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Lost among the commentary on U.S. offshore wind's inflation and supply chain woes is the daunting challenge of getting electricity to all homes and businesses on the mainland. To achieve the Biden administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power by 2030, "we must recognize immediately that the transmission constraints must be addressed," said Jeffery Dennis, deputy director for transmission at the Department of Energy's (DOE) newly created Grid Deployment Office. "The highest capacity [transmission] lines often don't reach the coast." Dennis outlined the DOE initiatives during a Feb. 22 Reuters webinar that examined the needed modernization and expansion of the onshore electrical grid to harness the full potential of offshore wind at an affordable cost. "Our focus is on assuring the deployment of grid infrastructure at scale to ensure we're providing electricity to everyone, everywhere." |