The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $4,804,524 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. The grant supports the Inflation Reduction Act Transmission Siting Program, which aims to modernize and enhance electric grid infrastructure in Pennsylvania through investments in technology, infrastructure, and community resilience. The program will focus on initiatives to improve grid reliability,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $36,908,967 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Delaware County Electric Cooperative Inc. The goal of this project is to enhance grid resilience against climate-induced weather disruptions and the threat of damage to trees caused by invasive species. The key objectives include implementing advanced monitoring and predictive analysis technologies, executing strategic grid hardening initiatives, and...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $121,244,291 Project Grant under its Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Arizona Public Service Company (APS), a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation. The 5-year project aims to enhance the resilience of Arizona's power grid and reduce the risk of wildfires by deploying innovative grid technologies and strategies across the state, with 69% of the work occurring in rural, tribal, or disadvantaged communities....
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 Duquesne Light Company was awarded a $19,712,338 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254). The funding will support the deployment of Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs), Dynamic Line Ratings (DLR), and Edge-Computing Devices (ECDs) across Allegheny and Beaver Counties in Pennsylvania. Specifically, the grant will finance the installation of DLR equipment on up to 7 transmission lines and the deployment of...
The Department of Energy awarded a $60,613,590 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to the Central Maine Power Company. The grant aims to deploy and catalyze technology solutions that increase the flexibility, efficiency, reliability, and resilience of the electric power system in Maine, the nation's most forested state. The five-year project, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will focus on modernizing and...
The Department of Energy awarded a $815,959 Project Grant to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The grant supports an analysis of real-time market design enhancements to address intertemporal challenges for storage, flexibility, and incentives. The project aims to provide insights that can help modernize and improve the resilience of the U.S. electric grid infrastructure. Penn State, a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $248,250,931 Project Grant to Peco Energy Company under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The objective of the "PECO CREATE PLAN" project is to catalyze a generational transformation of Southeastern Pennsylvania's energy landscape through targeted infrastructure investments and community-based collaborations. The project aims to reduce the likelihood and consequence of impacts to the...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $60,161,443 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Arizona Public Service Company (APS), a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation. The grant aims to enhance grid reliability, resilience, and efficiency through the deployment of advanced smart grid technologies, including smart sensors, reclosers, capacitor banks, voltage regulators, and dynamic line rating systems. The project will support...
The Department of Energy awarded a $98,662,016 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Switched Source LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to deploy distribution-level power flow controllers to a large utility at scale and incorporate this technology into the utility's planning and operational practices. The project, titled "BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - CARPE DIEM: CATALYZING THE ADOPTION AND ROLLOUT OF POWER...