Project Grant DEOE0000373

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...

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...

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...

Synchrogrid, Inc. received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop adaptive relay settings for wide area coordination of the power grid. The work will be performed in College Station, Texas through June 27, 2022. This award is provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The program's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform understanding of nature and advance...

This Project Grant award of $1,233,079.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop a comprehensive theoretical framework for modeling, designing, sensing, and controlling the post-fault stability of future power systems with varying levels of inverter-based resources and synchronous generators. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Establishing the theoretical foundations of energy functions for...

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $501,598,101 Cooperative Agreement under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to the Utah Office of Energy Development. The primary objective of this Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-funded "RELIEF" project is to implement advanced conductors, such as high-temperature, low-sag (HTLS) conductors, to significantly boost transmission capacity by an estimated 500+ MW in the Western region. This will be...

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...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Vermont Transco LLC received a $1.87 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) awarded October 1, 2025. The project, titled "Model-Based Adaptive Platform Environment for Real-Time Dynamic Operating Envelopes and Operator Trust (MAPLE ROOT)," will operate through September 30, 2028, and will be...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Regents of the University of California at Riverside received a $1.47 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) to enhance power system reliability and resilience through machine learning-based streaming sensor data analytics. Awarded on October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028,...

This $121,244,291 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will enhance the resilience of Arizona's power grid and reduce the risk of wildfires. The 5-year project, awarded to Arizona Public Service Company (a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation), will focus 69% of the work in rural, tribal, or disadvantaged communities. Key objectives include implementing innovative grid technologies and...