The Department of Energy awarded a $289,678,720 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The grant aims to accelerate the adoption of clean energy by modernizing and standardizing distribution grid management through the implementation of Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS), Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS), and Unbalanced Load Flow (UBLF) applications on targeted circuits aligned with disadvantaged...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) provides $126,739,921 to Firstenergy Service Co to deploy smart grid technology on approximately 50 distribution circuits in West Virginia and Maryland. The key products and services to be delivered include: Increasing load transferability, automated switching, SCADA control, and circuit capacity through smart grid technology deployments. The project will also...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $116,000,000 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to Commonwealth Edison Co (ComEd) to implement a data fusion-empowered, interoperable control framework for modernizing power grid planning and operations. This project aims to deploy a selection of grid-edge technologies for field demonstration and develop an interoperable control architecture and grid-edge analytic platform to address...
This federal Project Grant award of $200,161,070, funded by the Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program, aims to improve electricity service reliability and resilience in disadvantaged communities. The key products and services to be delivered include: Lateral fusing of the low-voltage distribution system to enhance grid sectionalization and automated circuit ties, which will help mitigate the impact of power outages. Hardening of...
The Department of Energy awarded a $39,814,028 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Consumers Energy Company. The grant aims to address the challenges posed by the rise of distributed energy resources and electric vehicles on grid management. Specifically, the project seeks to enhance real-time visibility and coordination between stakeholders to better manage EV charging, grid constraints, and deliver benefits to utility customers. The...
This $142,409,585 federal Project Grant awarded by the Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) will deploy innovative digital technology solutions to maximize the value of third-party distributed energy resources (DER) at the distribution level. The key objectives are to: (i) improve distribution grid visibility and autonomous controls for grid operators, (ii) aggregate and integrate DER and other grid-edge devices to provide system...
This Project Grant award, totaling $165,434,810, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The objective of this project is to develop a unified approach and comprehensive framework to mitigate and address risks and impacts from hazards, accelerating the deployment of technologies and best practices to improve situational awareness, reduce response time, and increase the reliability of the electric...
This $68,035,235 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program aims to expand critical grid management capabilities needed for responsibly and effectively managing the energy transition. The grant will fund the implementation of a pioneering set of transmission and distribution sensors, devices, and systems to increase grid flexibility, unlock asset efficiencies, and mitigate outages stemming from the...
This $112,133,913 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program seeks to install combined battery and heat pump systems, along with smart thermostats, in occupied homes. The award will be used by Generac Grid Services LLC to accelerate building thermal electrification while managing system impacts over the project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. The objective is to improve the reliability,...
The Department of Energy awarded a $64,565,969 Project Grant to the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga (EPB) under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The grant funding will be used by EPB to perform three key grid resiliency upgrades over the project period from October 2024 to September 2029: Installing new microgrids in remote areas to improve reliability and resiliency of the electric grid. Converting overhead circuits to underground systems to reduce...