DEEE0010651
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
The project team proposes to demonstrate grid services, including frequency regulation, voltage regulation, and others, using mixed grid-following (GFL) and grid-forming (GFM) technologies at the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility in Oregon State.
The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility is North America's first energy center to combine wind, solar, and battery storage in one location, with 300 MW of wind, 50 MW of solar, and 30 MW of energy storage systems.
The project team will upgrade a portion of wind and battery storage from the conventional GFL control to the advanced GFM control and demonstrate the grid services provided by both GFM and GFL inverter-based resources (IBRs).
Specifically, the GFL IBRs in the power plant including the 50 MW solar and 30 MW battery, as well as wind turbines that have not upgraded to GFM, will be demonstrated in the field simultaneously with upgraded GFM IBRs to draw conclusions about the respective grid services in terms of model analysis and control strategies.
This will be the first time grid-forming IBRs, including wind and battery storage, are connected to US bulk power systems, and demonstrated at the same site for grid services.
The success of this project will greatly assist utilities in better understanding the advantages and disadvantages of both GFM and GFL technologies in providing various grid services and gain confidence for system operators to use IBRs to provide grid services with both technologies, paving the way for the US bulk power systems with extremely high penetration of renewables.
Additionally, this project will establish a two-way communication channel between grid engineers and inverter vendors so that they can collaborate to better understand the real needs of IBR controls to better provide grid services to the power grid.
The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility is North America's first energy center to combine wind, solar, and battery storage in one location, with 300 MW of wind, 50 MW of solar, and 30 MW of energy storage systems.
The project team will upgrade a portion of wind and battery storage from the conventional GFL control to the advanced GFM control and demonstrate the grid services provided by both GFM and GFL inverter-based resources (IBRs).
Specifically, the GFL IBRs in the power plant including the 50 MW solar and 30 MW battery, as well as wind turbines that have not upgraded to GFM, will be demonstrated in the field simultaneously with upgraded GFM IBRs to draw conclusions about the respective grid services in terms of model analysis and control strategies.
This will be the first time grid-forming IBRs, including wind and battery storage, are connected to US bulk power systems, and demonstrated at the same site for grid services.
The success of this project will greatly assist utilities in better understanding the advantages and disadvantages of both GFM and GFL technologies in providing various grid services and gain confidence for system operators to use IBRs to provide grid services with both technologies, paving the way for the US bulk power systems with extremely high penetration of renewables.
Additionally, this project will establish a two-way communication channel between grid engineers and inverter vendors so that they can collaborate to better understand the real needs of IBR controls to better provide grid services to the power grid.
Funding Goals
THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S (DOE) OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (EERE) IS ISSUING, ON BEHALF OF THE SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE (SETO) AND WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE (WETO), THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA). PROJECTS AWARDED UNDER THIS FOA WILL BE FUNDED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, PUBLIC LAW 117-58, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL).
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Place of Performance
Lexington,
Oregon
97839
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Infrastructure $3,825,000 (100%) percent this Cooperative Agreement was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Portland General Electric Company was awarded
Grid Services Demonstration with GFL GFM Technologies Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility
Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010651
worth $3,825,000
from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in October 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Lexington Oregon United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development.
$5,320,394 (58.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability Demonstration.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 8/4/25
Period of Performance
10/1/23
Start Date
6/30/25
End Date
Funding Split
$3.8M
Federal Obligation
$5.3M
Non-Federal Obligation
$9.1M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEEE0010651
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEEE0010651
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
892434 GOLDEN FIELD OFFICE
Funding Office
892403 ENERGY EFFICIENCYRENEWABLE ENERGY
Awardee UEI
J9H6J2TLM3S8
Awardee CAGE
3S399
Performance District
OR-02
Senators
Jeff Merkley
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy Programs, Energy (089-0321) | Energy conservation | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $3,825,000 | 100% |
Modified: 8/4/25