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The funding announced Thursday will go toward the construction of an estimated 1,000 miles of new transmission lines with 7,100 megawatts of added capacity across six states.

Policy

Energy Department plugs $1.5 billion into new grid projects

DOE also releases study that finds U.S. needs to approximately double to triple 2020 transmission capacity by 2050

By David Jordan
Posted October 3, 2024 at 6:00am

Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event on food security in Smithton, Pa., on Monday. He was in Georgia on Tuesday.

Campaigns

‘Take their factories’: Trump vows to snatch jobs from other countries

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 24, 2024 at 3:50pm
Audience members begin arriving for a town hall-style campaign for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Flint, Mich., on Tuesday.

Campaigns

‘High-speed chase’: Trump contradicts Florida sheriff at town hall

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 17, 2024 at 9:23pm
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris participated in a debate on Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

Campaigns

Takeaways from fiery Trump-Harris debate with contrasting visions on full display

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 10, 2024 at 11:22pm
Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris at their respective political party conventions earlier this summer. They are slated to debate on Tuesday night.

‘Determined to blow an election’: Things to watch at Trump-Harris debate

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 9, 2024 at 2:18pm
Rep. Steven Horsford is pictured outside the Capitol after House votes on July 25.

Nevada’s Horsford likely to rejoin Ways and Means panel

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted August 30, 2024 at 12:34pm
Former President Donald Trump said he would "lower the cost of energy," if reelected.

Trump vows EPA rollbacks as climate becomes hot campaign issue

By David Jordan
Posted August 29, 2024 at 4:41pm
Chicago’s United Center is hosting the 2024 Democratic National Convention this week.

Trump, Vance counterprogram DNC with some policy — and personal jabs

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 20, 2024 at 5:21pm
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday.

Trump searches for lines of attack on Harris, defaults to personal jabs

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 9, 2024 at 3:16pm
Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm testifies during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing in April.

Energy Department awards $2.2B in grid grants

By Valerie Yurk
Posted August 6, 2024 at 6:00am