DEGD0000033

New York State Energy Research And Development Authority

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the electric grid formula grants to states and Indian tribes.

The objective of this project is to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events.

THIS ALRD SUPPORTS THE ADMINISTRATION AND CONGRESSIONAL GOALS TO (1) DEMONSTRATE MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY RESILIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND MITIGATE CLIMATE-RELATED RISK, (2) INVEST IN MODERNIZED GRID INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN ENABLE CONSUMER ACCESS TO LOWER-COST ENERGY AND ACCOMMODATE INCREASED ELECTRIFICATION, INCREASED PENETRATIONS OF VARIABLE RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY AND DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES, AND OTHER EVOLVING SYSTEM NEEDS OVER THE COMING DECADES, (3) INVEST IN CLEAN ENERGY AND DECARBONIZATION SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVE A CARBON-FREE POWER SECTOR BY 2035 AND NET-ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ECONOMY-WIDE BY 2050, AND (4) CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS WITH THE FREE AND FAIR CHOICE TO JOIN A UNION.

81.254 - Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience

National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) [DOE]

Department of Energy (DOE)

Albany, New York 122036399 United States

Single Zip Code

DE-FOA-0002736