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Biden Administration Invests $1.3 Billion In Modernizing Power Grid With New Transmission Lines

The Biden administration has revealed its plan to utilize fresh federal funding worth $1.3 billion to develop three large-scale power transmission lines in New England and the Southwest.

The initiative is aimed at enhancing the country’s power grid and facilitating increased utilization of renewable energy sources in American households and business establishments.

These power transmission lines will cover extensive areas, including one connecting Arizona to New Mexico, another joining Nevada and Utah, and a third passing through Vermont and New Hampshire before stretching into Canada.

According to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and White House National Climate Adviser Ali Zaidi, the newly constructed power lines will add approximately 3.5 gigawatts of extra electrical capacity to the grid by supplying a substantial quantity of Canadian hydropower and wind and solar energy. This will be sufficient to power roughly three million households.

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Several efforts in the last ten years to establish new electrical transmission in New England and connect the area with Canada’s hydropower resources have been unsuccessful, mainly because of objections from environmental organizations and nearby landowners.

Zaidi explained that the initiatives were chosen considering the usage of current rights-of-way and increasing the capacity of present lines to alleviate any concerns.

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