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The United States does not have a sufficiently large energy network to satisfy the growing energy demand – the fact that electricity is less affordable and reliable throughout the country.
However, there is wide public support for network growing and enabling more electricity, including cheaper, clean energy, on the Internet.
He says so New survey likely voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania – two states in seriously balanced Pjm Connection grid region – I Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, which are covered by an independent monothing system operator (Miso). The study was conducted by the electoral company Cygnal on behalf of the conservative energy network.
It has been shown that about three quarters of probable voters support the extension of the electrical network. About two -thirds are in favor of adding more transmission lines to combine pure energy and strengthen the reliability of the grid.
And almost 90% of respondents are worried about the growing energy costs. Most of the surveyed Republicans, Democrats and Independent stated that they were“very concerned. “
“This is not a biased matter. … you don’t have to refer to one or the other, “said Chris Lane, an older partner in Cygnal, who got acquainted with the findings in Domestic conservative peak of energy at Cleveland in August 25.
He noticed that the results stand out by their consistency between regions and between different groups – including political parties. Despite this, the Trump administration has been working against the expansion of the net in recent months, not for this.
Adding more “belts” to the grid
Energy costs will boost partly due to the growing energy demand from data centers and electrification of buildings and vehicles. Introduction more online electricity production-especially brisk, affordable wind and sunny-can boost competition and lower prices in accordance with the basic rules of supply and demand.
But just like transport planners must make sure that motorways can deal with increased traffic, the Federal Regulatory Commission for Energy and Regional Transmission Operators must make sure that the network takes place for more electrons. It requires more“belts ”in the form Transmission lines addedPlus technologies to squeeze a larger capacity from the system.
Currently,“There is not enough power lines, not all of them are in the right places, and those that we have are too outdated to meet the growing demand for electricity, “Evelyn Robinson, director Pjm Matters for the industry group of renewable energy March Action, said during a separate panel at the Cleveland conference.
While all the United States is in the face of delays in gaining novel energy on the grid, the problem is the worst in Pjm A region in which hundreds of projects have been stuck in the queue for years. To deal with arrears, the network operator has gone to a novel connection process 2023; From June, Pjm I still had 63 Gigawatts power, mainly pure energy, got stuck in this“Transition queue. “
Throughout the country, wind, radiant and battery“Even the cost of energy ”is cheaper or equally with other sources of electricity.
Trump’s administration required“. Fast and proficient construction“Energy infrastructure, including transmission lines and mesh technologiesIN“soothing federal adjustment loads. “
But the administration’s actions had the opposite effect so far. February executive order Calling for an overview of independent agencies terror The ability of the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee to expand the transmission. And in July Trump’s administration canceled $4.9 Bilon guarantee of loan for Express Grain Belt Express – the largest transmission line in the United States. The project aims to transfer Gigawats wind and solar energy From the great plains to the east, and Senator Martin Heinrich, dn.m., called the cancellation of a federal loan guarantee illegal.
It is also expected that the principles of administration, including one great pretty bill more than half The amount of pure energy built over the next decade, further deteriorating concerns about the boost in energy prices and growing demand.
What is in the minds of voters
The results of the survey can lend a hand the conservative energy network convince decision -makers to take steps to expand the network.
“According to my knowledge, this is the first survey that was conducted in Pjm The area testing these things and Miso southern area – said John Szoka, group CEOat National Conservative Energy Summit.
Sponytyka also directed the intelligence of four statements to support the mesh extension. Take -out can inform how supporters and legislators work to boost public support for pure energy.
Among the conservatives in Ohio and Pennsylvania there was a message focusing on lower costs 12 Lane noticed that the times are more likely that someone’s opinion than preventing darkening. News about increasing American energy production, preventing blackout and providing positive work and economic impact for Americans more often transfer liberals than reduction of costs.
Opinions were more divided on whether the federal government, countries or private companies should pay for the expansion of the grid, although the compact majority of respondents in both Pjm AND Miso The areas stated that they would be ready to pay a few dollars more a month in a miniature period, if it reduces breaks over time and reduce costs.
Respondents were also mixed, who should choose the method of generating electricity. States, landowners and local officials dealt with federal authorities.
Meanwhile, pure energy received only little support. About a quarter of respondents from Ohio and Pennsylvania said that the employ of pure energy was one of their two best politics goals, with almost one -fifth of respondents in Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, giving this answer.
Ultimately, price affordability and reliability were clear priorities for energy policy for respondents in both Pjm AND Miso Areas.
Since the federal government stood on the path of both the expansion of the network and the development of pure energy, voters will be arduous to get the desired improvements.
This story was originally published by Canary media.
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