DEGD0000386

Project entitled: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid formula grants to states and Indian tribes.

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

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority

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)

Fort Defiance, Arizona 86504-0170 United States

Single Zip Code

DE-FOA-0002736

Infrastructure $1,754,294 (45%) percent this Project Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 04/30/28 to 04/30/32 and the total obligations have increased 107% from $2,017,438 to $4,173,257.