The Guam Power Authority (GPA) has been awarded a $1,400,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) federal grant program. The agreement is for a 3-year project to develop a cloud-based, real-time and predictive grid behavior modeling tool with advanced user-friendly visualizations of the power grid's health. GPA will collaborate with PXISE Energy...
This $2,455,334 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) aims to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events on the island of Guam. The funding recipient, the Guam Power Authority (GPA), will use the grant to maintain and upgrade critical electric generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure to prevent power outages and enhance overall grid resilience. GPA, as the sole...
The Guam Power Authority received a $700,841 project grant award from the Department of the Interior's Insular Affairs office under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) federal grant program. The grant will fund an LED lighting retrofit and solar photovoltaic energy generation project at the Ordot-Chalan Pago Elementary School in Guam. Specifically, the grant award will support exterior area lighting upgrades and the installation of a solar PV...
This $2,032,800 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) will fund two renewable energy projects at Guam Community College (GCC). The first project will install a 140 kW hybrid PV and battery storage system on Building 1000, while the second will add a 100 kW grid-tied PV system to Building D. These initiatives aim to reduce GCC's energy costs and...
The University of Guam received a $1.29 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs on September 20, 2021 to complete energy conservation projects by September 30, 2024. Funded under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), the grant will support exterior area lighting upgrades, transformer purchases, conductor repairs, and solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation at schools in Mangilao, Guam. The grant...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $25,665,110 Formula Grant to the Guam Energy Office under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041). The grant funding will be used for planning, administration, and technical assistance to support future distributions of Home Energy Rebate Programs in Guam, which the Guam Energy Office will need to develop program plans for that meet DOE requirements. As a local government entity, the Guam Energy Office is responsible for promoting energy conservation,...
The Guam Power Authority received a $154,526.85 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs on September 20, 2021 to complete the project by September 30, 2024. The funding supports energy conservation efforts through exterior area lighting upgrades and solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation at Tamuning Elementary School under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875). The grant-funded work will...
This $25,763,325 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) will provide initial guidance and funding for the planning, administration, and technical assistance related to future distributions of home energy rebate programs in Guam. The Guam Energy Office, a local government entity, will use this award to develop home energy rebate program plans that meet DOE requirements, with the ultimate goal of reducing fossil fuel dependency...
The University of Guam received a $1,539,436 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs' Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program to support the Guam Green Growth Renewable Energy Project and Energy Audit of Government of Guam Buildings. Through this award, the University of Guam will install two carport structures with solar photovoltaic panels and ten level two electric vehicle supply equipment car chargers in Chamorro Village and...
This $401,450 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund the replacement of a diesel utility aerial lift truck with a hybrid electric aerial lift truck for the Guam Power Authority (GPA).
The grant will cover the interconnection design and installation of a Level II or Level III electric vehicle (EV) charger, and the purchase of a new 35-foot range hybrid bucket...