Transmission
Biden's got a plan for ramping up energy transmission
The White House wants Congress to pass permitting reform. In case that doesn't work, it's tapping DOE's authority to make it easier to build transmission.
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Transmission
Transmission
Startup nabs $60M for high-tech cables to help speed clean energy rollout
The grid needs much more capacity to bring clean energy online. TS Conductor’s tech could help — and federal and state policies are pushing utilities to adopt it.
By Jeff St. John .
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Podcast
Understanding the transmission bottleneck
The lack of transmission could severely limit the energy transition. What can we do to fix it?PlayBy Shayle Kann . 42 min .
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Talking TransWest and grid transmission policy on The Weather Channel
Watch Canary Media’s Jeff St. John discuss the challenges, costs and benefits of a much bigger grid on the cable channel’s climate show, Pattrn.By Jeff St. John .
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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 .
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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. -
Transmission
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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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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