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Energy Storage Hub
This Energy Storage Hub is a collection of resources to help you learn how energy storage technology works, where it needs improvement, and what we can do right now to promote wider adoption of energy storage.
Explainer
How Energy Storage Works
One of the keys to achieving high levels of renewable energy on the grid is the ability to store electricity and use it at a later time.
Report
Clean Energy Transformation
UCS and an expert advisory committee's report that says the US can and must phase out fossil fuels from the entire economy and ramp up clean renewable energy while confronting the racial and economic inequities inherent in our present energy system.
Podcast
A Plan for Coal Workers as the Industry Declines
Energy expert Dr. Jeremy Richardson and Lee Anderson of the Utility Workers Union of America discuss how to support coal workers in a clean-energy economy.
Podcast
An Analysis of President Biden’s Climate Plan
Economist Dr. Rachel Cleetus digs into the specifics of the Biden administration’s ambitious climate plan.
Report
Support Coal Workers
Analysis finds it is possible to support coal workers in the clean energy transition and that these comprehensive policies are affordable.
Report
Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits
Analysis shows that federal tax credits are an effective near-term path to expand renewable energy.
Podcast
Bill Gates and “Advanced” Nuclear Reactors
Physicist Dr. Edwin Lyman discusses the safety, security, and environmental impact of proposed “advanced” nuclear reactors.
Explainer
The Clean Power Plan
Analysis and information on the EPA's Clean Power Plan.
Report
"Advanced" Isn't Always Better
We studied the most prominent “advanced” nuclear reactor designs. Unfortunately, few are safer or more secure than current generation reactors.
Explainer
How Boiling Water Reactors Work
A slideshow PDF that explains the structure and function of a typical boiling water nuclear reactor (BWR).
Report
Countdown to Shutdown
With the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant retiring, California needs to replace all of Diablo Canyon’s output with clean energy.