The DOE announces $1.5B for four transmission projects – including connecting the Texas grid to the Southeast grids for the first time ever.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announces $1.5B for four transmission projects – including connecting the Texas grid to the rest of the US for the first time ever.

The projects, spanning multiple states, will add nearly 1,000 miles of new transmission lines and increase grid capacity by 7,100 megawatts (MW). They’ll boost grid reliability, lower energy costs, and support the clean energy transition.

  • emax_gomax@lemmy.world
    11·
    1 month ago

    Isn’t it a bit late in the year to be doing this? Like is this because we all know there’s gonna be blackouts in the winter months. Will this be completed in time to prevent that?

    • Pheonixdown
      36·
      1 month ago

      The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the 2nd best time is today.

      • ABCDE@lemmy.world
        197·
        1 month ago

        The 2nd best time would have been 19 years, 11 months and 29 days ago.

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
      14·
      1 month ago

      Engineering and planning will probably take 2 years. Then years more for eminent domain and actual construction.

    • jonne@infosec.pub
      6·
      1 month ago

      It’ll probably take years to actually action, it’s not like they can flip a switch, they need to build a ton of infrastructure on both sides to support this.