Agency: Department of Energy – Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
Description:
To provide federal financial assistance to demonstrate innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to harden and enhance resilience and reliability; and to demonstrate new approaches to enhance regional grid resilience.
Bill Section:
40103(b)
Potential Cost:
$5,000,000,000
TCS Notes:
The DOE’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program includes Section 40103(b) Program Upgrading Our Electric Grid and Ensuring Reliability and Resiliency (Grid Innovation Program), Section 40101(c) Grants to Eligible Entities on Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid (Grid Resilience Grants), and Section 40107 Deployment of Technologies to Enhance Grid Flexibility (Smart Grid Grants).