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September 29, 2026

Energy Department will spend $2B to squeeze more electricity from the aging power grid

  • The money will go toward 31 projects across 26 states that are expected to produce more than 23 gigawatts of additional electricity capacity.
    • By MARC LEVY and MATTHEW DALY
    Associated Press

    ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Energy Department said Thursday that it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation's aging and stressed power grid, as President Donald Trump's administration steps up efforts to avoid blackouts amid skyrocketing energy demand spurred by artificial intelligence.

    The money will go toward 31 projects across 26 states that are expected to produce more than 23 gigawatts of additional electricity capacity — enough to power 16 million homes. The projects will use new technologies such as sensors to measure real-time weather conditions to ensure safe transmission or direct power away from congested paths, the department said.


     
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