The City of Naperville has been awarded a $2,232,348 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The grant's objectives are to support Illinois' transition to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2050, better facilitate the integration of intermittent distributed energy resources onto the city's grid, and catalyze community transformation and future investment through increased grid hosting capacity. The project aims to deliver a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) and related grid integration and modernization efforts that will improve the grid's flexibility, reliability, and ability to accommodate growing levels of distributed energy resources. This initiative is expected to drive tangible community benefits, including expanded grid capacity, enhanced energy resilience, and support for broader economic development efforts in Naperville. The project period runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027.
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