Cooperative Agreement DEOE0000731

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, will fund the Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan. The $14,820,331 in funding will support the installation of three 100 kW wind turbines, the upgrade of three existing 225 kW wind turbines to integrate...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) will provide $4,340,079 to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. 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 approximately 24% of the diesel fuel consumption at an existing power plant serving the native Alaskan communities...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $2,285,774 to construct a 160 kW solar PV array and 210 kWh battery energy storage system for a microgrid in the Native Village of Ouzinkie, Alaska. The project aims to deliver reliable, resilient, and low-cost renewable electricity to the approximately 128 residents of Ouzinkie, who engage in subsistence lifestyles and rely on refrigeration and stable power. The battery...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $54,811,907 to the North West Arctic Borough in Alaska to increase the availability of clean energy, energy resiliency, and community benefits across eleven villages in the Northwest Arctic region. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery energy storage systems (BESS),...

The Department of Energy awarded the Native Village of Stevens, a federally recognized tribal government in Alaska, a $338,422 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) formula grant on August 13, 2024. The objective of this 8-year project is to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events and support critical infrastructure for the local community. The funding will be used to deploy advanced grid technologies, such as smart sensors and microgrid...

This $4,969,257 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) will support the installation of a 943 kWh battery energy storage system, solar PV, a new wind turbine, and electric thermal storage (ETS) heating units in the remote village of Kokhanok, Alaska. The project aims to transition Kokhanok's microgrid to 100% renewable energy, significantly increasing the system's reliability and resilience while reducing the...

The Department of Energy awarded a $413,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, to enhance the resiliency and transfer capability of Alaska's Railbelt electric grid. The project aims to reinforce interconnections between the Railbelt's primary regions by adding parallel transmission lines and implementing battery energy storage systems to resolve...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255), 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 electrical production. The $26,062,370 award, with a performance period from August 2024 to December 2030, will be administered by Dena Nena Henash, doing business as...

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...

The Aleut Community of St. Paul Island was awarded a $882,077 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Justice System Infrastructure Program for Indian Tribes (TJSIP). The grant will support collaboration between the Aleut Community, City of St. Paul Island, and Southcentral Foundation to develop and enhance programming for tribal members involved in the criminal justice system on St. Paul Island. This includes integrating...