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 on...
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 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 federal Project Grant award in the amount of $770,000 was provided 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). The grant funds will be used by the Government of Guam - Department of Administration Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division to renovate and expand the Guam Community College Culinary Arts and Baking Center building. This will supplement a larger grant from the...
This $194,350 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs through the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to Guam Community College, a minority-serving non-profit educational institution located in Guam. The grant will be used by Guam Community College to enhance the college's maintenance capabilities, including through the provision of workforce development, job training programs, and adult education...
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 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) provides $2,455,334 to the Guam Power Authority (GPA) to improve the resilience of Guam's electric grid against disruptive events. The award, made on July 19, 2024, supports initiatives to modernize and enhance grid infrastructure, integrate renewable energy, and strengthen emergency preparedness. As the sole electric utility provider for Guam, GPA will...
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 Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) received a $646,891 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Economic, Social and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant will fund the installation of a 466-unit, 400-watt solar energy system capable of producing an estimated 312,300 kWh of renewable electricity annually. This system is expected to offset approximately 93% of the central government's...
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...