California Receives More Than Half a Billion Dollars in Federal Funds To Improve Power
New legislation aims to improve California’s electric grid and energy.
According to California State Governor Gavin Newsome, the agencies, grid operator and utilities will partner on the California Harnessing Advanced Reliable Grid Enhancing Technologies for Transmission (CHARGE 2T) program, which will expand transmission capacity and provide interconnection improvements to increase and accelerate equitable access to clean energy resources across the state.
The project will:
- Support more than 300 direct jobs.
- Enhance more than 100 miles of transmission lines with advanced conductor technologies that will help connect more clean energy resources than the existing grid can accommodate at this time.
- Deliver an estimated $200 million in energy savings from improved grid efficiency.
- Create economic and community benefits for disadvantaged communities.
- Invest in workforce training programs for the next generation of energy and utility workers.
- Develop a portal to improve transparency and efficiency in the interconnection process.