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The DOE announced a conditional loan guarantee of $15 billion to PG&E to diversify California’s energy sources and improve grid resilience.

Yesterday, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Grid Deployment Office announced $2.2 billion in awards under the Grid Innovation Program, a critical initiative authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These awards will support eight groundbreaking projects designed to enhance grid resilience and reliability through innovative approaches. This effort will unlock an additional 13 GW of grid capacity through the use of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology and high-performance conductors (HPCs), strengthening our energy grid for generations to come. Read more about the announcement here: https://nt-z.ro/4fD1xH8

Excellent 👍 Preparing transmission networks for the renewables output to come is such a pragmatic move. National interest in grid infrastructure development is great governance in action. 🏡Power to the locality: Investing in local grid infrastructure should be a national priority also and I hope initiatives extend to local’ distribution networks. More thoughts 💭 https://lnkd.in/g8fyNSbA

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $1.5 Billion To Strengthen U.S. Power Grid And Boost Clean Energy Access The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has announced significant steps to enhance the country’s electricity grid and ensure affordable energy for Americans. In a key move, the DOE is investing $1.5 billion in four major transmission projects, aimed at improving grid reliability, reducing transmission congestion, and giving more people access to affordable clean energy. These projects, supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will add nearly 1,000 miles of new transmission lines and create 7,100 MW of capacity across six U.S. states. The states benefiting from this investment are Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. […] Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/djwge4aU #solarenergy #alternativeenergy #solarpv #pvsolar #photovoltaic #cleanenergy #cleantech #climatechange #biden-harrisadministration #cleanenergy #renewableenergy #transmissionproject #usa

Senators Manchin and Barrasso have unveiled the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, aimed at boosting energy security and streamlining permits for infrastructure projects. This bipartisan bill promises to modernize the grid, expand transmission capacity, and facilitate clean energy development on federal lands. While clean energy advocates cheer the move as a step forward, some conservationists criticize its support for fossil fuels. To learn more, read here: https://ow.ly/9Rh050SMGOu

AMAZON , Don’t destroy AMAZON Our forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Over the past few decades, we've witnessed the devastating impact of deforestation, with millions of acres of lush, vibrant ecosystems being cleared for various purposes. This alarming trend not only destroys the natural habitats of countless species but also contributes to climate change, soil erosion, and the disruption of vital water cycles. It's time we take action to protect and restore our precious forests and oceans and finally Earth before it's too late. NATO or other Organizations are also responsible for protecting our forests and oceans and all humanity with peace . They should respect to all thoughts without considering racism and finally developing to keep our planet Earth . We have no other place to live as alternative except Earth . Let’s young leaders control future of our planet. NATO and Organization are responsible to bring peace not to manufacturing war guns and tools . We are all in one ship . Please don’t make hole our ship .

Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), the largest natural gas and electric utility in Maryland, was awarded up to $50 million in grant funding from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program. BGE, a subsidiary of Exelon, will use the funds to advance its grid modernization efforts via the BGE Interconnection Readiness and Deployment of Storage (BIRDS) initiative. A portion of the funds will be used to assess the broad adoption and effectiveness of small-scale microgrids that can serve as community resiliency hubs. Community resiliency hubs provide communities a safe place to gather during extended power outages. Often powered by solar and storage microgrids, these hubs offer food, water, shelter, charging stations and a place to store temperature sensitive medications. BGE will deploy community-owned battery, solar and EV charging stations, creating community resilience hubs in Howard County, which is just west of Baltimore. Two community organizations, OpenWorks and Civic Works, will partner with BGE on the project. BIRDS also aims to shorten customer clean energy interconnection times by upgrading substations to improve monitoring and control. It is expected that these upgrades will allow for the integration of up to 3 MW of customer distributed energy resource (DER) capacity, including rooftop solar and storage systems and electric vehicle charging stations. The funding will also be used to develop new, innovative DER management system (DERMS) functionality so BGE can better leverage data and increase the penetration of DERs throughout the utility’s footprint. The BGE award is part of the latest round of GRIP funding. The DOE awarded $2 billion to 38 projects in mid-October. The funds will be used to build new transmission and distribution infrastructure and technology, adding more than 7.5 GW of capacity across the country and accelerating the interconnection process for clean energy projects. Generac Holdings was also selected to receive $50 million for its work to integrate clean energy microgrids into water infrastructure facilities for the California Water Association. The GRIP program, which is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has $10.5 billion earmarked for projects across the country. With awards granted in October 2023, August 2024 and, most recently, this past October, GRIP has invested nearly $7.6 billion in 104 different projects. To save energy & cost for your business, contact me at https://buff.ly/2EjAMbu. #Reliability #EnergyStorage #EnergyEfficiency #Renewables #EnergyAudit #Procurement #Resilience https://buff.ly/3Od0MYU

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $2.2 billion investment in the nation’s grid for eight projects across 18 states to protect against growing threats of extreme weather events, lower costs for communities, and catalyze additional grid capacity to meet load growth stemming from an increase in manufacturing and data centers. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program, the projects selected today will catalyze nearly $10 billion in total public and private investment to bring reliable, affordable, clean energy to Americans. This deployment of new, innovative transmission infrastructure and technology upgrades to the existing grid will add nearly 13 gigawatts (GW) of grid capacity—including 4,800 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind—allowing more clean power to reach customers across the country. These projects will create at least 5,000 good-paying jobs and upgrade more than 1,000 miles of transmission in total. #US #energy #electricity #grid #investment Click and see more https://lnkd.in/eRbsNgNj

Central planning is important! Excellent to see FERC issue the landmark Order 1920 requiring the operators of the US grid to plan for 20 years of accelerated load growth and invest in transmission appropriately to connect new distributed resources. This implementation needs to progress in a hurry – and this Order promises to push a necessary buildout of infrastructure across regions to get our domestic energy resources onto the grid.    https://lnkd.in/eAydxM6R