Washington, March 17 -- Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following press release:
The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has launched a $35 million campaign to triple U.S. transmission capacity. As part of the campaign, ARPA-E awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $2.5 million award. The funding will support design development of a novel power electronics converter. The funding is supported by the agency's Disruptive DC Converters for Grid Resilient Infrastructure to Deliver Secure energy (DC-GRIDS) program.
In response to this news, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
"As electricity demand in the United States is projected to surge, ...