DOE’s $23.4 M grant to strengthen infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Energy to distribute $23.4 M to strengthen and modernize infrastructure in Washington State.
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USA, Washington State: The U.S. Department of Energy to distribute $23.4 M to strengthen and modernize infrastructure in Washington State.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $23.4 million Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant to Washington to modernize the electric grid and reduce impacts due to extreme weather and natural disasters.
Governor of Washington Jay Inslee said that improving systems by reducing disruptive events is key to moving towards 100% clean electricity grid and ensuring that equitable benefits from the clean energy economy reach every community. The fund will help work directly with rural and typical end-of-the-line customers to develop resilience plans, and also collaborate with communities and utilities to build a resilient and renewable infrastructure for essential services.
The grant aims to reduce the frequency, duration and impact of outages while enhancing resiliency in historically disadvantaged communities; strengthen prosperity by expanding well-paying, safe clean energy jobs accessible to all workers and ensure investments have a positive effect on quality job creation and equitable economic development and build a community of practice and maximize project scalability by identifying pathways for scaling innovations.
“The Grid Resilience Formula Grants will enable communities in Washington to protect households and businesses from blackouts or power shutdowns during extreme weather,” said Maria Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment Office, U.S. Department of Energy. “Projects selected through this program will benefit communities by creating good-paying jobs to deliver clean, affordable, and reliable energy across the country.”
Source: T&D World
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