The federal Project Grant award of $100,542,101.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). The grant was awarded to Tri-State Generation And Transmission Association, Inc., a not-for-profit electric utility cooperative, on Nov 29, 2024 with a completion date of Nov 29, 2026.
The funding supports Tri-State's comprehensive initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resiliency, reliability, and affordability of rural electric systems across multiple states. Key project activities include energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy deployment, implementation of zero-emission systems, carbon capture storage, and development of smart grid technologies. The grant enables Tri-State to modernize critical electric infrastructure and expand its capabilities in specialized transmission projects, supporting its mission to provide sustainable energy solutions for rural electric cooperatives.
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