North America | July 28, 2023

U.S. DOE’s $2.3 B Grid Resilience Grant

U.S. DOE to distribute $2.3 B in grid resilience state and tribal formula grants.

 

U.S. DOE's $2.3 B Grid Resilience Grant

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USA, Washington: U.S. DOE to distribute $2.3 B in grid resilience state and tribal formula grants.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $29.9 M to three states, three tribal nations, and an Alaskan Native Corporation as the fourth cohort of Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants to update the electric grid, ensure power sector reliability and reduce impacts of weather and natural disasters.

Part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the grants are supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and administered by DOE’s Grid Deployment Office to help all communities with access to affordable, reliable, and clean electricity.

Based on population, land area, probability and severity of disruptive events, DOE will distribute $2.3 B in Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants over the next five years. The states, territories, and Tribes will award these funds for projects, which generate the utmost community benefit with clean, affordable, and reliable energy.

Since May 2023, DOE has already distributed about $354 M in Grid Resilience Formula Grants to 23 states, the District of Columbia, and 12 tribal entities.

“Every community deserves clean, affordable power for their homes and businesses, a need that is only exacerbated during extreme weather events like the historic flooding and blistering heat waves that are hitting parts of the country this summer,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy, Jennifer M. Granholm. “Due to the transformative investments in grid infrastructure under President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are preparing the nation for a more resilient, clean energy future.”

Connecticut received $6.5 M to improve system reliability and resilience during natural disasters. Ohio was granted $14 M, while Vermont obtained $6 M to improve energy resilience and reliability.

Cook Inlet Region was awarded $500,000 to reduce impacts to critical facilities from disruptive events and address outdated grid infrastructure.

Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California received $287,000 to develop distributed energy resources and microgrids to increase power supply resilience.

Moreover, Muscogee (Creek) Nation was granted $1.8 M to implement technologies to improve and update grid control and operation infrastructure. Village of Dot Lake will utilize funds of $149,000 to reduce outage risks through asset management and preventative maintenance, as well as plan the development of battery storage for critical facilities.

Source: T&D World

 

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