The power lines will aim to supply 3.5 additional gigawatts of energy to the U.S. grid, which equates to powering 3 million homes.
President Joe Biden has approved $1.3 billion to build three new interstate power lines to help transition the U.S. electricity grid to clean energy.
The federal funding represents a step forward, though electric transmission line development is complicated and often runs into construction and planning obstacles.U.S. President Biden delivers remarks during a visit to Carnegie Mellon University at Mill 19 to tout the $1.2 trillion "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 28, 2022.President Joe Biden announced Monday a $1.
In addition, the drive toward electrifying more of the economy — such as transportation — means that the U.S. needs to "more than double our grid capacity" overall, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said in a Monday statement.