Energy Department will spend $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from aging power grid
The grants will rebuild or modernize more than 1,500 miles of transmission lines and could lower electricity costs for about 100 million Americans, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Energy Department announced it will spend nearly $2 billion to upgrade the nation's aging power grid across 26 states, funding 31 projects designed to avert blackouts.
- The announcement addresses warnings that artificial intelligence's voracious power demand threatens to overwhelm U.S. supplies as massive data centers come online faster than new power plants can be built.
- Projects involve technological enhancements across nearly 21,000 miles of transmission lines, expected to produce more than 23 gigawatts of additional electricity capacity—enough to power 16 million homes.
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright is set to announce the grants Thursday in Allentown, Pennsylvania, stating these investments will "move more electricity across the grid" for about 100 million Americans.
- Funding stems from the bipartisan infrastructure law enacted under then-President Joe Biden, while President Donald Trump has vowed to "unleash" the nation's energy sector in his second term.
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Energy Department unveils project to push more juice through existing power lines
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to spend nearly $2 billion to help fund 31 grid improvement projects in 26 states that aim to wring more capacity out of existing power lines to meet surging electricity demand, largely from AI data centers,
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Power lines are draped across the road after a tornado passed through the small town of Lake Village, Ind., on March 11, 2026. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Energy Department says nearly $2 billion will fund 26 U.S. locations to boost America's aging power grid
The Energy Department said Thursday that it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation’s aging and stressed power grid, as President Donald Trump’s administration steps up efforts to avoid blackouts amid skyrocketing energy demand spurred by artificial intelligence.The money will go toward 31 projects across 26 states that are expected to produce more than 23 gigawatts of additional electricity capacity — e…
Energy Department unveils project to squeeze more juice through existing power lines • SC Daily Gazette
A project to wring more capacity out of existing power lines will help suppliers like PPL Electric Utilities improve reliability and affordability for customers, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday. As the energy industry scrambles to meet surging electricity demand, largely from AI data centers, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to […]
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