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DEGD0000914

Project Grant

Overview

Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Enabling Electric Vehicle (EV) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) adoption through Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS), Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and fiber integration.

This project will modernize the recipient's distribution system to reduce power consumption, avoid costly system upgrades, drive resiliency and reliability, and improve the flexibility of the grid.

Smart metering data through Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) will be leveraged to gain operational efficiencies, reliability improvements, better consumer engagement, and effective integration of distributed energy resources.

The recipient will expand its utility fiber network and upgrade substations with security systems, deploying an effective fiber utility network that connects various nodes and devices for fast and effective data communication, as well as install advanced meters and associated equipment.
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.
Place of Performance
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408-2443 United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative was awarded Modernizing Distribution Systems Enhanced Grid Flexibility Efficiency Project Grant DEGD0000914 worth $38,162,015 from the Department of Energy in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Fredericksburg Virginia United States. The grant has a duration of 5 years and was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience. $38,162,015 (50.0%) 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
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 9/30/24

Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/30/29
End Date
23.0% Complete

Funding Split
$38.2M
Federal Obligation
$38.2M
Non-Federal Obligation
$76.3M
Total Obligated
50.0% Federal Funding
50.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

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Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000914
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit Without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Other
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892411 GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE (GDO)
Awardee UEI
NCD5H8NB18Q4
Awardee CAGE
1DHF2
Performance District
VA-07
Senators
Mark Warner
Timothy Kaine
Modified: 9/30/24