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As Puerto Rico faces rising electricity demand and energy reliability challenges, the Energy Department continues its efforts to strengthen the island’s electric grid.

Funding will boost domestic manufacturing, reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, and advance efforts to secure America's electric grid.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing today announced the financial close of a $5.1 billion loan package to Alliant Energy to lower electricity costs, expand firm power generation, and strengthen grid reliability in Iowa and Wisconsin.

Additional funding will help states, territories, and tribes modernize critical energy infrastructure, improve grid reliability, and deliver more affordable electricity to American families and businesses.

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced its intent to deploy Defense Production Act (DPA) funding to accelerate the expansion of transmission capacity in Virginia and West Virginia, strengthening grid reliability and infrastructure essential to national defense.

The Energy Department Announces Intention to Support Adding 2.5 GW of Grid Capacity and 800 Jobs

DOE urges PJM to require large new electricity users to pay for the generation and infrastructure needed to serve them.

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced its intent to deploy Defense Production Act funding to develop a second high-voltage connection between Southcentral and Interior Alaska, strengthening grid infrastructure essential to national defense.

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced updated operating directives for its National Laboratories, plants, and sites as part of a broader effort to modernize operations across DOE’s laboratory complex.