Indiana Power Grid to Get $175 Million Boost via Federal SPARK Grant

Feds Pump Billions Into Our Aging Power Grid

Source: Dace Sneidere / Getty Feds Pump Billions Into Our Aging Power Grid Washington is once again opening the taxpayer checkbook, but Tony Katz isn’t ready to throw a parade just because the federal government is throwing billions at an outdated power grid.   The Department of Energy announced a massive $5.25 billion push across 26 states—funded by $1.9 billion in direct federal cash and $3.3 billion in utility matching funds—under its new “SP…

U.S. Dept. of Energy awards Indiana $175 million for power grid upgrades

INDIANAPOLIS -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced it will award Indiana a $175 million grant for a project to expand transfer capacity between the state’s two regional transmission operators — the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which manages the grid for most of the state, and PJM Interconnection, which manages the grid [...]

Indiana nabs $175M from feds to fix regional electricity 'choke point'

The project will unlock 2,000 to 4,000 megawatts of transfer capacity for an Indiana grid interconnection that Gov. Mike Braun dubbed a "choke point."

Indiana receives $175 million for energy growth from DOE SPARK program

Indiana will receive $175 million to expand the transfer capacity between PJM and MISO interconnection.

Indiana power grid to get $175 million boost via federal SPARK grant

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana will receive more than $175 million through a federal grant program to upgrade the state’s electric transmission infrastructure, Gov. Mike Braun announced Thursday. The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades grant program, also known in legislative circles […]

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