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New Funding Opportunity: $50M for Commercial-Scale Distributed Energy Systems Demonstration Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) released a new $50 million funding opportunity to help the United States develop more reliable, resilient, and cost-effective energy systems that better support our rapidly changing electric grid, as well as the growth of electric vehicles (EV), energy storage, and the electrification of buildings and industry. Distributed energy systems encompass not only distributed energy production such as rooftop or community solar and distributed wind, but also the flexible management of those sources and energy use by buildings, EV charging infrastructure, heat pumps and other drivers of electric demand.
Scaling distributed energy systems can allow for more effective delivery and use of clean, reliable power for more communities, reducing electric losses along transmission and distribution lines and increasing grid resiliency. As more sectors turn to electrification to meet decarbonization goals, the ability to manage a more diverse set of grid assets will add much needed energy resilience to address increased grid strain and disruptions due to severe weather events caused by climate change.
OCED will provide up to 50% of the cost share for 2 to 4 utility- and/or private sector-led projects to demonstrate the reliable operation and financial value of connected energy systems with high levels of renewable generation and a variety of connected energy assets.
Concept papers are due by November 16, 2023, at 5 p.m., ET.
Visit the Distributed Energy Systems Demonstrations Program to learn more.
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