The power lines will aim to supply 3.5 additional gigawatts of energy to the U.S. grid, which equates to powering 3 million homes.

President Joe Biden announced Monday a $1.3 billion federal investment to build three new interstate power lines in an effort to upgrade the United States’ outdated electric grid and transition it to clean energy.

The electric transmission lines will cross through six states: Arizona, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Utah and Vermont.

  • Chapelgentry@lemmy.world
    3822·
    1 year ago

    As someone who has worked for a number of transmission companies, $1.3 Billion dollars is a laughable investment. Duke Energy spent the better part of last year trying to find $54 Billion for it’s capital investment projects.

    Most electric transmission companies in the US spend this much on capital projects on an annual basis. I like the idea of investing in our infrastructure but this is money wasted

    • Nougat@kbin.social
      641·
      1 year ago

      You don’t even have to click through to the article to read

      … to build three new interstate power lines …

      The $1.3B is not intended to upgrade the entire power grid.

    • ___@lemm.ee
      42·
      1 year ago

      It’s 1/10th the funny money we sent to Israel on a whim. Are we supposed to be satisfied by this?

  • PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.comEnglish
    6148·
    1 year ago

    Bankrupting America’s future by investing in it. Classic Biden. I bet that investment doesn’t even begin to shield U.S. electrical systems from a potentially catastrophic Carrington event. How is it modernizing anything if it can leave us in the stone age?

    That’s why you should vote for literally anything else.

    • 800XL@lemmy.world
      721·
      1 year ago

      Does it hurt being you? The grid is old and needs to be upgraded. Corporate power companies take subsidies and money from the gov’t as a motivator to upgrade their lines and infrastructure but they never do and those same lines fail over and over.

      What is your solution then? Who should upgrade infrastructure and who should pay for it? You’ve done nothing but complain while offering nothing to the conversation. You are throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

    • legion02@lemmy.world
      381·
      1 year ago

      When I was shopping for a new house I told the agent if it couldn’t hold up to the Tunguska event I wasn’t interested.

    • Chozo@kbin.social
      35·
      1 year ago

      I bet that investment doesn’t even begin to shield U.S. electrical systems from a potentially catastrophic Carrington event.

      Why invest in anything if it won’t survive the inevitable heat death of the universe, while we’re at it?

    • die444die@lemmy.worldEnglish
      161·
      1 year ago

      Absolutely fucking wrong. Trump is going to most likely be the republican candidate and that shit stain cannot be allowed anywhere near our government again.

      • DarkGamer@kbin.social
        202·
        1 year ago

        They’re suggesting that we shouldn’t bother upgrading the power grid unless it can stand up to the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history. 🙄

    • AnonTwo@kbin.social
      131·
      1 year ago

      If it doesn’t even begin, then it sounds long overdue.

      And I bet people like you are the reason it’s still not enough.

      • Wogi@lemmy.world
        12·
        1 year ago

        No, it’s the military industrial complex.

        There is frankly not enough money to fund the massive MIC and also rebuild the crumbling infrastructure in the US.

        The only way I see an actual update happening is if it’s billed as a national defense upgrade.

        • zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          1 year ago

          At this point, it’s kinda pretty justifiable as a national defense upgrade. Can’t build rockets if the rocket factories don’t have power

        • paultimate14@lemmy.world
          3·
          1 year ago

          Having a more robust electrical grid is clearly aligned with the interests of the military industrial complex. A lot of investment in infrastructure also serves the interests of national security.