Bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) - transmission line rebuild/replacement for wildfire mitigation & renewable resource access the project includes a multifaceted approach for the recipient to…

Active Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
DEGD0000892
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$144,660,119

Award facts

Completion date 41% complete
Funding
  • $96,922,280.00 Federal
  • $47,737,839.00 Non-federal
Funding agency
Department of Energy
Place of performance
Hays, KS 67601, USA

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Description

Bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) - transmission line rebuild/replacement for wildfire mitigation & renewable resource access the project includes a multifaceted approach for the recipient to address transmission congestion, age and condition of facilities, wildfire mitigation, and improved access to transmission for current and future renewable resources in western kansas. This project accelerates substation and transmission line upgrades including rebuilding and/or replacing 150 miles of 115 kilovolt (KV) transmission line, updating 16 miles of line with optical ground wire to improve protection system performance, replacing oil-insulated circuit breakers with gas- insulated breakers capable of faster clearing times and replacing electro-mechanical relays with digital relays at four substations, adding optical ground wire to support fiber optic communications, and building one new substation to serve a growing urban load.

Transactions

Action Federal Non-federal Date
Amendment $0 $0
Amendment Infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA): transmission line rebuild/replacement for wildfire mitigation & renewable resource access the project includes… $0 $0
Amendment $0 $0
Original award $96,922,280 $47,737,839

Quick answers

Who received award DEGD0000892?

DEGD0000892 was awarded to Midwest Energy, Inc. by National Energy Technology Lab (Department of Energy) on October 1, 2024.

How much is award DEGD0000892 worth?

$144,660,119 has been obligated on DEGD0000892: $96,922,280 in federal funding and $47,737,839 in non-federal funding.

Which agency awarded DEGD0000892?

National Energy Technology Lab (Department of Energy) awarded DEGD0000892, with funding from Department of Energy.

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