White House to announce actions to modernize America’s electrical grid …
May 29, 2024 · The White House on Tuesday announced steps to modernize a major roadblock to the clean energy transformation: America’s aging electrical infrastructure.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $2 Billion to …
Oct 18, 2024 · The project will improve grid reliability, with expected savings of $74 million over 50 years by reducing power interruptions and reducing restoration costs. Adding More Energy to the Grid Faster While Generating Economic Development and Union Jobs
2024 Shaping Up to Be Dramatic for Transmission and Distribution
May 30, 2024 · The U.S. power grid faces dramatic changes in 2024 as renewable energy sources and extreme weather events place new demands on transmission and distribution systems.
Data centers want to plug into power plants, not the US electric grid ...
23 hours ago · The rapid growth of cloud computing and artificial intelligence has fueled demand for data centers that need power to run servers, storage systems, networking equipment and cooling systems.. That’s spurred proposals to bring nuclear power plants out of retirement, develop small modular nuclear reactors and build utility-scale renewable installations or new natural gas plants.
US announces $3.5B for projects nationwide to strengthen electric grid ...
Oct 19, 2023 · The Biden administration has announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems.
National Transmission Analysis Maps Next Chapter of US Grid …
Oct 3, 2024 · Made up of more than half a million miles of transmission lines, it delivers power to 160 million customers every day. But now, the nation's electric grid will have to grow even larger to enable an affordable, sustainable, and reliable energy future.
Analysis-Trump's High-Wire Act to Transform US Power Grid ... - U.S. News
1 day ago · The grid's capacity of long-distance transmission lines would need to quintuple over the next decade to handle that big surge in power demand outlined in the U.S. Energy Department's latest state ...
New Rules to Overhaul Electric Grids Could Boost Wind and Solar Power
May 13, 2024 · Federal regulators on Monday approved sweeping changes to how America’s electric grids are planned and funded, in a move that supporters hope could spur thousands of miles of new high-voltage...
Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid …
Aug 6, 2024 · The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13 Billion To Modernize …
Nov 18, 2022 · — The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $13 billion in new financing opportunities for the expansion and modernization of the nation’s electric grid.