Transmission
Clean energy transmission line in New England gets go-ahead from jury
The new wires will deliver cheap Canadian hydropower to a region still dependent on gas and oil.
By Jake Bittle .
Transmission
Transmission
Biden admin awards $2B in new grid resilience grants
The third round of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grants target the hurricane-ravaged Southeast U.S. as well as nationwide projects to bolster the grid.
By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
A huge new clean energy transmission line gets the green light
Transmission is notoriously hard to build. Now, after 18 years, the TransWest Express line has approval to carry wind power from Wyoming to California. -
Clean energy
Chart: US clean energy backlog balloons to unprecedented 2 terawatts
The huge figure shows that developers are ready to build renewables, but it also underscores a key problem: The country doesn't have enough transmission capacity. -
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On trial now: The fate of a key clean energy transmission line in Maine
The twisting tale of a bid to bring hydropower from Canada to New England shows the challenge of building the transmission lines needed to electrify everything.By Julian Spector .
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Transmission
Fixing the US power grid: A challenge for 2023 and beyond
Lack of investment in the country's transmission grids has become a huge roadblock to clean energy and reliable power. Will 2023 be the year things start to change?By Jeff St. John .
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EV charging
Highway EV charging will need a ton of power — sooner than you think
A new report warns that EV charging along Northeast highways will require sports-stadium levels of grid power by 2030. Where are the plans to supply it?By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
A giant clean-energy transmission line to New York City is now underway
Construction has begun on the 339-mile Champlain Hudson Power Express, which will deliver Canadian hydropower to NYC as the city retires fossil fuel plants.By Maria Gallucci .
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NY project will use high-tech sensors to get more clean energy onto grid
National Grid and LineVision are expanding the capacity of New York’s grid to carry greater amounts of wind power. Why aren’t more U.S. utilities doing the same?By Jeff St. John .
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Podcast
Getting more energy on the wires
Lack of transmission is a massive bottleneck for the energy transition. How do we fix it?PlayBy Lara Pierpont . 59 min .
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