Eaton can help guide you through every stage of power grid transformation – from customized designs, innovative solutions, FLISR control and automation packages to expert project management, service and support. With demands on the power grid continually evolving, it is important to design a system that can adapt to handle new technologies and changing consumer behaviors while maintaining cybersecurity.
For U.S. electrical utilities, building and maintaining a safe, reliable and resilient grid is as essential as power grid cybersecurity. The rapidly evolving energy landscape creates complexity as electrical utilities transition to distributed energy resources and address growing demands for electrification. Leverage the Congress-approved $79B funds to enable a more resilient, reliable grid.
The top programs funding grid modernization include:
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Grants to eligible entities, States, and Indian Tribes to prevent outages and enhance the resilience of the electric grid
Grant allocator: DOE
Eligible uses: Activities that are supplemental to existing hardening efforts and reduce the risk of power lines causing a wildfire; or reduce the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events.
Financial assistance to demonstrate innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to harden and enhance resilience and reliability; and to demonstrate new approaches to enhance regional grid resilience
Grant allocator: DOE
Eligible uses: (A) to demonstrate innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to harden and enhance resilience and reliability; and (B) to demonstrate new approaches to enhance regional grid resilience, implemented through States by public and rural electric cooperative entities on a cost-shared basis
To facilitate the construction of electric power transmission lines and related facilities to enable greater clean energy growth and provide low-cost clean energy to more Americans
Grant Allocator: DOE
Eligible uses: To facilitate eligible projects, the Secretary may-- (A) enter into a capacity contract with respect to an eligible project with the objective of reselling that capacity once the financial viability of the project has been established; (B) issue a loan to an eligible entity for the costs of carrying out an eligible project; or (C) participate with an eligible entity in designing, developing, constructing, operating, maintaining, or owning an eligible project
Funding and expansion of eligible activities under the Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant Program established under section 1306 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
Grant Allocator: DOE
Eligible uses: Qualifying Smart Grid investments including for installation, that allow buildings to engage in demand flexibility or Smart Grid functions
Borrowing authority for the Bonneville Power Authority (BPA) to assist in the financing of the construction, acquisition, and replacement of the Federal Columbia River Power System. Requires BPA to issue an updated financial plan
Grant Allocator: DOE
Eligible uses: Financing of the construction, acquisition, and replacement of the Federal Columbia River Power System and implementation of the authority of the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act
Payments to hydroelectric owners/operators for capital improvements related to enhancing hydroelectricity generation by improving grid resiliency, improving dam safety, and environmental improvements
Grant Allocator: DOE
Eligible uses: 1) Improving grid resiliency; (2) improving dam safety to ensure acceptable performance under all loading conditions (including static, hydrologic, and seismic conditions); and (3) environmental improvements
To incentivize upgrades to hydroelectric facilities to increase their efficiency
Grant Allocator: DOE
Eligible uses: Capital improvements to hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to improve the efficiency of such facilities by at least 3 percent
Grant program for Non-Powered Dams (NPDs) and Conduits for adding hydroelectric power generating capabilities
Grant Allocator: DOE
Eligible uses: Incentives for hydroelectric facilities added to an existing dam or conduit which Department of Energy determines is eligible
To provide financial assistance to eligible entities to carry out project design, transmission studies, power market assessments, and permitting for a pumped storage hydropower project to facilitate the long-duration storage of intermittent renewable electricity
Grant Allocator: DOE
Eligible uses: 1) Improving grid resiliency; (2) improving dam safety to ensure acceptable performance under all loading conditions (including static, hydrologic, and seismic conditions); and (3) environmental improvements
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