U.S. Department of Energy selects Ameren and Pitch Aeronautics to deploy grid enhancing technology that seeks to boost capacity and reliability of existing power lines
The Department of Energy selected Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois and Pitch Aeronautics to deploy grid-enhancing technology across Ameren's transmission network under the DOE's Speed to Power (SPARK) initiative. The project pairs Pitch Aeronautics' weather-based dynamic line ratings across more than 8,000 miles of lines with new high-performance conductors on two high-voltage segments that will more than double year-round capacity. The broader SPARK program provides $1.9 billion in federal funding across 31 projects in 26 states; no project-specific award amount for Ameren was disclosed.
Key figures
- Spark states
- 26
- Spark project count
- 31
- Benefited population
- approximately 100 million Americans
- Doe spark total funding
- $1.9 billion
- Transmission miles covered
- more than 8,000 miles
- Conductor capacity increase
- more than double existing line segment capacity
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