Indiana nabs $175M from feds to fix regional electricity ‘choke point’

The project will unlock 2,000 to 4,000 megawatts of transfer capacity for an Indiana grid interconnection that Gov. Mike Braun dubbed a "choke point."

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 1,122

Last Updated: 4 days, 6 hours ago

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Indiana has won $175 million in federal funding to upgrade a critical “choke point” between two regional electricity grid operators, officials announced Thursday.

“The challenge isn’t simply generating more electricity,” U.S. Department of Energy General Counsel Jonathan Brightbill said. “It’s making the grid so that it can move power where it is needed

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