The 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 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.

  • @MegaUltraChicken
    113•5 hours ago

    I’m glad the non-assholes in Texas are going to see improvement from this, even if the Conservatives get to ride on their coattails.

    • @InverseParallaxEnglish
      16•4 hours ago

      I’m not, we’re bailing them out from their arrogant stupidity.

      They’re going to end up gaming us like Enron, selling power to us when it’s most expensive and taking it only when it’s free.

      Then eventually they’ll go back to playing games to make sure everyone in the country has brownouts they can profit off of.

      Never, EVER trust Texans in energy, they’re worse than the mafia.

      • mozingoEnglish
        17•3 hours ago

        Okay, but I’d really like to not freeze to death this winter. I can’t afford to move right now.

        • @InverseParallaxEnglish
          10•3 hours ago

          Yeah but that’s always the way it is, and in the meantime everyone else suffers.

          I remember in 2006 when gas prices skyrocketed and there were Texas towns celebrating, I also remember enron fucking over California’s and bragging about how smart they were.

          I’d gladly donate to a fund to help people escape the south, it was brutal for me to get out and I had family, but they’re destroying the country.

    • ALQ
      41•5 hours ago

      I agree. As much as I’d love karmic retribution for the ones who deserve it, I don’t want it at the expense of the ones who don’t.