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E&E GreenWire: Democratic-led states sign on to White House power grid plan
May 28, 2024
E&E GreenWire reports on the new partnership between 21 states and the federal government.
“The White House and DOE initiative will prioritize technology that integrates smart software to help manage more renewable energy and energy storage. And the blue state initiative also focuses on what’s known as reconductoring, the process of restringing existing lines with higher-capacity cables.
‘President Biden has positioned America as a leader in the global race for a clean energy future, including by taking ambitious action to deliver a clean, reliable electric grid,’ the White House said in a statement. ‘America is investing tens of billions to strengthen our grid to bolster resiliency, strengthen energy security, and drive innovation.’
The White House said the member states are ‘committed to prioritize efforts that support the adoption of modern grid solutions to expand grid capacity and build modern grid capabilities on both new and existing transmission and distribution lines.’ The U.S. Climate Alliance, a nonprofit representing governors, is also participating.
Advocates for modernizing and expanding the nation’s power grids praised the announcement.”
About the Alliance
Launched in 2017 by the governors of Washington, New York, and California to help fill the void left by the U.S. federal government’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the Alliance has grown to include 24 governors from across the U.S. representing approximately 60 percent of the U.S. economy and 55 percent of the U.S. population. Governors in the Alliance have pledged to collectively reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26-28 percent by 2025, 50-52 percent by 2030, and 61-66 percent by 2035, all below 2005 levels, and collectively achieve overall net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as practicable, and no later than 2050.
The Alliance’s states and territories continue to advance innovative and impactful climate solutions to grow the economy, create jobs, and protect public health, and have a long record of action and results. In fact, the latest data shows that as of 2023, the Alliance has reduced its collective net greenhouse gas emissions by 24 percent below 2005 levels, while increasing collective GDP by 34 percent, and is on track to meet its near-term climate goal of reducing collective greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.
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