This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (CFDA 81.122 - Electricity Research, Development and Analysis) provides $3,758,432 in funding to NV Energy Inc. to demonstrate advanced dynamic line rating (DLR) technologies. The goal is to improve grid efficiency, integrate renewable energy, and enhance cybersecurity in the company's transmission operations. Key products and services to be delivered include: Demonstrating...
Brains4Drones LLC was awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA #81.122). The award will support development of autonomous drones with machine vision and machine learning capabilities for rapid response damage assessment and vegetation inspection from May 2022 to November 2022. The Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program leads...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $3,245,061.00 and awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity (CFDA 81.122 Electricity Research, Development and Analysis), aims to develop and field demonstrate the benefits and usage of dynamic line rating and advanced power flow control technologies in New England. The project, led by the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, will investigate the synergies between these grid-enhancing technologies to address steady-state...
The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability awarded a $3,700,979 Cooperative Agreement under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) federal grant program to the University of Connecticut. The project aims to develop and field demonstrate the real-world grid reliability and resilience enhancement benefits from Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) and Power Flow Controller (PFC) technologies in New England, considering changing weather and...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $172,961,605 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Avista Corporation, a for-profit utility company based in Spokane, Washington. The grant funding will enable Avista to rebuild over 40 miles of the Lolo-Oxbow 230kV transmission line in the north of Imnaha, effectively increasing the line capacity by 57% during summer months. Additionally, Avista will construct a new Pallette Junction Station and...
The Department of Energy awarded a $123,557,512 Project Grant through the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Pacificorp, doing business as Rocky Mountain Power, to implement a holistic technological ecosystem integrating innovative smart grid technologies. The project aims to enhance situational awareness and reduce or mitigate wildfire occurrences, while improving grid reliability, flexibility, and resiliency. Key components include advanced relays, a...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $704,588 and issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity (CFDA 81.122 Electricity Research, Development and Analysis), aims to develop and demonstrate a graph-based sensor data analytics tool for grid stability monitoring and control. The goal of this 3-year project, awarded to North Dakota State University, is to leverage innovative graph-based techniques with multiple sensor data sets to enable grid operators to monitor...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $320,593,776 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to the Georgia Power Company on January 1, 2025. The grant will accelerate the deployment of innovative solutions to expand transmission capacity and reduce community disruptions through the use of advanced conductors and dynamic line ratings across Georgia. The widespread deployment aims to meet economic development growth and further the clean energy...
The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability has awarded a $19,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) federal grant program to Nomad Transportable Power Systems, Inc. The objective of this award is to provide long-duration energy storage (LDES) demonstration projects capable of delivering electricity for 10-24 hours or longer to support a low-cost, reliable, carbon-free electric grid. The project...
The Duquesne Light Company was awarded a $19,712,338 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254). The funding will support the deployment of Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs), Dynamic Line Ratings (DLR), and Edge-Computing Devices (ECDs) across Allegheny and Beaver Counties in Pennsylvania. Specifically, the grant will finance the installation of DLR equipment on up to 7 transmission lines and the deployment of...