The US Department of Energy (DOE) announces $1.5B for four transmission projects – including connecting the Texas grid to the rest of the US for the first time ever.
The projects, spanning multiple states, will add nearly 1,000 miles of new transmission lines and increase grid capacity by 7,100 megawatts (MW). They’ll boost grid reliability, lower energy costs, and support the clean energy transition.
Neat, they are gonna build some high voltage dc infrastructure to connect with Texas. It allows connection of grids that aren’t in sync with each other. (At least that was supposed to be a huge advantage of HVDC when I was first hearing about it.)
Yep! Lower Corona loss too, which means thinner conductors for the same current carrying capacity.