Veronica Ung-Kono

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A New Path to Siting Energy Transmission

Transmission towers, lines, and stations are crucial to moving energy from its source to homes and businesses. To fully unlock the potential of renewable energy, the United States must at … Read more

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A Reliable Power Grid

Our electricity demands are increasing, as we electrify transportation and heating systems and require more data centers and manufacturing and industrial facilities. To meet these demands, we need a reliable … Read more

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Bringing Offshore Wind to Onshore Communities

The Biden Administration is working to meet its ambitious goal of transforming how we generate and deliver electricity – a national target of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by … Read more

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Optimizing the Energy Grid

Updating and expanding our nation’s energy grid will help clean up the air we breathe, cut electricity bills, and ensure the lights stay on during extreme weather. It is also essential … Read more

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How Climate Disasters are Shaping Our Everyday Lives, and What We Can Do About It

More than nine inches of rain inundated Vermont communities with catastrophic flooding and mudslides across the state and sent rivers to their second-highest levels ever recorded. This is the second … Read more

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The 5 Pillars of Responsible & Just Clean Energy Transmission

Electricity allows our communities to function; clean electricity allows our communities to thrive. Shifting the electric grid to clean forms like wind and solar will require a massive buildout of … Read more

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Our Offshore Energy Future Will Be Defined by This One Choice

Offshore wind development is well underway in the United States. The Biden Administration established a national target of generating 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030—enough to power 22,500,000 … Read more

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Power Lines and Clean Energy: Our Opportunity to Learn from the Past

In the late 1800’s, a rivalry between two men defined the shape of the United States’ power grid.  Thomas Edison invented the Direct Current (DC), and Nikola Tesla invented Alternating … Read more