Biden-Harris Administration Boosts Grid Resilience in Communities Impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton
President Biden Announces $612 Million to Six New Cutting-edge Projects to Support Communities Impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton
On October 13, 2024, President Biden announced the U.S. Department of Energy is providing more than $600 million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bolster grid resilience and reliability in the face of extreme weather and increased electricity demand across the states affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
The funding will help harden the electric grid across the Southeastern U.S.; install advanced conductors and controls to help local power companies better face increasing extreme weather; deploy self-healing devices and enable more efficient and precise dispatching of field teams during outages; upgrade lines to meet critical capacity and flexibility for projected load growth and renewable integration; and build, rebuild, or reconductor transmission infrastructure. This investment will help reduce the likelihood of outages, speed up restoration times, and increase grid operational resilience for millions of customers in communities most susceptible to prolonged outages in one of the highest storm-risk regions of the country.
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $1.5 Billion to Bolster the Nation's Electricity Grid and Deliver Affordable Electricity to Meet New Demands
New DOE Study Shows Accelerated Expansion Leading to More Than $270 Billion in Savings Through 2050
In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda and work to lower costs for American families, DOE announced two critical actions in its continued efforts to support the expansion of the transmission infrastructure needed to ensure that the nation’s electricity grid is reliable, resilient, and ready to meet customer demands with low-cost clean electricity. First, DOE announced an investment of $1.5 billion in four transmission projects that will improve grid reliability and resilience, relieve costly transmission congestion, and open access to affordable energy to millions of Americans across the country.
 DOE also released the final National Transmission Planning Study, a set of long-term planning tools and analyses that examine a wide range of potential future scenarios through 2050 to identify pathways to maintain grid reliability, increase resilience, and reduce costs, while meeting local, regional, interregional, and national interests and supporting the changing energy landscape.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $12 Million to Support Hydropower Facilities Across the Country
Incentive Payments to 39 Projects Ensure Generators Continue to Provide Clean, Affordable Electricity
GDO announced 39 hydropower facilities throughout the country will receive more than $12 million in incentive payments for electricity generated and sold in calendar year 2023. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, with consideration of facilities located in communities with inadequate electric service, the payments provide funding for electricity generated and sold from dams and other water infrastructure that add or expand hydroelectric power generating capabilities. This funding will help ensure hydroelectric generators continue to provide clean, affordable electricity. View the full list of selected entities.
DOE Seeks Input on Civil Nuclear Credit Program Award Cycle Three
Requests Information and Letters of Interest from Potential Applicants
GDO released a Request for Information (RFI) on September 27, 2024, seeking input and Letters of Interest (LOI) from potential applicants for the Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) Program. The RFI is seeking feedback from stakeholders about the impacts of recent changes to the nuclear energy landscape and to gauge interest from nuclear plant owners and operators for a third CNC award cycle. Responses to the RFI, including LOIs, should be sent by email to CNC_Program_Mailbox@hq.doe.gov no later than October 28, 2024.
DOE Announces $1.25 Million Investment in Offshore Wind Transmission for the Atlantic Coast
Consortium of Technical Experts will Support States to Advance Potential Transmission Solutions and Accelerate Wind Deployment
GDO opened an initial funding opportunity of up to $1.25 million that will advance offshore wind (OSW) deployment along the Atlantic Coast by identifying opportunities and strategies to standardize transmission development. Managed in collaboration with ConnectWerx, the “Standardization for Interregional Offshore Wind Transmission” funding opportunity seeks to identify technical experts, including specialized independent consultants or academic entities, to lead a consortium that identifies standardized OSW transmission equipment specifications to support coordinated procurement in the United States. Applications will close on Friday, November 1 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
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