Project Grant DEOE0000272

This $36,034,716 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will fund a partnership between the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and a host transmission utility. The project aims to install an Automatic Power Factor Controller (APFC) device, the SmartValve, at an interregional grid tie to reduce tap changes and increase the control range of a Phase Shifting Transformer (PST) across a regional...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $126,739,921 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) to FirstEnergy Service Co. for the CREATE project. The grant will fund the deployment of smart grid technology on approximately 50 distribution circuits in West Virginia and Maryland, increasing load transferability, automated switching, SCADA control, and circuit capacity. The upgrades will advance electrification by reconductoring lines, upgrading...

The Department of Energy awarded a $4,804,524 Project Grant to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The grant funding will support the Inflation Reduction Act Transmission Siting Program, which aims to improve the reliability, resilience, and flexibility of Pennsylvania's electric grid infrastructure. Key activities to be delivered through this award include maintaining and upgrading generation facilities,...

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 aims to implement an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) with a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) module and a Distribution System Network (DSN) for American Electric Power's service area in Columbus, Ohio. The key objectives are to improve grid utilization,...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) provides $60,161,443 to the Arizona Public Service Company (APS) to deploy smart grid technologies and advanced analytics across the electric grid in Phoenix, AZ. The objectives of this award are to enhance grid reliability and resilience, increase efficiency, and support clean energy adoption through the deployment of smart grid technologies, dynamic line...

The U.S. 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. The funding will support the deployment of distribution-level power flow controllers, specifically the Phase-EQ technology, to a large utility in West Palm Beach, Florida. The goal is to incorporate this advanced power distribution automation solution into the utility's planning and operational practices to increase the...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $3,245,061, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) program, aims to develop, field demonstrate, and validate the synergistic benefits of dynamic line rating (DLR) and advanced power flow control (APFC) technologies for enhancing the reliability and performance of the electric grid in New England. The project, led by the Georgia Tech...

This $68,035,235 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) aims to expand critical grid management capabilities needed for the energy transition. The project, conducted by Virginia Electric & Power Co. (Dominion Virginia Power), will implement a pioneering set of transmission and distribution sensors, devices, and systems to increase grid flexibility, unlock asset efficiencies, and mitigate localized...

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded PPL Electric Utilities Corporation a $115,213,827 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The grant, spanning from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2029, will fund a $99 million portfolio of investments to expand PPL Electric's self-healing grid infrastructure and support improved reliability, resilience, and the deployment of distributed energy resources and electric vehicles in eastern and central...

This $130,718,468 federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program, will enable the Maine Governors Energy Office to implement a comprehensive grid modernization initiative. The key products and services to be delivered include: Deploying advanced software and hardware technologies to enable active network management (ANM) and facilitate flexible interconnections for distributed energy resources (DERs)...