Appendix C - Annual Program Metrics and Impact Report_09.23.25.xlsx
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- DEEP-2027-003-SW
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- Connecticut
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This is an Annual Program Metrics and Impact Report (APR) template instruction document issued by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for grant recipients participating in the Energy Resilience Construction Grants program. The APR serves as the annual performance reporting mechanism for recipients to submit once yearly at the end of each Federal Fiscal Year throughout their award agreement duration. Grant recipients must populate the template with project-specific data across multiple reporting categories, including general project information, resilience performance metrics, climate policy goals, community benefits, workforce development, cost-effectiveness, and project-specific metrics differentiated by project type (Grid Infrastructure, Distributed Energy Resources, and Microgrids). The reporting template accommodates projects serving critical facilities and tracks impacts across residential, commercial, and industrial customer segments. Recipients must document performance metrics before and after project implementation, comparing actual results against baseline and proposed performance values, with data collection dates required for all entries.
The template utilizes color-coded cells and dropdown menus to facilitate consistent data entry, with most fields requiring manual input of numeric values, selection from predefined options, or narrative descriptions. Grant recipients must report resilience metrics including System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI), Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI), System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI), and outage-related data categorized by cause and grid coverage area. Community engagement reporting requires documentation of up to six events with attendee demographics, engagement types, and outcomes. Workforce development metrics must track full-time employees, apprenticeships, training participation, and demographic information including gender, race, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, and disadvantaged community affiliation. The template also requires reporting on emissions reductions (CO2, NOx, SO2, PM 2.5), vulnerable community benefits, and project cost data in nominal 2026 dollars, with instructions defining key terms including Major Event Days, critical facilities, community types (vulnerable, environmental justice, tribal, fossil energy, and rural), and engagement levels (inform, consult, involve, collaborate, and defer).
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Instructions
| FINAL 08/17/2026 |
| Annual Program Metrics and Impact Report - Instructions tab |
| Introduction |
| This Annual Program Metrics and Impact Report (APR) serves as the annual performance report template for grant recipients. |
| The APR is provided for reference and should not be included as part of the response to the RFP. |
| Grant recipients will populate the APR once a year at the end of each Federal Fiscal Year throughout the duration of the award agreement. |
| The APR is designed to be consistent with reporting provided in response to the RFP, to allow for comparisons before, during and after project construction. |
| The APR incorporates and aligns with the federal grant program reporting requirements and also includes state specific reporting requirements. |
| All inputs are on the Project Title tab and grant recipients should populate all inputs that are relevant to their project. This tab is subdivided into sections as follows: | ||
| General Information (Applicable to All Project Types) | ||
| Reporting Applicable to All Project Types | ||
| Resilience Metrics | ||
| Climate Policy Goal Metrics | ||
| Community Benefits Metrics | ||
| Workforce Development Metrics | ||
| Cost-Effectiveness Metrics | ||
| Project-Specific Reporting for Grid Infrastructure | ||
| Project-Specific Reporting for Distributed Energy Resources | ||
| Project-Specific Reporting for Microgrids |
Instructions specific to each section are provided below.
This document contains drop-down menus and unchanging elements. The cells on the Project Title tab of this workbook are color coded as follows:
| Manual Input (type in new information or data each year) |
| Manual Input (copy information or data from proposal) |
| Manual Input (static after initial entry) |
| Drop Down Input (select an option from a list) |
| Populated from entry in another cell |
| No entry required |
| Project Title tab |
| General Information (Applicable to All Project Types) |
| Grant recipients are responsible for populating: |
| - Project ID Number | Should align with the project number listed in the quarterly progress report. |
| - Project Organization or Subawardee | Name of recipent performing the project work. |
| - Project Title | Descriptive name of project work being done. Should be consistent with name used in the proposal, |
| unless the project has changed. | |
| - Project Performance Period Start Date | Start date of project work; remains the same each time this report is submitted. |
| - Project Performance Period End Date | Project end date; may be updated each timet his report is submitted. |
| - Project Status | From drop-down menu of project milestones. |
| - Utillity or Non-Utility Grant Recipient | Indicates if the grant recipient is a utility or not. Should align with the Resilience Metrics populated by the recipient. |
| Please also provide descriptive information about the project, such as whether the project serves critical facilities, the type of services provided to critical facilities, | ||||
| major project types and components, how the project performed in the past year, and whether the project was damaged by an event in the past year. | ||||
| Please describe the project types and components using the Project Types and Eligible Projects descriptions from the table below. | ||||
| Reporting Applicable to All Project Types | ||||
| Resilience Metrics | ||||
| The selections for each of these fields should be consistent throughout the reporting in this section and with selections made in the proposal. | ||||
| Please note that these fields apply to a subset of the fields in this section and are not relevant to any other section in this report. | ||||
| - Outage Type | Specifies the cause(s) of all outages the impact metrics are associated with, including: all causes, vegetation, animals, | |||
| vehicles, tornados, thunderstorms, hurricanes, derecho, flooding, wildfire, earthquake, ice/snow storm, operator error, | ||||
| equipment failure, extreme heat, extreme cold, and other. | ||||
| - Outage Type | ||||
| (If 'Other', char lim: 100) | Specifies the cause(s) of all outages the impact metrics are associated with, using less than 100 characters. | |||
| (To be populated only if Outage Type is identified as 'Other'.) | ||||
| - Coverage | Specifies which part of the electric grid the impact metric is associated with. | |||
| - Coverage Type (If 'Other', char lim: 100) | Specifies an area of the system the impact metric is associated with, using less than 100 characters. | |||
| (To be populated only if Coverage is identified as 'Other'.) |
Grant recipients should assume the following when developing values for the progress, proposal, and baseline sections:
| - Does Outage Data include Major | Includes all days, including MED as defined by IEEE 1366-2001 2.5 Beta Methodology. |
| Event Days (MED)? | (see more detail on Definitions tab) |
| This section of the report is designed to record the resilience performance of the funded project, and enable comparisons to the baseline and proposed values. | ||
| Please use the notes column all the way to the right on each tab to provide any additional useful context or informations about the data provided. | ||
| Progress (After Project Implementation): These columns should be updated with each new annual report. | ||
| - Actual Performance | Enter the numeric metric value for the associated FY | |
| - Start Date of Data Collection | mm/dd/yyyy | |
| - End date of Data Collection | mm/dd/yyyy | |
| Proposed Performance: | Grant recipients should include data from the project proposal. | |
| Baseline Performance: | Grant recipients should include data from the project proposal. | |
| Climate Policy Goal Metrics | ||
| These metrics may not be relevant to some types of projects. Please populate all of the relevant metrics for your measures and project types | ||
| and insert n/a for those that are not relevant. Grant recipients should provide documentation of the methodology and inputs for calculating these metrics. | ||
| Community Benefits Metrics | ||
| Grant recipients should report activities that utilize community engagement in deployment and evaluation approach and any examples of planning, open forums, | ||
| citizen advisory committees, participatory research and budgeting, memorandums of understanding, letters of support or any other indications of engagement. | ||
| Select from the drop-down “Yes”, “No” or “Planning” for each of the community engagement activities. Insert additional rows as needed. To preserve the conditional | ||
| formatting and drop-down menus in additional rows: right-click on the row you’d like to copy, select “Copy”, right-click on the row number below the location you’d like | ||
| to add the new row, and select “Insert Copied Cells.” | ||
| For ideas on how to create a community benefits agreement see: https://www.energy.gov/diversity/community-benefit-agreement-cba-toolkit |
| Grant recipients are responsible for populating: | ||
| The reporting template provides space for up to six events. If more events were held, please copy and paste additional rows into these tables. | ||
| - Event # (Unique Identifier): | Input a unique identifier (e.g., Event 1, Event 2) for each community engagement event(s) held in support of your project(s), | |
| please use a new row for each event held both in-person or virtual. | ||
| - Community Engagement Event Name | Identify the name or title of the community engagement event held including in-person and virtual events. | |
| (virtual or in-person): | ||
| - Zip Code: | Input the 5-Digit Zip Code as well as the 9-digit Zip Code (Zip Code +4) for each event location. | |
| Please use the Zip Code Lookup (https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction_input) and in the note if you are unsure. | ||
| - Type of Engagement: | Select the type of engagement applicable for each event held. | |
| (see more detail on Definitions tab) | ||
| - Degree of Engagement: | Select the degree of engagement applicable for each event held. | |
| (see more detail on Definitions tab) | ||
| - Did this Event Include an Open | Use drop-down to respond “Yes” or “No.” | |
| Planning Forum with Participant | ||
| Polling?: | ||
| - Number of Attendees by Community | Input number of attendees as applicable per community type. Some projects may cross multiple community types | |
| Interest: | and some communities may have more than one community of interest identifier. Note: If “Other” is indicated, | |
| please specify what community type. Definitions for Communities of Interest can be found on the “Definitions” tab. | ||
| - Total Attendees: | Input total number of individual attendees for each event held regardless of their community affiliation. | |
| This does not need to equal the sum of inputs for communities of interest as some individuals may reside | ||
| in communities with multiple identifiers or no identifiers. | ||
| - Outcomes or Barriers: | Narratively describe any community inputs and responses as well as any concerns or barriers that may have materialized | |
| from the event. This should include what your goals were for the event and if it was successful or not. | ||
| - Event Links: | Provide links, if any, to the community engagement event held. | |
| Workforce Development Metrics | ||
| For each question listed, provide a numerical value in Column "Number" (if not greyed out). Use the "Explanation" column when Other is selected, when asked, | ||
| and as needed to provide any further information you think is necessary. | ||
| As applicable, provide the number of subawardee employees working on the project and the number of trainees in project-specific programs associated with each | ||
| demographic category provided. As needed, definitions for disability status and disadvantaged community are provided on the “Definitions” tab. | ||
| Cost-Effectiveness Metrics | ||
| The data in this section should align with quarterly reporting on spending. | ||
| Project-Specific Reporting | ||
| The table below maps the Eligible Projects eligible measures to the project types. Proposals that include more than one project type must clearly specify the project | ||
| types included in their proposal and submit Project-Specific Metrics for all included project types. |
| Project Type | Eligible Projects |
| Grid Infrastructure | Fire-resistant technologies and fire prevention systems |
| Monitoring and control technologies | |
| The undergrounding of electrical equipment | |
| Utility pole management | |
| The relocation of power lines or the reconductoring of power lines with low-sag, advanced conductors | |
| Adaptive protection technologies | |
| Advanced modeling technologies | |
| Hardening of power lines, facilities, substations, of other systems | |
| The replacement of old overhead conductors and underground cables | |
| Distributed Energy Resources (not part of a Microgrid) | Weatherization technologies and equipment |
| Fuel-load management | |
| The use or construction of distributed energy resources for enhancing system adaptive capacity during disruptive events, |
| including stand alone energy storage subcomponents | |
| Microgrids | The use or construction of distributed energy resources for enhancing system adaptive capacity during disruptive events, |
including microgrids and energy storage subcomponents associated with a microgrid
| Grid Infrastructure Metrics |
| Please describe the project components using the Eligible Projects descriptions from the table above. The reporting template provides space for up to four different |
| project components. If the project consists of more than four different project components, please copy and paste additional rows into the table. |
| The life of each project component should include replacement, if the costs of replacement are included in the total costs. |
| The life of each project is assumed to be the minimum of life of all of the project components. |
| The miles of lines impacted by the project may or may not be relevant, depending on the Eligible Projects. |
| Distributed Energy Resources Metrics |
| Please describe the project components using the Eligible Projects descriptions from the table above. The reporting template provides space for up to four different |
| project components. If the project consists of more than four different project components, please copy and paste additional rows into the table. |
| The life of each project component should include replacement, if the costs of replacement are included in the total costs. |
| The life of each project is assumed to be the minimum of life of all of the project components. |
| Microgrid Metrics |
| Please describe the project components using the Eligible Projects descriptions from the table above. The reporting template provides space for up to four different |
| project components. If the project consists of more than four different project components, please copy and paste additional rows into the table. |
| The life of each project component should include replacement, if the costs of replacement are included in the total costs. |
| The life of each project is assumed to be the minimum of life of all of the project components. |
Project Title
| FINAL 08/17/2026 |
| Annual Programs Metrics and Impact Report - Project Title tab |
| General Information (Applicable to All Project Types) | |
| Project ID Number (Please make sure the project number aligns with the project numbers listed in the quarterly progress report) | |
| Project Organization or Subawardee | |
| Project Title | |
| Project Performance Period Start Date (mm/dd/yyyy) | |
| Project Performance Period End Date (mm/dd/yyyy) | |
| Project Status | select from list |
| Utility or Non-Utility Grant Recipient | select from list |
| Serves Facilities providing Critical Services | Select from list |
| Critical Facilities Served | Number and description of facilities |
| Major Project Types & Components | Description of project types and components |
| How did the project perform in the past year? | Description of performance |
| Was the project damaged during an event in the past year? | Description of damage |
| Reporting Applicable to All Project Types | ||||||||||
| Resilience Metrics | ||||||||||
| Impact Metric | Units | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | |||||||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | |||||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection | |||||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | Notes | |||||||||
| Towns Benefited by the Project | Number of towns | |||||||||
| Number of Residential Customers Benefited | Number of customers | |||||||||
| Number of Commercial Customers Benefited | Number of customers | |||||||||
| Number of Industrial Customers Benefited | Number of customers | |||||||||
| Planned Maintenance | Number of occurrences | |||||||||
| Planned Maintenance | Number of hours across all occurrences | |||||||||
| Unplanned Maintenance | Number of occurrences | |||||||||
| Unplanned Maintenance | Number of hours across all occurrences | |||||||||
| Uptime | Number of hours | |||||||||
| Impact Metrics Specific to Utility Recipients | Units | Outage Type | Outage Type | |||||||
| (If 'Other', char lim: 100) | Coverage | Coverage Type | ||||||||
| (If 'Other', char lim: 100) | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | Baseline Performance (Before Project Implementation) | |||||||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | |||||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection | |||||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Annual Average | Notes | |||
| System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) | Number | select from list | select from list | |||||||
| Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI) | Number | |||||||||
| System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) | Number | |||||||||
| Total Number of Residential Customers in the Coverage Area | Number of customers | |||||||||
| Total Number of Commercial Customers in the Coverage Area | Number of customers | |||||||||
| Total Number of Industrial Customers in the Coverage Area | Number of customers | |||||||||
| Impact Metrics Specific to Non-Utility Recipients | Units | Outage Type | Outage Type | |||||||
| (If 'Other', char lim: 100) | Coverage | Coverage Type | ||||||||
| (If 'Other', char lim: 100) | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | Baseline Performance (Before Project Implementation) | |||||||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | |||||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection | |||||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Annual Average | Notes | |||
| Outages | Number of outages | select from list | select from list | |||||||
| Hours of Unmet Load | Number of hours across all outages |
| Climate Policy Goal Metrics | |||||||
| Impact Metric | Units | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | Notes | |||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | ||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection |
(mm/dd/yyyy)
| CO2 Equivalent Emissions Reductions | Metric tons |
| NOx Emissions Reductions | Metric tons |
| SO2 Emissions Reductions | Metric tons |
| PM 2.5 Emissions Reductions | Metric tons |
| Community Benefits Metrics | |||||||
| Impact Metric | Units | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | Notes | |||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | ||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection |
(mm/dd/yyyy)
| Vulnerable Communities Benefited | Number of communities |
| Number of Residential Customers Benefited in Vulnerable Communities | Number of customers |
| Number of Commercial Customers Benefited in Vulnerable Communities | Number of customers |
| Number of Industrial Customers Benefited in Vulnerable Communities | Number of customers |
| Total Project Costs associated with Vulnerable Communities that Benefit | Nominal 2026 $ |
| Impact Metrics on Community Engagement | Select from List |
| Does this project operate under a negotiatied Community Benefits Agreement? | select from list |
| Is a Community Based Organization part of the project leadership? | select from list |
| Did this project get approval of tribal governments with authority over impacted areas? | select from list |
| Does this project operate under Memorandums of Understanding with Community-Based Organizations? | select from list |
Did this project get letters of support or any other indication that they are engaging in consent-based planning? select from list
| Did this project engage Citizen Advisory Committees? | select from list |
| Did a representative of the Community Based Organization or Community Advisory Committee review and approve this report? | select from list |
| Community Engagement Event Details | ||||
| Event # (Unique Identifier) | Community Engagement Event Name (Virtual or In-Person) | 5-Digit Zip Code | Zip Code +4 | Total Attendees |
| Event 1 | ||||
| Event 2 | ||||
| Event 3 | ||||
| Event 4 | ||||
| Event 5 | ||||
| Event 6 |
| Event # (Unique Identifier) | Community Engagement | ||
| Type of Engagement | Degree of Engagement | Did This Event Include An Open Planning Forum with Participant Polling? | |
| Event 1 | select from list | select from list | select from list |
| Event 2 | select from list | select from list | select from list |
| Event 3 | select from list | select from list | select from list |
| Event 4 | select from list | select from list | select from list |
| Event 5 | select from list | select from list | select from list |
| Event 6 | select from list | select from list | select from list |
| Event # (Unique Identifier) | Number of Attendees by Community of Interest | |||
| Vulnerable Community | Tribal Community | Fossil Energy Community | Rural Community | |
| Event 1 | ||||
| Event 2 | ||||
| Event 3 | ||||
| Event 4 | ||||
| Event 5 | ||||
| Event 6 |
| Event # (Unique Identifier) | Community Engagement Event Outcomes | |
| Outcomes or Barriers | Event Links | |
| Event 1 | ||
| Event 2 | ||
| Event 3 | ||
| Event 4 | ||
| Event 5 | ||
| Event 6 |
| Workforce Development Metrics | |||||||
| Impact Metrics | Units | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | Notes | |||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | ||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection |
(mm/dd/yyyy)
| Full Time Employees (FTEs) In-State | Number of FTEs |
| FTEs in Vulnerable Communities | Number of FTEs |
| Businesses In-State | Number of businesses |
| Businesses in Vulnerable Communities | Number of businesses |
| Apprenticeships and Trainings In-State | Number of apprenticeships and trainings |
| Apprenticeships and Trainings in Vulnerable Communities | Number of apprenticeships and trainings |
| Questions/Impact Metrics on Training | Select from List | Number | Explanation |
| Was training offered as part of the project? (specify in "Explanation" field) | select from list | ||
| Type of training provided | select from list | ||
| Does your program target underserved or underrepresented population(s) for training? | select from list | ||
| If yes, what target population do you serve? | select from list | ||
| Did the Subaward Entity partner with a community-based organization? | select from list | ||
| Did the Subaward Entity partner with a labor union? | select from list | ||
| Number of individuals receiving training (including registered apprenticeships) as part of the project. |
Average number of hours of training per individual (including on-the-job training/work performed by registered apprentices).
| Number of individuals receiving raise or promotion as a result of training. |
| Number of individuals that are placed in new paid positions (including registered apprenticeships) as a result of training. |
| Questions/Impact Metrics on Labor | Select from List | Number | Explanation |
| Number of employees a part of this project (specify in "Explanation" field as needed) | |||
| Is there a project labor agreement (PLA) for the construction project? | select from list | ||
| Is there a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the project's non-construction work? | select from list | ||
| Has the Subaward Entity pledged neutrality with respect to union organizing? | select from list | ||
| Is the Subaward Entity contributing to or otherwise supporting registered apprenticeship programs (e.g., financial support, hiring participants, providing training materials and facilities, etc.)? (specify in "Explanation" field) | select from list | ||
| Is the Subaward Entity contributing or otherwise supporting non-registered apprenticeship joint-labor management or other training program? (specify in "Explanation" field) | select from list |
Is the Subaward Entity offering support services to workers or training participants (e.g., child care, transportation) (specify in "Explanation" field)? select from list
| Does the project have a formal anti-discrimination or anti-harassment program or plan? | select from list |
| Does the Subaward Entity have a formal Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEIA) Plan? | select from list |
| Does the project have a workplace health and safety plan that was designed and is implemented in partnership with employees? (specify in "Explanation" field as needed) | select from list |
In support of second chance opportunities, does the Subaward Entity refrain from asking about job applicants' criminal records, arrest history, or any other history with the justice system? select from list
| Does the Subaward Entity have specific goals for the hiring of local workers? | select from list |
| Does the project have specific objective for hiring of underrepresented or disadvantaged groups? | select from list |
| Impact Metrics on Workforce Demographics | ||
| Gender | Number of employees working on project | Number of trainees in project specific programs |
| Male | ||
| Female | ||
| Non-Binary | ||
| Other | ||
| No Designation | ||
| Race | Number of employees working on project | Number of trainees in project specific programs |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | ||
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | ||
| Asian | ||
| Black or African American | ||
| White | ||
| Other | ||
| No Designation | ||
| Ethnicity | Number of employees working on project | Number of trainees in project specific programs |
| Hispanic or Latino | ||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | ||
| No Designation | ||
| Veteran Status | Number of employees working on project | Number of trainees in project specific programs |
| Veteran | ||
| Not a Veteran | ||
| Other Protected Veterans | ||
| No Designation | ||
| Disability Status | Number of employees working on project | Number of trainees in project specific programs |
| Has Disability | ||
| Does Not Have Disability | ||
| Disability Status Unknown | ||
| No Designation | ||
| From Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) | Number of employees working on project | Number of trainees in project specific programs |
| Cost-Effectiveness Metrics | |||||||
| Impact Metric | Units | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | Notes | |||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | ||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection |
(mm/dd/yyyy)
| Total Project Costs | Nominal 2026 $ |
| Funding Requested | Nominal 2026 $ |
| Ratepayer Funds | Nominal 2026 $ |
| Other Funding (excluding Ratepayer Funds) | Nominal 2026 $ |
| Project-Specific Reporting for Grid Infrastructure | |||||||
| Impact Metric | Units | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | Notes | |||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | ||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection |
(mm/dd/yyyy)
| Component 1: [insert description] | Number of measures |
| Life of Project Component 1 | Years |
| Component 2: [insert description] | Number of measures |
| Life of Project Component 2 | Years |
| Component 3: [insert description] | Number of measures |
| Life of Project Component 3 | Years |
| Component 4: [insert description] | Number of measures |
| Life of Project Component 4 | Years |
| Life of Project | Years |
| Miles of Lines Impacted by Project | Number of miles |
| Project-Specific Reporting for Distributed Energy Resources | |||||||
| Impact Metric | Units | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | Notes | |||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | ||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection |
(mm/dd/yyyy)
| Component 1: [insert description] | Number of measures | ||
| Nameplate Rating (Component 1) | kW/kWh for storage; kW for non-storage | ||
| Life of Project Component 1 | Years | ||
| Component 2: [insert description] | Number of measures | ||
| Nameplate Rating (Component 2) | kW/kWh for storage; kW for non-storage | ||
| Life of Project Component 2 | Years | ||
| Component 3: [insert description] | Number of measures | ||
| Nameplate Rating (Component 3) | kW/kWh for storage; kW for non-storage | ||
| Life of Project Component 3 | Years | ||
| Component 4: [insert description] | Number of measures | ||
| Nameplate Rating (Component 4) | kW/kWh for storage; kW for non-storage | ||
| Life of Project Component 4 | Years | ||
| Life of Project | Years | ||
| Peak Generation | kW | ||
| Peak Savings | kW | ||
| Annual Energy Generation | kWh | ||
| Annual Energy Savings | kWh | ||
| Forward Capacity Market (FCM) Participation | Text | select from list | select from list |
| On-Site Fossil Fuel Replacement | Text | select from list | select from list |
| Annual Natural Gas Savings | Therms | ||
| Annual Oil Savings | Gallons | ||
| Annual Gasoline Savings | Gallons | ||
| Annual Diesel Savings | Gallons |
| Project-Specific Reporting for Microgrids | |||||||
| Impact Metric | Units | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | Notes | |||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | ||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection |
(mm/dd/yyyy)
| Component 1: [insert description] | Number of measures | ||||||
| Nameplate Rating (Component 1) | kW/kWh for storage; kW for non-storage | ||||||
| Life of Project Component 1 | Years | ||||||
| Component 2: [insert description] | Number of measures | ||||||
| Nameplate Rating (Component 2) | kW/kWh for storage; kW for non-storage | ||||||
| Life of Project Component 2 | Years | ||||||
| Component 3: [insert description] | Number of measures | ||||||
| Nameplate Rating (Component 3) | kW/kWh for storage; kW for non-storage | ||||||
| Life of Project Component 3 | Years | ||||||
| Component 4: [insert description] | Number of measures | ||||||
| Nameplate Rating (Component 4) | kW/kWh for storage; kW for non-storage | ||||||
| Life of Project Component 4 | Years | ||||||
| Life of Project | Years | ||||||
| Impact Metrics for Grid Parallel Operation | Units | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | Notes | |||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | ||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection |
(mm/dd/yyyy)
| Average Load of Facilities Served by Microgrid | kW | ||||||
| Peak Load of Facilities Served by Microgrid | kW | ||||||
| Annual Generation During Normal Operation: | |||||||
| Annual On-Site Usage | kWh | ||||||
| Annual Export to Grid | kWh | ||||||
| Peak Reduction | kW | ||||||
| Impact Metrics for Islanded Operation | Units | Progress (After Project Implementation) | Proposed Performance | Notes | |||
| Actual Performance | Start Date of Data Collection | ||||||
| (mm/dd/yyyy) | End Date of Data Collection |
(mm/dd/yyyy)
| Does the microgrid employ load shed technologies? | Text | select from list | select from list |
| Percentage of Normal Operation Load Served by Microgrid | % | ||
| Percentage of Load Served by Microgrid that is Considered Critical | % | ||
| Average Critical Loads Served by Microgrid | kW or kWh | ||
| Peak Critical Loads Served by Microgrid | kW or kWh | ||
| Annual Critical Load | kWh | ||
| Annual Critical Load Served by Microgrid | kWh | ||
| Maximum Outage Duration that Microgrid is Designed to Ride-Through | Hours | ||
| Islanding Response Time | Seconds |
Drop Down Lists
| Project Status |
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| Planning Complete |
| Design Complete |
| Regulatory Approval Obtained (including NEPA & Required Permits) |
| Equipment/Materials Purchased |
| Construction/Installation Started |
| Construction/Installation 50% Complete |
| Construction/Installation 100% Complete |
| Project Complete/Closed Out |
| Types of Training Provided |
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| Readiness |
| Registered apprenticeship |
| Other earn-as-you-learn-on-the-job training |
| Upskilling for already employed individuals |
| Experiential training as part of a degree program |
| Other (please describe in "Explanation" Field) |
| Target Population |
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| Returning citizens (formerly incarcerated/justice system-involved) |
| Veterans |
| Residents of disadvantaged communities |
| Transitional youth (18-24 year-olds) |
| Displaced or at-risk energy (coal, oil, gas, or automotive) workers |
| Other (please describe in "Explanation" Field) |
Definitions
| FINAL 08/17/2026 | |
| Annual Programs Metrics and Impact Report - Definitions tab | |
| Term | Resilience Metrics Definitions |
| Major Event Day | Days where the system operational and/or design limits exceed a threshold established by: |
| 1. Collecting values for five sequential years ending on the last day of the last complete reporting period. | |
| If fewer than five years of historical data are available, use all available historical data. | |
| 2. Excluding any day in the data set has a value of zero. | |
| 3. Taking the natural logarithm (ln) of each daily value in the data set. | |
| 4. Finding α (Alpha), the average of the logarithms (also known as the log-average) of the data set. | |
| 5. Finding β (Beta), the standard deviation of the logarithms (also known as the log-standard deviation) of the data set. | |
| 6. Computing the major event day threshold, TMED, using the equation: ( ) α+2.5β T = e MED | |
| 7. Classifying any day with daily value greater than the threshold value TMED that occurs during the subsequent reporting period is classified as a major event day. | |
| Outage Type | Specifies the cause(s) of all outages the impact metrics are associated with. |
| Coverage | Specifies the part(s) of the electric grid the impact metrics are associated with. |
| Critical Facilities | Any hospital, police station, fire station, water treatment plant, sewage treatment plant, public shelter, correctional facility or production and transmission facility of a television or radio station, whether broadcast, cable or satellite, licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, any commercial area of a municipality, a municipal center, as identified by the chief elected official of any municipality, or any other facility or area identified by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as critical. |
| Critical Services | Essential public safety, health, and disaster recovery services, including: emergency medical services (hospitals, clinics), public safety (fire stations, police departments), essential infrastructure (water treatment, power utilities), and government functions (town halls, emergency operations centers) or any other services identified as critical by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. |
| SAIDI | The average length of time customers experience a power outage over a specific period, calculated as the total duration of all customer interruptions within the year divided by the total number of customers served during the year. |
| CAIDI | How long, on average, a customer is without power after an outage occurs, calculated as the total duration of all customer interruptions divided by the total number of customer interruptions. |
| SAIFI | The average number of sustained interruptions (typically lasting more than 5 minutes) that a customer experiences over a year or other given time frame, calculated as the total number of customers served divided by the total number of sustained customer service interruptions during that period. |
| Residential customers | Customers who would be served by one of the utilities' Residential rate classes. |
| Commercial customers | Customers who would be served by one of the utilities' Commercial rate classes. Includes municipal government buildings. |
| Industrial customers | Customers who would be served by one of the utilities' Industrial rate classes. |
| Project types | Including Grid Infrastructure, Distributed Energy Resources, and Microgrids. |
| Project components | Components of the Grid Infrastructure, Distributed Energy Resources, and Microgrids project types, as shown in the table on the Instructions tab. |
| Uptime | The number of hours the equipment is operational, excluding planned and unplanned maintenance. |
| Term | Community Definitions |
| Vulnerable Community | Populations that may be disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change, including, but not limited to, low and moderate income communities, |
| environmental justice communities pursuant to section 22a-20a (https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_439.htm#sec_22a-20a), communities eligible | |
| for community reinvestment pursuant to section 36a-30 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_664a.htm#sec_36a-30) and the Community Reinvestment | |
| Act of 1977, 12 USC 2901 et seq., as amended from time to time, populations with increased risk and limited means to adapt to the effects of climate change, | |
| or as further defined by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in consultation with community representatives. | |
| Environmental Justice | Environmental justice communities pursuant to section 22a-20a (“Environmental justice community” means (A) a United States census block group, |
| (EJ) Community | as determined in accordance with the most recent United States census, for which thirty per cent or more of the population consists of low income persons |
| who are not institutionalized and have an income below two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level; or (B) a distressed municipality, as defined in subsection (b) | |
| of section 32-9p (https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_578.htm#sec_32-9p), communities eligible for community reinvestment pursuant to section 36a-30 | |
| (https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_664a.htm#sec_36a-30) and the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, 12 USC 2901 et seq. as amended from time | |
| to time, populations with increased risk and limited means to adapt to the effects of climate change. | |
| Tribal Community | For the purposes of this guidance, "tribal communities" should be inclusive of organizations that identify as Indian/Native American Tribal Designated Organization, |
| including Tribal Colleges and Universities; and Indian Nations and American Indian and Alaska Native Trival Governments as defined by DOE Order 144.1 - | |
| "Indian Nation. Any American Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, Band, Nation, Pueblo or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village | |
| [as defined or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)], which is acknowledged by the Federal government to | |
| constitute a tribe with a government-to-government relationship with the United States and eligible for the programs, services, and other relationships | |
| established by the United States for indigenous peoples because of their status as American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, Bands, Nations, Pueblos or | |
| communities." | |
| "American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Government. The recognized government of an Indian nation or any affiliated or component band government | |
| of such nation that has been determined eligible for specific services by Congress or officially recognized pursuant to 25 CFR Part 83, in the most recent | |
| Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Register Notice, Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States. Those who self-identify as | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native, but are non-tribal residents, sholud still be considered part of their self-identified community. | |
| Fossil Energy Community | For the purposes of this guidance, "fossil energy communities" are cities, towns, and regions that have significant economic ties to fossil energy production |
| through the extraction, processing, transport, or storage of coal, oil, and/or gas, or power geneation from these fuels, specifically those included in | |
| 1) the "Covered Census Tract" definition in Section 40209 of H.R. 3684, which is based on census tracts that had coal miles that have closed or coal-fired power | |
| plants that have retired after a certain date; and 2) the Bureau of Labor Statistics Areas listed by the Interagency Working Group on Coal & Power Plant | |
| Communities & Economic Revitalization. This definition should be uped to reflect any new definition established by the Interagency Working Group on Coal | |
| & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization. | |
| Rural Community | Federal agencies do not have a standard definition for rural therefore for the purposes of this guidance a "rural community" will be defined according to the |
| definition of 'rural and remote areas' in BIL 40103 - "a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 10,000 inhabitants." | |
| Term | Workforce Demographics Definitions |
| Disability Status | Disabilities include but are not limited to: Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally), autoimmune disorders such as lupus, |
| fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS, blind or low vision, cancer (past or present), cardiovascular or heart disease, celiac disease, cerebral palsy, death | |
| or serious difficulty hearing, diabetes, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders, epilepsy or other seizure disorder, | |
| gastrointestinal disorders including Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome, intellectual or developmental disability, mental health conditions | |
| such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, missing limbs or partially missing limbs, mobility impairment benefitting from the use | |
| of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg braces, and/or other supports, nervous system condition including migraine headaches, Parkinson's disease, | |
| multiple sclerosis (MS), neurodivergence such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, | |
| other learning disabilities, partial or complete paralysis (any cause), pulmonary or respiratory conditions such astuberculosis, asthma, emphysema, | |
| short stature (dwarfism), and traumatic brain injury. | |
| Term | Type of Engagement Defintions |
| Content Based Siting | The event sought or worked toward community consented siting of project. |
| Research & Design | The event engaged in co-design with the community on the project or related research. |
| Reporting | The event shared back data or progress with the community. |
| Project Decision Making | The event involved shared decision making on th eproject. |
| Community Input | The event gathered input from the community participants. |
| Term | Degree of Engagement Definitions |
| Inform | Provide the community with relevant information. |
| Consult | Gather input from the community. |
| Involve | Ensure community needs and assets are integrated into process & inform planning. |
| Collaborate | Ensure community capacity to play a leadership role in implementation of decisions. |
| Defer to | Foster democratic participation and equity through community-driven decision making. Bridge divide between community and governance. |
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