DEGD0001002
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnerships - Circuit Tie Reclosing
The overarching goal of the project is to engineer/design and deploy a suite of resiliency-targeted grid system upgrades to improve service reliability and resiliency within Randolph Electric Membership Corporation's (REMC) system,
support targeted improvements to help modernize REMC’s grid system,
and improve overall system average interruption duration index (SAIDI) while providing direct benefits to rural and underserved communities.
The overarching goal of the project is to engineer/design and deploy a suite of resiliency-targeted grid system upgrades to improve service reliability and resiliency within Randolph Electric Membership Corporation's (REMC) system,
support targeted improvements to help modernize REMC’s grid system,
and improve overall system average interruption duration index (SAIDI) while providing direct benefits to rural and underserved communities.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (DE-FOA-0003195) 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
Asheboro,
North Carolina
27205-7236
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Randolph Electric Membership was awarded
Grid Resilience Enhancement for Rural Communities
Project Grant DEGD0001002
worth $11,481,931
from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Asheboro North Carolina United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$4,920,828 (30.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnerships (GRIP).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 12/26/24
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
12/31/28
End Date
Funding Split
$11.5M
Federal Obligation
$4.9M
Non-Federal Obligation
$16.4M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0001002
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
MNMRXVQL5B99
Awardee CAGE
1G9W6
Performance District
NC-09
Senators
Thom Tillis
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
Modified: 12/26/24