Project Grant 7200AA19FA00008

The U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program has awarded $289,678,720.00 to Exelon Business Services Company to accelerate the adoption of clean energy by modernizing and standardizing distribution grid management. The funding will be used to implement an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS), Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS), and Unbalanced Load Flow (UBLF) on targeted circuits aligned with...

This $36,034,716 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will fund a partnership between the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and a host transmission utility. The project aims to install an Automatic Power Factor Controller (APFC) device, the SmartValve, at an interregional grid tie to reduce tap changes and increase the control range of a Phase Shifting Transformer (PST) across a regional...

The Department of Energy awarded a $99,815,684 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to The Empire District Electric Company, doing business as Liberty Utilities, to improve electric grid reliability and efficiency across Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The grant funding will support the deployment of distribution automation (DA) technology to enhance circuit reliability by 33%, as measured by customer minutes of interruption (CMI)....

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...

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 awarded a $98,662,016 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Switched Source LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to deploy distribution-level power flow controllers to a large utility at scale and incorporate this technology into the utility's planning and operational practices. The project, titled "BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - CARPE DIEM: CATALYZING THE ADOPTION AND ROLLOUT OF POWER...

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $500,000 to assess the potential for implementing transactive energy services in rural New Hampshire communities. The project aims to study the technical and social factors that influence rural residents' willingness to participate in such energy-sharing, real-time pricing markets. It will examine the features and factors required to develop a socially...

The Department of Energy has awarded a $36,758,791 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) in Imperial, CA. The goal of this 5-year project, with a start date of January 1, 2025 and an end date of December 31, 2029, is to develop and deploy an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) that will integrate and improve the operability and reliability of IID's existing electric grid infrastructure. The...

The Department of Energy awarded a $3,400,000 Project Grant under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to the Albuquerque Housing Authority (AHA) to rehabilitate and electrify two existing public housing properties in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The grant will fund the replacement of gas furnaces, water heaters, and appliances with high-efficiency electric heat pump systems and electric hot water heaters, as well as the replacement of service panels and wiring. This...