Clean Energy Transmission: NWF's Toolkit for Community Participation

• Veronica Ung-Kono
• Jun 14, 2024

Our current energy grid in the United States is woefully outdated and insufficient to meet our energy needs amidst increasingly severe weather events and rising electricity costs. Upgrading our system to clean energy and a modified grid will allow our communities to thrive with cleaner air, reliable energy, and lower costs. Communities and local decision-makers are integral members of the development process.

The National Wildlife Federation’s new Clean Energy Transmission Toolkit for Community Participation is an opportunity for individuals, communities, public interest groups, and local officials to learn about the historic opportunity they have to lead the decision-making in clean energy transmission projects.

In addition to this toolkit, NWF has developed a set of community worksheets. The Cultivating Rural Communities’ Approaches to Nature and Electrification workbook provides guided questions and checklists that can help rural communities determine their resiliency and are centered around building a community’s visions for land use, energy development, and other goals.