The Department of Energy awarded a $413,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The Railbelt Innovation Resiliency Project aims to enhance the reliability and transfer capability of Alaska's Railbelt electric grid by reinforcing interconnections between regions, adding parallel transmission lines, and implementing battery energy storage systems....
The Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100), a federal agency focused on supporting critical infrastructure and community development in rural Alaska, awarded a $749,256 project grant to the Puvurnaq Power Company to implement the KONGIGANAK SOLAR PV project. The award, made on December 1, 2024, will support the delivery of renewable energy solutions and improvements to the electrical grid infrastructure in the remote Alaskan community of Kongiganak. As a tribally owned, non-profit...
This $11,264,933 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, will contribute to energy and economic resilience in the remote, Arctic community of Kotzebue, Alaska. The grant recipient, Kotzebue Electric Association, Inc., will utilize the funding to reduce energy costs, lower maintenance and operations expenses, and leverage locally sourced renewable energy...
The Department of Energy awarded a $631,297 Formula Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Ahtna, Incorporated, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation. The objective of this grant is to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events in Anchorage, Alaska. The award period runs from August 9, 2024 to April 30, 2032. Ahtna, Incorporated will leverage its expertise in areas such as engineering, construction, and environmental...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) program aims to deploy high-penetration solar PV and battery storage systems into existing microgrids in eight remote tribal communities in Alaska that currently rely on diesel for 100% of their electricity production. The $26,062,370 project, which runs from August 2024 to December 2030, will modernize grid infrastructure, provide job training to tribal communities,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $220,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) to the Kongnikilnomuit Yuita Corporation, an Alaskan Native Corporation located in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant funding will support the early design phase of a 520 kW solar array and 560 kWh battery hybrid microgrid system to connect with the existing diesel power plant in the village of Kotlik, Alaska. The project...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.086 - Conservation Research and Development) provides $1,500,000 in funding to Grid Alternatives, a non-profit organization, to develop and test new business models for discounted public electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The project objective is to unlock equity and ensure everyone, regardless of dwelling type, has equitable access to EV charging. The...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $4,340,079 to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. (AVEC) to construct a 500 kW solar photovoltaic array, a 540 kWh battery energy storage system, and a microgrid controller in the remote Dillingham region of southwest Alaska. The project aims to displace fuel consumption at an existing diesel power plant serving the native Alaskan communities of New Stuyahok...
This federal Project Grant award of $4,880,636.00 was issued on September 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development) to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. (AVEC), a non-profit electric utility serving 59 remote Alaskan communities. The grant funding supports the Goodnews Bay Renewable Energy Project, which aims to reduce diesel fuel dependence and implement sustainable power generation...
The Department of Energy awarded a $2,181,777 Formula Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Atautchikun, LLC, an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned business, to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events in Kotzebue, Alaska. The award, with a performance period from August 2024 to April 2032, will fund initiatives to maintain and upgrade generation facilities, enhance transmission and distribution systems, prevent power...