An Interstate Highway for Our Nation’s Electricity

Today, our nation’s electricity infrastructure has much in common with the roads of the mid-20th century. It’s 450,000 miles of high-voltage lines spread out over several grids and lacks the capacity to move power over great distances as efficiently as is needed. Outages are becoming more common as our population grows, demand rises and severe weather events test the resiliency of the grid.

Though our grid has served us well, we’ve simply outgrown it. It’s time to modernize the grid so we can better provide reliable, efficient and cheaper electricity while incorporating renewable sources to holistically tackle our 21st century energy needs.

by Jerry McNerney (D-CA) and Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) — CQ Roll Call

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