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States are increasingly turning their attention to the transmission lines, substations and transformers needed to get that electricity from renewable energy sources into homes and businesses.

The rate of grid expansion needs to double to bring wind and solar online and would cost $700 billion. Advocates want utilities and grid operators to build infrastructure that aligns with the states’ clean energy goals.

A complex web of independent system operators, state regulators and utility companies oversee the planning and construction of new grid infrastructure, with frequent disagreements about who should bear the cost.

A complex web of independent system operators, state regulators and utility companies oversee the planning and construction of new grid infrastructure, with frequent disagreements about who should bear the cost.

Key pieces of U.S. infrastructure have been subject to attacks recently, but protecting against these isn't a simple feat for any certain agency.

Domestic terrorists pose an "existential threat" to the nations electrical grid that could result in widespread power outages and significant loss of life.

The US power grid was physically attacked 107 times in the first eight months of 2022, more than in any other year in the last decade.

A 2019 incident at Arizonas Palo Verde nuclear plant and others should be our wakeup call: Bad actors could easily damage the nations power grid.

The vandalism follows warnings by US officials that neo-Nazis who say they want to spark a race war are targeting electricity infrastructure.

Vandalism at four power stations in the western U.S. state of Washington over the weekend added to concerns of a possible nationwide campaign by right-wing extremists to stir fears and spark civil conflict. Local police on Tuesday gave no information on who they suspected was behind the vandalism, which knocked out power on Christmas Day…