Bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL): optimizing interregional transfer capacity using advanced power flow control

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Award ID
DEGD0000908
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$36,034,716

Award facts

Completion date 42% complete
Funding
  • $18,017,358.00 Federal
  • $18,017,358.00 Non-federal
Funding agency
Department of Energy
Place of performance
Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA

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About this award

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This $36,034,716 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will fund a partnership between the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and a host transmission utility. The project aims to install an Automatic Power Factor Controller (APFC) device, the SmartValve, at an interregional grid tie to reduce tap changes and increase the control range of a Phase Shifting Transformer (PST) across a regional border. This effort is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) initiative to optimize interregional transfer capacity using advanced power flow control technologies. The project will run from October 2024 through September 2029.

Description

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This project is a partnership between the recipient and a host transmission utility, to install an automatic power factor controller (APFC) device, the smartvalve, at an interregional tie to reduce TAP changes and increase the control range of a phase shifting transformer (PST) across a regional border.

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
Vermont Transco LLC To enhance the capacity and reliability of interregional electricity transfer by deploying certain devices $6,843,402

Quick answers

Who received award DEGD0000908?

DEGD0000908 was awarded to Electric Power Research Institute Inc. by National Energy Technology Lab (Department of Energy) on October 1, 2024.

How much is award DEGD0000908 worth?

$36,034,716 has been obligated on DEGD0000908: $18,017,358 in federal funding and $18,017,358 in non-federal funding.

Which agency awarded DEGD0000908?

National Energy Technology Lab (Department of Energy) awarded DEGD0000908, with funding from Department of Energy.

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