Colorado to get $250M in federal funding for electricity grid improvements
The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding Colorado $250 million to improve electricity transmission between the state's Eastern and Western grids. The funding is part of a larger $1.9 billion federal initiative for 31 grid-improvement projects nationwide.
The Colorado Energy Office will receive $250 million from the federal government to improve electricity transmission links between Eastern and Western grids, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday. It’s part of $1.9 billion total to help fund 31 grid-improvement projects. “This means lower costs and fewer outages for Coloradans,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a […]
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