President Joe Biden announced Monday a $1.3 billion federal investment to build three new interstate power lines in an effort to upgrade the United States’ outdated electric grid and transition it to clean energy.
The electric transmission lines will cross through six states: Arizona, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Utah and Vermont.
As someone who has worked for a number of transmission companies, $1.3 Billion dollars is a laughable investment. Duke Energy spent the better part of last year trying to find $54 Billion for it’s capital investment projects.
Most electric transmission companies in the US spend this much on capital projects on an annual basis. I like the idea of investing in our infrastructure but this is money wasted
You don’t even have to click through to the article to read
… to build three new interstate power lines …
The $1.3B is not intended to upgrade the entire power grid.
Anyone who thought $1.3 B could upgrade the entire power grid is an idiot in the first place.
Maybe $1.3 T.
ONLY $1.3T?
laughs in goverment-sanctioned for-profit public utility monopolies
natural monopolies are fun right? btw the alternative is the joy of the current ISP market, statistically, you are on one of three different providers and have almost no choice
The propaganda is out in force.
Is that like one major city?
This year’s budget of Kansas City Missouri is 2.06 billion. It is the 37th most populous city in the US.
It’s 1/10th the funny money we sent to Israel on a whim. Are we supposed to be satisfied by this?
PG&E be like:
that’s 🔥
Bankrupting America’s future by investing in it. Classic Biden. I bet that investment doesn’t even begin to shield U.S. electrical systems from a potentially catastrophic Carrington event. How is it modernizing anything if it can leave us in the stone age?
That’s why you should vote for literally anything else.
I bet that investment doesn’t even begin to shield U.S. electrical systems from a potentially catastrophic Carrington event.
Why invest in anything if it won’t survive the inevitable heat death of the universe, while we’re at it?
Don’t reproduce
Absolutely fucking wrong. Trump is going to most likely be the republican candidate and that shit stain cannot be allowed anywhere near our government again.
That’s why you should vote for literally anything else.
Hello, Trump voter.
Could you elaborate and explain how anything you said makes sense?
They’re suggesting that we shouldn’t bother upgrading the power grid unless it can stand up to the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history. 🙄
Reading what I wrote in your words is just as hilarious to me as writing it. That’s good stuff
If it doesn’t stand up to a Carrington EVENT, why not VOTE TRAUMEP??
If it doesn’t even begin, then it sounds long overdue.
And I bet people like you are the reason it’s still not enough.
No, it’s the military industrial complex.
There is frankly not enough money to fund the massive MIC and also rebuild the crumbling infrastructure in the US.
The only way I see an actual update happening is if it’s billed as a national defense upgrade.
Having a more robust electrical grid is clearly aligned with the interests of the military industrial complex. A lot of investment in infrastructure also serves the interests of national security.
At this point, it’s kinda pretty justifiable as a national defense upgrade. Can’t build rockets if the rocket factories don’t have power
If you were trying for sarcasm you tripped over Poe’s Law.
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Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
Bankrupting America’s future by investing in it.
This is sarcasm gang. I’d put money on it.
Thank you!
