectural engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. He is based in NRDC's New York City office.
Areas of Work
Renewable EnergyRelated content
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Why Your Electricity Bill Is So High
ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
How we got here and what we can do about it.
Feasting on the Glut: Putting Renewable Curtailment in Context
Expert BlogCaliforniaMohit Chhabra
Negative wholesale electricity prices and renewable curtailment in California sure seem alarming. The truth, however, is that money isn’t being wasted.
EVs Already Reduce Electricity Rates—and They Can Do Even More
Expert BlogCaliforniaJordan Brinn, Mohit Chhabra
EVs reduce electricity rates for all utility customers, and recent legislation accelerates a cycle of more EVs, better climate, better health, and lower rates.
Publications
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Your Guide to the Latest Heat Pump Rebates and Incentives
How-ToUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
The federal tax credit may be gone, but you can still save thousands via state and local programs for this climate-friendly home upgrade.
Pump Up the Market
ReportCaliforniaMohit Chhabra
A new report outlines how to accelerate heat pump adoption in California’s residential sector by making heat pumps the obvious choice for households.
Powering Change: Understanding California’s Electric Rate Challenges and Affordability Solutions
ReportCaliforniaMohit Chhabra
Our report offers immediate and long-term solutions to California’s high electricity prices.
Resources
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AI Should Pull Its Own (Electric) Weight, and a Little Bit of Yours
BackgrounderUnited StatesMohit Chhabra
Claims about whether data centers are raising rates or not are as much a matter of perspective as math. Regulators should do what they can to set data center tariffs that put downward pressure on rates for all other customers.
Hitting a Moving Target: Planning for Grid Investments Driven by Load Growth
BackgrounderCaliforniaJordan Brinn, Mohit Chhabra
NRDC analysis shows how to cost-effectively prepare the grid for the electrification of vehicles and buildings.