{"id":2073298,"date":"2023-10-19T16:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T20:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-announces-3-5b-in-funding-to-strengthen-power-grids\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T16:14:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T20:14:22","slug":"biden-administration-announces-3-5b-in-funding-to-strengthen-power-grids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-announces-3-5b-in-funding-to-strengthen-power-grids\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden admin allocates $3.5B to bolster power grids."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-administration-announces-3-5b-in-funding-to-strengthen-power-grids%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2073298&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US President\u2063 Joe \u2064Biden (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>12:57 PM \u200d\u2013 Thursday, October 19, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>In an effort to enhance dependability and prevent\u200c capacity shortages or blackouts during extreme weather events, the Biden administration has\u2062 announced a massive investment of approximately $3.5 billion on\u200b Wednesday\u200c to upgrade the electricity \u2062systems in the United States.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to White House officials, this \u2063investment, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, represents the most significant direct funding for essential grid\u2064 infrastructure in\u2062 the history of the\u2063 United States.<\/p>\n<p>By\u2062 funding 58 different projects across 44 states, this investment will bring\u2063 35 gigawatts of renewable energy online, contributing \u200dto the overall goal of increasing the use \u200dof renewable energy sources.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the \u2064funds will support the development of interregional \u200btransmission, \u200cenabling the export of available capacities to other regions during shortages, thus strengthening grid dependability.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b administration\u200b also claims \u2062that this funding will facilitate\u200d the implementation \u200bof more renewable energy projects and enhance the resilience of Western states against wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>This investment comes \u200dat a \u2062critical \u200btime when millions of people are at risk\u2063 of rolling \u200cblackouts or prolonged outages due to severe weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>During\u200d a preview event on Wednesday, \u2062White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator \u2064Mitch Landrieu emphasized the\u200b importance of investing\u200c in\u200c the U.S. power grid, highlighting its \u200cvulnerability to the impacts of the climate\u200d crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOur outdated grid is especially vulnerable to the\u2064 increasing impacts of the climate crisis,\u201d Landrieu said. \u201cOlder equipment \u2062can\u200c overload during extreme \u2063heat and cold when power is needed most. And it\u2019s more likely to fail \u200bwhen communities are\u2062 washed out by historic floods and decimated\u200b by\u200d stronger storms.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to White House officials, \u200bthe funds are managed\u2063 by the DOE\u2019s system Resilience and Innovation Partnerships,\u2064 or \u201cGRIP\u201d program, which aims\u2064 to upgrade the American\u200b electricity system and mitigate the\u2064 consequences of extreme weather events and natural disasters.<\/p>\n<p>In alignment with the administration\u2019s clean energy and \u2064carbon reduction goals, the program seeks to expand the use of renewable \u2062energy sources and enhance grid dependability through innovative methods of\u2062 transmission, storage, and distribution of power.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm stated \u2064that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-announces-3-5b-in-funding-to-strengthen-power-grids\/\" title=\"Biden admin allocates .5B to bolster power grids.\">involves incorporating additional renewable projects<\/a> that the administration supports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe grid,\u2062 as it currently\u200d sits, is not equipped to handle all the\u200b new demand,\u201d she told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare \u2063this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bianca\u2063 Gracia, the head of Latinos for \u2063Trump, urges us to remain vigilant as\u200b attacks occur overseas. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Media Research Center is calling on George Soros and \u200bhis son Alex to denounce Hamas after alleging that \u2062Soros is \u200cdonating thousands of\u2063 dollars to groups supporting the terror organization. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan and fellow GOP lawmakers express optimism about the possibility of winning the House speakership in an interview with One America News.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic examines global biosafety and biosecurity standards.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta and TikTok\u200b have\u200c been given a week\u200c to \u2064provide \u2062details on the\u200b measures taken to combat\u2064 the spread of terrorist, violent content, and \u200bhate speech on their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix raises subscription\u200b prices \u200cfor some streaming plans as it \u200bsurpasses expectations for new customers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s sweeping new rules, while cutting off China&#8217;s access \u2064to key U.S. artificial intelligence chips,\u200b also potentially provide \u200da lifeline to Nvidia, Intel, and\u2064 AMD.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Stanford researchers release a report assessing the transparency of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-throws-nvidia-a-lifeline-while-choking-off-chinas-chipmaking-future\/\" title=\"US saves Nvidia, stifles China's chipmaking future.\">artificial intelligence foundation models<\/a> \u200cfrom companies like OpenAI and Google.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200crnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhat are \u2062the goals and objectives \u2062of \u2063the DOE&#8217;s &#8220;GRIP&#8221; program in\u200c managing and \u2062utilizing the funds for\u2063 grid resilience and innovation?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Biden Administration Announces $3.5 Billion Investment to Upgrade\u200b US Power Grid<\/p>\n<p>In order to enhance dependability and prevent \u200ccapacity shortages or blackouts during extreme weather events, the\u200c Biden administration has announced a massive investment of approximately $3.5 billion on Wednesday to \u2064upgrade the electricity \u2062systems in the United\u2062 States. This investment, made \u2064possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,\u200b represents\u2063 the most significant direct funding for essential\u2064 grid infrastructure in the history of the United States, according\u200d to White House officials.<\/p>\n<p>The funds will be used to support 58 different projects across 44 states, bringing \u206335 gigawatts of renewable energy\u200b online. This \u2063will \u200ccontribute \u2064to \u200bthe overall \u200bgoal of increasing the use \u200bof\u2063 renewable energy sources. Additionally, the funds \u200dwill support the development of interregional\u200c transmission,\u200b enabling \u200bthe export of available capacities to other regions during shortages,\u200c thus strengthening grid dependability. \u200cThe administration also claims that this funding will\u200c facilitate the implementation of\u200b more renewable energy projects and enhance the\u200d resilience of Western\u200c states against wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>This investment \u2064comes \u2063at\u2063 a critical time \u200dwhen\u200d millions of people are\u2062 at\u2063 risk of rolling blackouts or prolonged outages due to\u2062 severe \u2063weather conditions. During a preview event on\u2064 Wednesday, White House Infrastructure Implementation\u2063 Coordinator Mitch Landrieu emphasized the importance of investing in the U.S. power grid, highlighting its\u200b vulnerability to the impacts of the\u200c climate\u200d crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our outdated grid is \u2062especially vulnerable to the \u2062increasing impacts of the climate crisis,&#8221; Landrieu said. &#8220;Older equipment can overload \u200bduring extreme heat\u200c and cold\u2064 when power is needed most. And\u200c it&#8217;s more \u2063likely to fail \u2062when \u200dcommunities are\u2063 washed out by \u2063historic floods and decimated by stronger storms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The funds will\u2062 be managed by the DOE&#8217;s system Resilience and Innovation Partnerships, or &#8220;GRIP&#8221; program, which aims to upgrade the American electricity system and mitigate the \u200cconsequences of extreme weather\u2062 events and natural disasters.\u200b In alignment with the \u200dadministration&#8217;s clean\u200d energy and carbon reduction goals, the program seeks to expand \u200dthe use of \u200brenewable energy sources and enhance \u200dgrid dependability through innovative methods of transmission, storage, and distribution of power.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Secretary \u2064Jennifer Granholm stated that this involves incorporating additional renewable projects that \u2064the \u200badministration supports. &#8220;The grid, as it currently sits, is not equipped to handle all\u2063 the new demand,&#8221; she told \u200breporters.<\/p>\n<p>This investment represents a significant step towards a more\u200c reliable and sustainable\u2062 power grid in \u200dthe United States. As the country continues to face the challenges posed by climate change, upgrading the power \u200dgrid is crucial to \u200censure the availability of electricity during \u200cextreme weather \u200bevents\u200b and prevent potential blackouts. With the implementation of\u2062 these projects, the United States will further position itself\u200b as a leader in renewable energy and strengthen its resilience against\u200b future climate-related disruptions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the Biden administration, the investment of $3.5 billion aims to enhance the reliability of U.S. electricity systems and avoid shortages or blackouts during extreme weather events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":2073299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2073298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2073298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2073298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2073298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2073299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2073298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2073298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2073298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}