DEEE0010724

Goals:
1) To understand the current state of resiliency and distributional and procedural equity of the U.S. electricity sector.
2) To develop generalizable open-source data products, tools, and models that will support grid decisions that explicitly include resilience, distributional and procedural equity under a decarbonized and sustainable grid.
3) To test the suitability of these tools in real-world settings by analyzing the pilot projects under a decision under uncertainty framework.
4) To equip an interdisciplinary highly skilled workforce that can tackle the emerging challenges of the grid of the future.
5) To work with, and learn from, traditionally under-represented groups, jointly with regulators and utilities, as to provide more equitable solutions for a deeply decarbonized resilient grid.

In Budget Period 1, our objectives are:
1) To deliver a suite of tools to support tribes, states, traditionally under-represented groups, and regions by developing a baseline of their current level of grid resilience and energy-related emissions, including greenhouse gases (GHGs) and criteria pollutants emissions and damages.
2) To produce a taxonomy of quantitative and qualitative standard set of grid resilience, environmental justice, and distributional effects metrics that can support the measurement of progress and success.

In Budget Period 2, our objective is to provide modeling tools and data products that incorporate scenarios for decarbonization of the grid under different hazards and compute the costs and benefits for different groups, as well as the state of resiliency and state of distributional effects.

In Budget Period 3:
1) To develop plans and investment guidance for the grid that are consistent in considering both resiliency and decarbonization goals for each of the pilot projects considered, in consultation with states, tribes, and communities.
2) To have completed and assess the effectiveness of the workforce development.

In addition, we will ensure continuous engagement and learning from traditionally under-represented communities, shaping the work proposed as described in our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan.

The Leland Stanford Junior University

BUILDING A CLEAN AND EQUITABLE ENERGY ECONOMY AND ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. THIS FOA WILL ADVANCE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S GOALS TO ACHIEVE CARBON POLLUTION-FREE ELECTRICITY BY 2035 AND TO “DELIVER AN EQUITABLE, CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE, AND PUT THE UNITED STATES ON A PATH TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO EMISSIONS, ECONOMY-WIDE, BY NO LATER THAN 2050“1 TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL AMERICANS. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS COMMITTED TO PUSHING THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, CATALYZING CLEAN ENERGY JOBS THROUGH RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND DEPLOYMENT (RDD&D), AND ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND INCLUSION OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development

Golden Field Office (GFO) [DOE - EERE]

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) [DOE]

Stanford, California United States

City-Wide

Funding Opportunity in Support of the Hydrogen Shot and a University Research Consortium on Grid Resilience (DE-FOA-0002792)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/24 to 10/02/25 and the total obligations have increased from $22,844,597 to $22,894,597.