On February 24, DOE hosted a webinar providing details about a Request for Information regarding the “Building a Better Grid” Initiative (BBGI). Launched on January 12, 2022, the BBGI aims to catalyze the nationwide development of new and upgraded high-capacity electric transmission lines by:
- Engaging and collaborating with states, tribal nations, communities, and stakeholders to accelerate transmission deployment
- Enhancing transmission planning to identify high-priority areas and conducting national-scale transmission planning analysis for long-term investment
- Deploying more than $20 billion in federal financing tools
- Facilitating an efficient permitting process by coordinating with federal agencies to streamline permitting, using public private partnerships, and designating corridors
- Performing transmission-related research and development to continue developing and reducing the costs of technologies that enable the transmission system to be used more efficiently
Speakers included:
- Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm
- Patricia A. Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity
- Michelle Manary, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity
- Alejandro Moreno, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Michael Pesin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity
- Jigar Shah, Loan Program Office
- Tracey LeBeau, Western Area Power Administration
For questions, please contact ElectricityDelivery@hq.doe.gov.
DOE Tools for Building a Better Grid Webinar
Video Courtesy of the Department of Energy