The Brief
- A massive investment is being made to improve the power grid in the United States.
- Department of Energy officials are allocating resources to various projects covering nearly 30 states.
- Specific technological equipment will be used to evaluate real-time weather conditions while creating a safe path for distributing power.
The Department of Energy is planning to spend almost $2 billion to attempt to squeeze additional electricity out of the country’s old and exhausted power grid.
According to The Associated Press, the funding will be allocated toward 31 projects across 26 states that are expected to produce over 23 gigawatts of extra electricity capacity, which is enough to power 16 million homes.
These projects will use new technologies like sensors and other devices to measure real-time weather conditions to guarantee safe distribution or direct power away from clogged or overfilled paths, the Energy Department told the AP.
US Energy Department officials tell The Associated Press that the projects will involve component enhancements on over 1,500 miles of transmission lines and technological refinement across almost 21,000 miles.
The projects are being financed through money for grants coming from a bipartisan infrastructure law enacted by Congress under then-President Joe Biden.
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