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Energy Department will spend nearly $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from the nation's aging power grid

The money will go toward 31 projects across 26 states that are expected to produce more than 23 gigawatts of additional electricity capacity — enough to power 16 million homes.

Energy Department will spend nearly $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from the nation's aging power grid

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The money will go toward 31 projects across 26 states that are expected to produce more than 23 gigawatts of additional electricity capacity — enough to power 16 million homes.

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The money will go toward 31 projects across 26 states that are expected to produce more than 23 gigawatts of additional electricity capacity — enough to power 16 million homes.

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