President Joe Biden is touring Florida areas ravaged by the back-to-back hurricanes and to announce funding for projects that strengthen the electrical grid.
Michelle StoddartPresident Joe Biden on Sunday is touring areas of Florida ravaged by the back-to-back hurricanes and to announce federal funding for projects to strengthen the electrical grid, according to the White House.
Two of the projects are focused in Florida and provide a combined $94M in federal funds, according to the White House. Switched Source, a private utility technology developer, will work with Florida Power and Light to deploy Phase-EQ, which "optimizes power flow in distribution circuits, will unlock over 200 MW of system capacity, and improve reliability on circuits serving communities that are most susceptible to prolonged outages," according to the White House.
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