The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $71,271,885 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) project grant to Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), a local government utility provider in Gainesville, FL. The grant, effective January 1, 2025, will support building a resilient electric grid to mitigate the effects of extreme weather in North Central Florida over the project period ending December 31, 2029. Key objectives include modernizing grid infrastructure, increasing...
The Department of Energy awarded the City of Lake Worth, Florida, a $46,924,334 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund a multi-year initiative to establish a "smart grid" infrastructure and transform the community's electrical grid. The project's key objectives are to improve system reliability, limit the effects of outages, enhance secure communication and data flow,...
The Department of Energy awarded a $39,388,628 Project Grant to the City of Tallahassee, FL on January 1, 2025 under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The grant aims to improve equitable energy resilience outcomes for Griffin Heights residents and community services during extreme weather events, as well as enhance energy reliability across disadvantaged communities. Key activities include modernizing grid infrastructure, deploying smart grid...
The Department of Energy awarded E Source Companies LLC a $165,434,810 project grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The objective of this 5-year project, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, is to develop a unified approach and comprehensive framework to mitigate risks and impacts from grid infrastructure hazards, accelerating the deployment of technologies and best practices to improve situational awareness, reduce response time, and...
The Department of Energy awarded a $200,161,070 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Consumers Energy Company. The grant aims to complete a lateral fusing of low-voltage distribution systems, construct new circuit ties with automated loops, harden poles and wires, and pilot new grid sensors in targeted disadvantaged communities. The project objectives are to mitigate outage impacts, enhance grid resilience, and support workforce and local...
The Department of Energy awarded a $67,101,175 Formula Grant to Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The 4-year grant, running from October 2024 to September 2028, supports FPL's Smart Grid Manhole and Vault Monitoring Project (MVMP) to enhance smart grid deployment and improve the resilience of the electric grid infrastructure across Florida. The project will implement remote monitoring capabilities for...
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...
The Department of Energy awarded a $53,596,688 Project Grant on October 1, 2024 to Tri-State Generation And Transmission Association, Inc. under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The goal of this project is to help electric cooperatives remain economically and operationally healthy by increasing the efficiency, capacity, flexibility, reliability, and resilience of Tri-State's bulk power grid that serves four states and 42 distribution member...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $23,736,354 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program to the Fayetteville Public Works Commission. The grant, running from January 2025 to December 2029, aims to implement technologies and equipment that will support increased system visibility, the use of automated controls, the integration of distributed energy resources, and greater ability to rebalance the system. The goal is to improve the flexibility, efficiency,...
The Department of Energy has awarded a $190,627,432 Project Grant to the Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO) under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. This substantial grant aims to adapt and improve electric grid infrastructure in Hawaii to enhance resilience against climate change threats. The key objectives include upgrading generation facilities, enhancing transmission and distribution systems, deploying smart grid technologies,...