EXCLUSIVE: US to announce $150 million for Alaska power lines as Vance campaigns in Senate battleground ↧ ↧ EXCLUSIVE: US to announce $150 million for Alaska power lines as Va... The US Energy Department will announce $150 ‌million in new funding for power lines in Alaska on Monday as Vice President JD Vance visits the state, where Republicans are fighting to hold a critical Senate seat in the November midterm elections.