Bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) - improving reliability through grid hardening the objective of the improving resiliency through grid hardening project will include multiple interrelated…
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- DEGD0000888
- Recipient
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Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc. UEI CMH6VC5FYG93
- Awarding agency
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National Energy Technology Lab
Department of Energy
- Obligated
- $70,476,750
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience
- Completion date 41% complete
- Funding
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- $52,857,560.00 Federal
- $17,619,190.00 Non-federal
- Funding agency
- Department of Energy
- Place of performance
- Sumterville, FL 33585, USA
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About this award
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $70,476,750 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to the Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Seco) in Sumterville, Florida. The objective of this 5-year grant is to improve the flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of Seco's electric power system through multiple priority investments. Key project activities include converting overhead utilities to underground systems, addressing aging or inefficient underground lines, and upgrading conductors to enhance current carrying capacity and temperature resistance. Additionally, the grant will fund efforts to harden distribution lines and poles to withstand adverse conditions, thereby minimizing electrical faults and enhancing overall system reliability and efficiency. The project aims to strengthen the resilience of the electric grid infrastructure serving Seco's over 220,000 customers in central Florida.
Description
Bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) - improving reliability through grid hardening the objective of the improving resiliency through grid hardening project will include multiple interrelated priority investments designed to increase the flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of the recipient's electric power system. This includes the conversion of overhead utilities to underground systems, addressing aging or inefficient underground lines, and upgrading conductor sizes to enhance current carrying capacity and temperature resistance, thereby minimizing electrical faults and enhancing system reliability and efficiency. Additionally, there's a focus on-line and pole hardening to withstand adverse conditions.
Quick answers
Who received award DEGD0000888?
DEGD0000888 was awarded to Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc. by National Energy Technology Lab (Department of Energy) on October 1, 2024.
How much is award DEGD0000888 worth?
$70,476,750 has been obligated on DEGD0000888: $52,857,560 in federal funding and $17,619,190 in non-federal funding.
Which agency awarded DEGD0000888?
National Energy Technology Lab (Department of Energy) awarded DEGD0000888, with funding from Department of Energy.
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