The White House announced the ambition to “upgrade 100,000 miles of transmission lines over the next five years.” The fact sheet calls out the need for “fast and cost-effective ways to unlock hundreds of gigawatts of additional clean energy, increase system reliability and resilience, reduce grid congestion and cut energy costs.” 

Julia Selker, Executive Director of the WATT Coalition, said: 

“The Biden Administration’s commitment to upgrading 100,000 miles of the grid within five years should galvanize the electricity industry to finally deploy Grid Enhancing Technologies at scale.  

“This goal recognizes that GETs are fully commercialized and deliver immediate value on the grid without delays or disruptions.  

“GETs are so inexpensive that they can be installed and pay for themselves within months by increasing transmission capacity.  

“GETs put the goal of upgrading 100,000 miles of transmission lines in five years within reach – it’s high time that utilities and system operators embrace Dynamic Line Ratings, Advanced Power Flow Control and Topology Optimization as the lowest-cost, fastest-to-deploy solutions to transmission capacity expansion.” 

WATT Coalition | https://watt-transmission.org/