This $46,924,334 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will enable the City of Lake Worth, Florida to establish a "smart grid" infrastructure and improve the reliability and resilience of its electrical grid. The key objectives of the 5-year project are to: improve system reliability and limit the effects of outages; enhance secure communication and data flow between distribution...
The Department of Energy awarded a $8,791,658 Project Grant to the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The three-year grant, running from October 2024 to September 2027, seeks to increase grid reliability and resilience in the face of severe storms and climate change impacts. Key objectives include improving grid reliability to reduce outage frequency and duration, increasing grid capacity to accommodate...
The Department of Energy awarded Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), a U.S. local government entity, a $189,820 Formula Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program (CFDA 81.128). The grant funding will support GRU's efforts to implement strategies that reduce energy use, lower fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency within its service area from January 2024 to December 2025. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding include...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254), aims to improve energy resilience and reliability across disadvantaged communities in the Griffin Heights neighborhood of Tallahassee, Florida. The $39,388,628 grant will fund initiatives to enhance equitable energy outcomes and prepare the community for extreme weather events over the 5-year project period from January 1, 2025 to December 31,...
The Department of Energy awarded a $165,434,810 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to E Source Companies LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Boulder, Colorado. The objective of this 5-year grant, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, is to develop a unified approach and comprehensive framework to mitigate risks and impacts from hazards to electric grid infrastructure, in order to accelerate the deployment of...
The Department of Energy awarded a $67,101,175 Formula Grant to Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The 4-year grant, running from October 2024 to September 2028, supports FPL's Smart Grid Manhole and Vault Monitoring Project (MVMP) to enhance smart grid deployment and improve the resilience of the electric grid infrastructure across Florida. The project will implement remote monitoring capabilities for...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $23,736,354 Project Grant to the Fayetteville Public Works Commission under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The grant, spanning January 2025 to December 2029, aims to implement technologies and equipment that will enhance the flexibility, efficiency, reliability, and resilience of the Fayetteville public electric power system. Key initiatives include improving system visibility, increasing automated controls,...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $70,476,750 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to the Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Seco) in Sumterville, Florida. The objective of this 5-year grant is to improve the flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of Seco's electric power system through multiple priority investments. Key project activities include converting overhead utilities to underground systems, addressing aging or inefficient...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $507,631,431 Cooperative Agreement under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) on October 1, 2024. Through this award, GEFA will deploy targeted improvements to its existing grid infrastructure to address reliability and resilience concerns, with a focus on disadvantaged, underserved, and Justice40 communities. The key activities to be funded include grid...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $53,596,688 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Tri-State Generation And Transmission Association, Inc., a not-for-profit electric utilities cooperative. The goal of the project is to increase the efficiency, capacity, flexibility, reliability, and resilience of Tri-State's bulk power grid, which serves four states and 42 distribution member cooperatives. Key activities include modernizing electric...