The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $507,631,431 Cooperative Agreement to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience federal grant program (CFDA 81.254). The funding will support GEFA in deploying targeted improvements to the existing grid infrastructure in Georgia, with a focus on disadvantaged, underserved, and Justice40 communities. The project aims to address grid reliability and resiliency concerns through three key...
The Department of Energy has awarded a $195,821,210 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to Georgia Transmission Corporation (G T C) for the "Smart Technologies for Advanced Resilient Transmission (START)" initiative. The objective of this 5-year award, effective January 1, 2025, is to create awareness of the techno-economic advantages of advanced overhead conductors (AOHC) and expand their utilization. G T C, a...
This Project Grant award of $68,035,235 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) will enable Virginia Electric & Power Co., a subsidiary of Dominion Energy, Inc., to expand critical grid management capabilities needed for the energy transition. The project aims to implement a pioneering set of transmission and distribution sensors, devices, and systems that will increase grid flexibility, unlock asset efficiencies, and...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $71,271,885 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) project grant to Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), a local government utility provider in Gainesville, FL. The grant, effective January 1, 2025, will support building a resilient electric grid to mitigate the effects of extreme weather in North Central Florida over the project period ending December 31, 2029. Key objectives include modernizing grid infrastructure, increasing...
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...
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 Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $126,739,921 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to FirstEnergy Service Co. to deploy smart grid technology across approximately 50 distribution circuits in West Virginia and Maryland. The CREATE project will increase load transferability, automated switching, SCADA control, and circuit capacity to advance electrification and support expanding electrification in transportation, buildings, distributed...
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) program. This 3-year grant, running from October 2024 to September 2027, seeks to increase grid reliability and resiliency in the face of severe storms and climate change impacts. The key objectives are to: 1) Increase grid reliability in the face of more severe storms and climate change, 2) Increase grid reliability to reduce...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $888,558,943 Cooperative Agreement to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The objective of this agreement is to deploy new clean energy transmission and battery storage infrastructure to improve grid reliability, accelerate renewable energy integration, displace fossil-fuel-derived power generation, and reduce energy burdens across New England....
The Department of Energy awarded a $72,761,810 Project Grant to American Electric Power Service Corporation under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The grant project, scheduled to run from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, seeks to implement an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) with a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) module and a Distribution System Network (DSN) for AEP's service area. The goal is to...