California Secures $600 Million Federal Grant to Upgrade Electric Transmission Lines

“This funding is critical to our efforts to build a power grid that ensures all Californians have access to cleaner, cheaper, more reliablePhoto byBraden WagneronUnsplash

California has secured a $600 million federal grant to upgrade 100 miles of electric transmission lines with grid-enhancing technologies aimed at improving reliability and delivering clean, affordable electricity faster.

The Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership (GRIP) grant was awarded to a consortium that includes the California Energy Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Independent System Operator, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, and Southern California Edison.

The consortium will collaborate on the California Harnessing Advanced Reliable Grid Enhancing Technologies for Transmission (CHARGE 2T) program, which aims to expand transmission capacity and improve interconnections to accelerate equitable access to clean energy resources statewide. Governor Gavin Newsom emphasized the importance of this funding, stating, “This funding is critical to our efforts to build a power grid that ensures all Californians have access to cleaner, cheaper, more reliable electricity.”