The Division of Vitality (DOE) is awarding a mixed complete of $167.7 million in grant funding to 11 states, two territories, and 20 tribal nations. The eighth spherical of Grid Resilience State and Tribal System Grants, the funds are meant to assist modernize the electrical grid to scale back the impacts of climate-driven excessive climate and pure disasters whereas additionally guaranteeing the reliability of the facility sector.Â
Thus far the Investing in America agenda has awarded a complete of greater than $748 million to collaborating states and tribal entities, offering clear electrical energy, reducing power prices and maintaining the lights on for tens of millions of People throughout the nation.
As a part of the appliance course of, states, territories and tribes have been requested to supply their total objectives for grant implementation. Some examples from this most up-to-date cohort:
Illinois will deal with reliability and resiliency enhancements in deprived communities which might be in danger from local weather change impacts. They may even help fairness by rising entry and alternatives for underserved residents and companies, and help communities and small utilities in grid resiliency planning and funding. (Quantity: $16 million)
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation will spend money on lowering the frequency and length {of electrical} outages on the reservation and in rising reliability and resilience at key tribal amenities. Funds may even be used to reinforce the expert workforce by assuring that any put in resilience measures could be operated and maintained by the tribe’s members and companies, the place doable. Tasks may even advance power justice by focusing on ventures situated on the reservation, ideally on belief lands. (Quantity: $1 million)
West Virginia will assess and enhance power effectivity and battery storage in essential buildings and develop group microgrids to extend total grid reliability. Grant funds may even be used to establish electrical clients, constructing house owners, and electrical utility suppliers that might profit from grant funding. (Quantity: $8 million)
A full checklist of recipients of the eighth cohort, in addition to highlights on how they intend to deploy their funds is on the market right here.
Grid Resilience State and Tribal System Grant recipients are being administered by the DOE’s Grid Deployment Workplace and introduced on a rolling foundation as functions are obtained. Purposes for the fiscal yr FY 2022 and FY 2023 are actually closed.
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