DEGD0000886
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Building a modern intelligent distributed battery energy storage system (BESS) for resiliency in Northern New Mexico
Through the development of BESS in three communities, the recipient will be able to create a resilient, connected microgrid network, allowing communities to be total participants in the recipient’s grid and islanded during extreme weather.
Our resilience objectives for each location includes:
1) Support critical loads needed in the event of proximate wildfire and power outage to enable emergency services and evacuation of the population;
2) Support community critical loads (e.g., fire station, health clinic, childcare center, telecommunications link, commercial kitchen, college dormitories, home health equipment) indefinitely in the event of an outage or public safety power shutoff (PSPS); and priority loads during daylight hours; and
3) Critical and priority load support, providing indefinite support to critical loads and supporting priority loads during daytime hours, tailored for a tribe's particular facilities, operations, and needs.
Through the development of BESS in three communities, the recipient will be able to create a resilient, connected microgrid network, allowing communities to be total participants in the recipient’s grid and islanded during extreme weather.
Our resilience objectives for each location includes:
1) Support critical loads needed in the event of proximate wildfire and power outage to enable emergency services and evacuation of the population;
2) Support community critical loads (e.g., fire station, health clinic, childcare center, telecommunications link, commercial kitchen, college dormitories, home health equipment) indefinitely in the event of an outage or public safety power shutoff (PSPS); and priority loads during daylight hours; and
3) Critical and priority load support, providing indefinite support to critical loads and supporting priority loads during daytime hours, tailored for a tribe's particular facilities, operations, and needs.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (DE-FOA-0002740) SUPPORTS THE GRID RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS (GRIP) PROGRAM AND SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE AND REGIONAL RESILIENCE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING THREATS TO OUR POWER SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE; SPECIFICALLY, TO PREVENT OUTAGES AND ENHANCE THE RESILIENCE OF THE ELECTRIC GRID, DEPLOY TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE GRID FLEXIBILITY, AND DEMONSTRATE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO POWER SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND RELIABILITY.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Taos,
New Mexico
87571-6490
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 09/30/28 to 10/10/25.
KIT Carson Electric Cooperative was awarded
Northern New Mexico BESS Project: Building Resilient Microgrid Networks
Project Grant DEGD0000886
worth $15,430,118
from the Department of Energy in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Taos New Mexico United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$13,862,770 (47.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships ( GRIP).
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 11/3/25
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
10/10/25
End Date
Funding Split
$15.4M
Federal Obligation
$13.9M
Non-Federal Obligation
$29.3M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEGD0000886
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000886
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892411 GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE (GDO)
Awardee UEI
C5LDYF1DDUN4
Awardee CAGE
48CE8
Performance District
NM-03
Senators
Martin Heinrich
Ben Luján
Ben Luján
Modified: 11/3/25