An Electricity Interstate for the United States (The Hill)

A mesh-connected national DC grid, called a SuperGrid, could move energy at low cost over the whole nation with active routing, moving electric energy from areas with an excess to areas with a shortfall. In addition, existing AC transmission lines can double their capacity by “reconductoring,” replacing traditional aluminum lines with advanced conductors. 

Of the leading competitors for 21st-century primacy that low-cost energy can bring in the remainder of the 21st century, China is ahead and Europe is second. The U.S. could take the lead through an aggressive effort to build a national Electricity Interstate. 

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