Project Grant DEOE0000359

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 U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $60,161,443 Project Grant to the Arizona Public Service Company (APS) under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. This funding will support the deployment of smart grid technologies, including reclosers, capacitor banks, voltage regulators, and sensors, to enhance grid reliability, resilience, and efficiency in the Phoenix, AZ area. The objectives of this award are to improve real-time monitoring, control, and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $3.49 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response program (CFDA 81.008), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds research, development, and demonstration of an integrated planning tool that combines natural hazard...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $3.14 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response program (CFDA 81.008), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. The project will develop and validate machine learning technologies designed to prevent wildfires...

Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $3.6 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135, awarded July 7, 2026, with completion scheduled for July 6, 2029. The project, titled "MTMP-HVDCSST: Multiterminal Multiport High Voltage Direct Current Solid State Transformer Enabled by an Oil-Immersed 30kV/1MW SiC Converter Submodule," will deliver next-generation power conversion hardware...

Cooperative Agreement Summary Arizona State University (ASU) received a $1.51 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 30, 2028. The project, "Data-Driven Reliable and Resilient Operation of Active Transmission and Distribution Systems," focuses on researching, developing, and...

The $283,303,326 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program supports The Narragansett Electric Company (dba Rhode Island Energy) in deploying advanced information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) to enable smart decarbonization and help the state of Rhode Island meet its climate and clean energy mandates. The 5-year project, which began on October 1, 2024, aims to improve the reliability, resilience,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office awarded a $76,324,030 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) to modernize its distribution system in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The grant funding will be used to expand REC's utility fiber network, upgrade substations with security systems, deploy advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), and improve grid resilience and reliability. The project...

Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. received a $5.82 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122) on September 29, 2025. The award supports the purchase and installation of advanced electric meters at all 11,800 metering locations within the cooperative's service territory in East Montpelier, Vermont. These smart meters will enable enhanced...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), has awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER). The goal of this grant is to complement Massachusetts' building performance standards and commercial stretch and specialized codes by expanding the state's thermal energy code approach to permitted work in...