Biden Says Northwest ‘Heat Dome’ Shows Need for Resilient Grid

President Joe Biden said extreme heat in the Pacific northwest shows the need for U.S. to build more resilient power grids, calling the record temperatures a consequence of global warming.

“When this climate change produces extreme weather events more and more frequently, we need to make investments to build a more resilient grid,” Biden said in a speech in La Crosse, Wisconsin, aimed at building momentum for an infrastructure deal he struck with a bipartisan group of senators.

He also cited an unusual winter storm in Texas that caused the state’s power grid to nearly collapse. “That’s why we need ...