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 (DOE) awarded a $869,430,252 Cooperative Agreement under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and Portland General Electric Company. The project aims to upgrade regional 500kV transmission capacity and establish a connection between Portland General Electric's load centers, which serve roughly half of Oregon's population and two-thirds of the state's...
The Department of Energy awarded a $204,190 Formula Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) to Atxam Corporation, an Alaskan Native Corporation, to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events. The objective of this project is to modernize and enhance the U.S. electric grid infrastructure through comprehensive investments in technology, infrastructure, and community resilience. The grant funding will support initiatives such as...
The Department of Energy awarded a $123,557,512 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Pacificorp, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, to implement a holistic technological ecosystem integrating innovative smart grid technologies. The project aims to enhance situational awareness and reduce or mitigate wildfire occurrences, while improving grid reliability, flexibility, and resiliency. Key technologies to be integrated include advanced...
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 $37,533,791 Project Grant to the Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The funding will be used to implement a "Smart Grid Implementation Project" across the cooperative's distribution network. The project aims to increase the efficiency, reliability, flexibility, and resiliency of the grid through the deployment of grid-enhancing technologies. This includes...
The Department of Energy awarded a $91,563,198 Project Grant on January 1, 2025 to Puget Sound Energy Inc. under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The grant funding will be used to enhance energy infrastructure resilience in the Skagit River Valley. Key objectives include mitigating energy delivery interruption risks, proactively preventing outages from climate-induced disasters, and improving grid flexibility through strategic...
The Department of Energy (DOE) 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. The grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, will fund the deployment of distribution-level power flow controllers to a large utility at scale, and the incorporation of this medium voltage power flow control technology into the utility's planning and...
This $121,244,291 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will enhance the resilience of Arizona's power grid and reduce the risk of wildfires. The 5-year project, awarded to Arizona Public Service Company (a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation), will focus 69% of the work in rural, tribal, or disadvantaged communities. Key objectives include implementing innovative grid technologies and...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $15,345,140 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) to the Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc. The overall objective of this 5-year project, starting on September 1, 2024, is to provide clean, resilient, and affordable energy to the cooperative's member-owners. The three-part Wildfire Damage Mitigation Project will accelerate and expand the cooperative's grid resilience investments, better...