The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability awarded a $1.4M Cooperative Agreement under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) program to the Guam Power Authority (GPA). Through this award, GPA will collaborate with PXISE Energy Solutions, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop a cloud-based, real-time and predictive grid behavior modeling tool with advanced...
The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability has awarded a $1,833,770 Cooperative Agreement under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) program to the Guam Power Authority. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, will support the development, testing, and demonstration of a Modular Microgrid Control (MMC) solution for distribution networks in rural and island communities. The project will be executed in...
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...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $4,152,560 Formula Grant to the Guam Energy Office under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The grant, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, will support Guam's efforts to adopt new building energy codes, including technical analyses, education and training on the code provisions, capacity building for staff and digital tools, and...
This federal Formula Grant award of $452,995.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254), aims to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events. The project's objective is to enhance the reliability and flexibility of the nation's electric infrastructure through comprehensive investments in technology, infrastructure, and community resilience. The award was granted on July 29, 2024, with a...
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...
The Federal Grant Award ID DESE0001098 was awarded to the Guam Energy Office, a local government entity in Guam, under the U.S. Department of Energy's State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041). The $342,841 Formula Grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, seeks to promote energy efficiency and reduce energy demand through the development and implementation of specific state energy programs. The Guam Energy Office, as the grant recipient, will utilize the funding to deliver a range...
This federal Formula Grant award of $453,707.20 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254). The objective of this project is to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events, as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) initiative to prevent outages and enhance electric grid resilience. The award was made to the Napakiak Corporation, an Alaskan Native Corporation, to be completed by Apr...
The Department of Energy awarded a $3,396,253 Formula Grant to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) on August 23, 2024 under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The objective of this project is to improve the resilience of the electric grid in Saipan, CNMI against disruptive events. CUC, a tribally-owned utility serving the CNMI, will use the funding to support critical infrastructure improvements and grid modernization initiatives that aim to enhance...
The Department of Energy awarded a $452,863.10 Formula Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) to the Qinarmiut Corporation located in Tuntutuliak, Alaska. The objective of this project is to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events, as outlined in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid. The award, effective August 7, 2024, will fund comprehensive...