This project plans to create a consortium of rural electric cooperatives and deploy microgrids (including solar PV, battery storage systems, and distribution upgrades) across seven rural communities…

Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action

Award ID
DECD0000076
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$57,957,022

Award facts

Assistance listing
81.255 Clean Energy Demonstrations
Completion date 41% complete
Funding
  • $45,278,922.00 Federal
  • $12,678,100.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
United States

Award details come from USAspending.gov.

Description

As the agency reported it.

This project plans to create a consortium of rural electric cooperatives and deploy microgrids (including solar PV, battery storage systems, and distribution upgrades) across seven rural communities in california, north carolina, minnesota, arizona, tennessee, and montana. This national microgrid deployment effort aims to demonstrate region-specific energy systems that improve energy access, enhance energy resilience, and increase capacity for renewable energy deployments at a community level. Establishing a consortium of rural utilities could enable communities to collectively pursue federal funding, addressing capacity constraints and financial barriers. The cooperatives seek to devise methodologies and implementation strategies tailored to their local community, sharing best practices with the broader membership of almost 900 utility cooperatives during annual meetings. As part of its community benefits plan, more than 70% of consortium members have a collective bargaining agreement in place to deliver economic and workforce development to their local communities. Specifically, these projects anticipate creating an estimated 85 full-time temporary jobs.

Transactions

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Amendment $36,140,681 $0
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Original award $9,138,241 $12,678,100

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative The MGCARED project is a national microgrid deployment effort to demonstrate region-specific energy systems that deliver measurable benefits. The effort will… $9,437,203
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation The MGCARED project is a national microgrid deployment effort to demonstrate region-specific energy systems that deliver measurable benefits. The effort will… $8,977,060
Missoula Electric Cooperative, Inc. The MGCARED project is a national microgrid deployment effort to demonstrate region-specific energy systems that deliver measurable benefits. The effort will… $5,003,190
Flathead Electric Cooperative Inc. The MGCARED project is a national microgrid deployment effort to demonstrate region-specific energy systems that deliver measurable benefits. The effort will… $5,517,473
Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc. The MGCARED project is a national microgrid deployment effort to demonstrate region-specific energy systems that deliver measurable benefits. The effort will… $9,000,000
Volunteer Energy Cooperative The MGCARED project is a national microgrid deployment effort to demonstrate region-specific energy systems that deliver measurable benefits. The effort will… $9,086,679
Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. The MGCARED project is a national microgrid deployment effort to demonstrate region-specific energy systems that deliver measurable benefits. The effort will… $5,222,153

Quick answers

Who received award DECD0000076?

DECD0000076 was awarded to Nreca Research by Department of Energy on October 1, 2024.

How much is award DECD0000076 worth?

$57,957,022 has been obligated on DECD0000076: $45,278,922 in federal funding and $12,678,100 in non-federal funding.

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