The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) awarded a $4,927,000 Project Grant under the Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) program to Randolph Electric Membership Corp, an electric cooperative in central North Carolina. The grant will fund a 5-year project to replace 21 miles of deteriorating wooden transmission poles with galvanized steel poles, hardening the local power infrastructure and improving reliability, durability, and maintenance efficiency. This project aims to reduce power outages, mitigate rate increases for disadvantaged communities, and support the broader goal of the Clean Energy Demonstrations program to accelerate the deployment and commercialization of innovative clean energy technologies.
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