Its $250 million grant will fund 84 energy security projects, and also is set to reduce localized outage duration by 94% and enable cost savings of $250 million for 360 disadvantaged communities. Maine Power Link Earlier this month, the department also announced a $1.5 billion grant award to support four transmission projects set to add 1,000 miles of new transmission infrastructure and 7,100 MW of new capacity in Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Among those, the Aroostook Renewable Project by utility firm Avangrid would involve a new substation in Haynesville, Maine and a 111-mile, 1,200-MW capacity transmission line to link to the Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) system. The potential $425-million project expects to provide New England with access to low-cost clean energy generated in northern Maine.