Generac Grid Providers has been chosen by the U.S. Dept. of Power to obtain a $50 million grant to reinforce the U.S. energy grid’s capacity to ship inexpensive, clear vitality to decrease earnings owners in Massachusetts.
Generac will use the funding to put in its suite of whole-home vitality options in properties throughout Massachusetts, together with behind-the-meter wi-fi thermostats and batteries, and optimize the usage of electrical warmth pumps together with batteries and thermostats to enhance reliability for residents. The challenge will show Generac’s capability to combine a number of vitality applied sciences to assist residents, whereas offering priceless grid providers to learn each the grid and the residents.
Generac will make the most of its Concerto expertise to mixture and handle the vitality property as a digital energy plant (VPP).
“We’d prefer to thank the DOE for this chance and stay up for working with the state and our companions to steer the evolution to extra resilient, environment friendly and sustainable vitality options for the residents of Massachusetts,” mentioned Aaron Jagdfeld, president and chief govt officer of Generac.
The funds are a part of the federal Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program, which seeks to reinforce grid flexibility and enhance the resilience of the ability system in opposition to rising threats of utmost climate and local weather change. Funded by way of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Regulation and administered by DOE’s Grid Deployment Workplace, the GRIP program leverages federal, state and personal investments to make sure that communities throughout the nation have a dependable grid that’s ready for excessive climate whereas additionally delivering inexpensive, clear vitality and creating strong native alternatives for financial funding and jobs.
VPPs are gaining extra federal assist. Installer Sunnova is utilizing a DOE mortgage assure settlement to determine a mortgage program for VPP setups.
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