1.C.2: Electric Grid
Modernize the Electric Grid. Other Information:
Our current electricity transmission grid must be expanded and modernized to reduce congestion, maintain reliability, and
accommodate the output from new sources of renewable energy. New technologies are being developed that present significant
opportunities for consumers and businesses to control their energy use and costs, reducing the strain on the electric grid
and improving performance. The Recovery Act provides $4.5 billion for the development of technologies to enable greater energy
efficiency, customer demand response, energy storage, and other components of the "Smart Grid." The Recovery Act increased
the borrowing authority of the Bonneville Power Authority by $3.25 billion and provided new borrowing authority of $3.25 billion
for the Western Area Power Authority, enabling both Authorities to invest in transmission lines that will increase the development
of renewables in their regions.
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