DEGD0000897
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Grid Visibility Program (GVP): Unlocking system-wide data to build a more resilient and equitable grid.
The recipient will deploy grid enhancing technologies (GETs), dynamic line ratings (DLR), and edge-computing devices (ECD) in the recipient’s electric service territory by the end of the project.
The DLR equipment will be installed on up to seven (7) transmission lines, and up to thirty thousand (30,000) ECDs will be installed across communities in Allegheny and Beaver counties.
The recipient will deploy grid enhancing technologies (GETs), dynamic line ratings (DLR), and edge-computing devices (ECD) in the recipient’s electric service territory by the end of the project.
The DLR equipment will be installed on up to seven (7) transmission lines, and up to thirty thousand (30,000) ECDs will be installed across communities in Allegheny and Beaver counties.
Awardee
Funding Goals
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA-DE-GD0002740) TITLED GRID RESILIENCY AND INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS (GRIP) SEEKS TO TRANSFORM/ENHANCE THE RESILIENCE OF REGIONAL, INTERREGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ELECTRIC GRIDS IN CONSIDERATION OF FUTURE SHIFTS TO RENEWABLE GENERATION AND LOAD MANAGEMENT. IMPROVING THE ELECTRIC GRID’S ABILITY TO AVOID, MITIGATE AND RECOVER FROM MAJOR DISRUPTIONS AND PLAN FOR MORE EFFECTIVE REMEDIATION OF FUTURE DISRUPTIONS ACROSS ALL HAZARDS. KEY GOALS INCLUDE ENHANCING COORDINATION AND ALIGNMENT WITH STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ENERGY PLANNING SO AS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THREATS, MITIGATION APPROACHES, AND SYSTEM NEEDS; AND TO HELP WITH THE PRIORITIZATION OF FUNDING. ALSO, CATALYZING AND LEVERAGING PRIVATE SECTOR CAPITAL FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT AND UPGRADES IN ADDITION TO ADVANCING COMMUNITY BENEFITS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
15219-1942
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Duquesne Light Company was awarded
Grid Visibility Program: Enhancing Grid Resilience & Equity
Project Grant DEGD0000897
worth $19,712,338
from the Department of Energy in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships ( GRIP).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 6/18/25
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/30/29
End Date
Funding Split
$19.7M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$19.7M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEGD0000897
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000897
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892411 GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE (GDO)
Awardee UEI
LVJ8ELLU12J7
Awardee CAGE
1DWZ6
Performance District
PA-12
Senators
Robert Casey
John Fetterman
John Fetterman
Modified: 6/18/25