White House announces 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.
Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition
Jun 12, 2023 · America’s fragmented electric grid, which was largely built to accommodate coal and gas plants, is becoming a major obstacle to efforts to fight climate change.
The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.
Apr 9, 2024 · In many places, upgrading power lines with advanced conductors could nearly double the capacity of existing transmission corridors at less than half the cost of building new lines, researchers...
US overhauls electric grid to make way for more renewables
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved the first major electric transmission policy update in over a decade that aims to speed up new...
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...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $2 Billion to …
2 days ago · WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $2 billion for 38 projects that will protect the U.S. power grid against growing threats of extreme weather, lower costs for communities, and increase grid capacity to meet load growth stemming from an increase in manufacturing, data ...
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 · WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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.
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Launches Federal-State ...
May 28, 2024 · Deploying innovative grid technologies to bolster the capacity of our electric grid and more effectively meet current and future demand, maximize benefits of new and existing transmission...
Regulators warn much of U.S. power grid is vulnerable to major ... - NPR
Dec 13, 2023 · North America's power grid is vulnerable. A new assessment finds that if a major storm hits this winter, about two-thirds of the U.S. and Canada could face energy shortages and outages.