Current Events > Texas is going to connect to the national power grid

(+) Yeah! (+)

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2024/10/04/texas--grid-is-closer-to-being-connected-to-the-u-s--grid

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $1.5 billion in electric grid investments across the country.

Part of that announcement included up to $360 million in federal funding for the construction of a 320-mile high-voltage power line that would connect Texas grid to power grids in the southeastern U.S. The line will run across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

The project is called Southern Spirit, and it is being spearheaded by Pattern Energy. According to Pattern Energys website, the companywhich says its investing $2.6 billion in the projectexpects to begin full construction in 2028 and is targeting for the line to be active by 2031.

I highly suspect that this is because ERCOT recently dramatically increased the estimated cost of increasing power capacity to meet the needs of the state in the coming years.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2024/06/13/ercot-ceo-stuns-texas-officials-with-new-estimate-for-power-needs/

Still, its a welcome change. This should have been done a long time ago.

About time