"Replacing existing power lines with cables made from state-of-the-art materials could roughly double the capacity of the #ElectricGrid in many parts of the country, making room for much more wind and solar power.
This technique, known as “advanced #reconductoring,” is widely used in other countries. But many U.S. utilities have been slow to embrace it because of their unfamiliarity with the technology as well as regulatory and bureaucratic hurdles, researchers found."
"Congress hasn’t been able to agree on a bill to increase electrical transmission.
In lieu of action from Congress, the Biden administration has [worked] with states and private companies in an effort to upgrade 100,000 miles of existing #TransmissionLines so they’ll be able to carry more power using so-called #reconductoring – swapping high-voltage lines, which carry more electrical capacity, onto already existing towers. "