California was awarded a large federal investment to better prepare its electrical grid for natural disasters and extreme weather, announced U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.
Through the federal Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants program, California received the most funds out of any state this year — $67 million — to bolster clean energy projects for the electrical grid.
In the next five years, the federal grant program will give $2.3 billion to state and tribal governments to invest in projects that provide the greatest community benefit for providing stable, zero-carbon energy. Projects eligible to receive their share of the investment must strengthen the state’s energy resilience with clean methods that advance the state’s commitment to a carbon-free future.
“Renewable energy has helped many parts of the country withstand a crippling heat dome, and the President’s Investing in America agenda will increase the amount of clean power sources available on the nation’s grid,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm.
The investment was included in both the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and modeled after Padilla’s POWER ON Act, which are two initiatives aimed at providing clean, affordable and reliable energy. Padilla’s initiative was signed into law in 2021 and allocated $5 billion to prevent blackouts and wildfires caused by utilities, as well as install thousands of miles of new transmission lines.
“I’m proud that the critical funding secured in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, modeled off of my POWER ON Act, has brought home millions of dollars that will help California avoid shut-offs and keep the lights on,” said Padilla.”As once-in-a-generation weather events test the resiliency of our grid, these life-saving investments will ensure families – especially ones in disadvantaged communities – are not left in the dark.”
So how much of this will actually go to build something? Other than enlarging someone’s pocketbook?
Sorry, I have no hope that California will actually use this money as intended.
Ca will undoubtedly misuse the funds and do very little with the grid infrastructure.
I smell another funds misdirection at the hands of profiteering individuals.
Thank you President Biden.
INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK, Finally!
This money is already spent between executive bonuses, political contributions, and shareholders.
“…install thousands of miles of new transmission lines.”
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Will those new transmission lines be used to bring additional power into CA when wind and solar prove inadequate. Solar is only producing in summer between 9am and 3pm. After 3pm amount of electricity drops off rapidly. Wind power is not consistent.
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In rational mind closes power plants that are scalable in relation to demand in favor of intermittent non scalable production alternatives? An why is it Diablo Canyon nuclear plant’s operating permit was extended well past the plant’s scheduled decommissioning date if wind and solar are “the answer”?
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OR is the idea to make communist china rich?
IF solar is so great why does china need to use coal to produce solar panels they sell to America.
What rational mind closes power plants that are scalable in relation to demand in favor of intermittent non scalable production alternatives?
All they will do is give everyone a raise.
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It’s all financed by debt.
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… and how much of it will Newscum squander away to his pet projects…. like the high speed rail to no where or the delta project taking water to socal
This bill was signed two years ago and only now we are “awarded” it? Awarded? It’s our tax money or debt financed money. You can’t award someone their own money. The words are nonsense as well as in that bill recall they defined child day care and elder care as infrastructure. There is no hope our lives will be better off with this spending.
They will not make the system more reliable they are building storage batteries for green energy. There will still be rolling blackouts, count on it.
How much more money will these esteemed experts throw at this bad idea? Wind and solar power cannot sustain a state infrastructure.
.”As once-in-a-generation weather events test the resiliency of our grid, these life-saving investments will ensure families – especially ones in disadvantaged communities – are not left in the dark.” What once-in-a generation event? Do power outages hit disadvantaged communities more often? life-saving? Damn just build some generation facilities and step up the maintenance activities (think camp fire). Any talk of nuclear as a clean energy source? Good jobs as they like to say. Pretty sure nothing will really get done.
It’s a DOME “…a crippling heat dome…” 😰~~~~ said one of the more knowledgeable invironmentalist DC talking heads, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. So, I know it must be true. And of course California needs the most money… Alex Padilla is da mannn. And not one cent will dribble over into contracts with Dem campaign donora — you have their word on that!
And you can bet Jennifer Granholm knows a lot about dome.