Senator Murray Secures $208 Million to Strengthen Washington State Grid Against Extreme Weather and Expand Transmission

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“I was proud to secure this funding for Washington state—making our grid more resilient to climate change and extreme weather events like the unprecedented heat we are seeing more and more in the Pacific Northwest really matters in practically all of our daily lives. When we negotiated the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, I made certain that investments in grid infrastructure made it to the President’s desk—and, as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, making sure the Department of Energy was prepared to make these major awards possible was an important priority for me in writing last year’s spending bills. This is an infrastructure investment that is an absolute must have—our electrical grid must be resilient enough to provide reliable power for our communities especially during severe weather events.”

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