Areas of Expertise:
Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Demand Side Management, Energy Economics, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Energy Storage, Environment, Environmental Policy, GHGs, Infrastructure, Innovation, Natural Gas, Power Sector, R&D, Regulation, Renewables, Smart Grid, Solar, Transmission, WindAdditional Areas of Expertise:
Strategic communications, technical writing, public relations
Dawn Santoianni is a subject matter expert on environmental regulations affecting the power industry, and an accomplished author who written extensively about energy technologies and environmental policy. She has published numerous articles, reports and web content on coal power, natural gas generation, smart grid technologies, regulatory policy and mitigation of environmental impacts.
Dawn provides strategic communications and PR support to Duke Energy. Prior to joining Duke Energy, Dawn was owner and Managing Director of a strategic communications firm, working for numerous companies, research organizations and media outlets in the energy industry. Dawn has testified before Congress on proposed environmental regulations and was appointed by the Secretary of Energy to the National Coal Council, a federal advisory committee. Dawn holds a masters degree in mechanical engineering and has over 20 years experience in the energy industry.
Recent Posts by Dawn Santoianni
- Protecting the U.S. Electric Power Grid from Attack
- Can Natural Gas and Renewables Be Synergistic, Not Competitive?
Recent Comments by Dawn Santoianni
- "Scott, I think you are off the mark with regard to utilities blocking distributed energy policies, and probably just not aware of the work that is bei"
Protecting the U.S. Electric Power Grid from Attack - "Thank you for the interesting insights.
With regard to distributed generation - I think the idea that microgrids provide resiliency is true, as we "
Protecting the U.S. Electric Power Grid from Attack - "While the potential for offshore wind is great, so is the cost and this has proven to be the biggest deterrent. I believe that if the cost of offshore"
A Regional Approach to Offshore Wind? - "The forthcoming Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG) rule should address the issue of disposal in surface impoundments. EPA has repeatedly indicated t"
House Coal Ash Bill is a Step Backwards in Public Health - "Thank you Congressman Tonko for hosting this discussion about a very important topic. As you know from the hearings on this issue, many state departme"
House Coal Ash Bill is a Step Backwards in Public Health - "I have taught courses on specific energy sources, and there are several areas and fundamental concepts that are misunderstood by many people:
1. Ca"
Preparing the Next Generation of Energy Leaders - "Elias, that is exactly the line of thought that some companies are following. Integral Analytics has proposed a ""
Energy Transformation: Finding Policy and Finance Solutions - "Great discussion, and several excellent points have been made.
Enabling plug-and-play functionality is what will allow greater penetration of distr"
Energy Transformation: Finding Policy and Finance Solutions - "As is apt to happen during a discussion about fossil fuels, advocates of renewables start to focus on electric power. While electric power is an impor"
End the Crude Oil Export Ban - "You are presuming that increasing oil production in the U.S. would necessarily mean higher overall global consumption (and thus emissions). The increa"
End the Crude Oil Export Ban