Grid Deployment Office

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The Grid Deployment Office (GDO) works to catalyze the development of new and upgraded electric infrastructure across the country by maintaining and investing in critical generation facilities; developing and upgrading high-capacity electric transmission lines nationwide; and deploying transmission and distribution infrastructure and technologies. GDO acts as a partner with states, Tribes, territories, industry, communities, and other energy sector stakeholders to deploy solutions to lower energy costs and improve grid reliability and resilience.

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A modern, resilient electric grid helps reliably power our daily lives. In overseeing more than $22 billion in federal funding, GDO supports critical power generation and works to transform electricity transmission and distribution to move power where it needs to go, make energy more affordable, and prevent outages for the American public. We strive to work in strong partnership with those across the U.S. to improve the electric grid, which is the backbone of the Nation’s economic, energy, and national security infrastructure.

Areas of Focus

Funding and Financing
Through support from Congress, including from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act, GDO has more options for financing and investment in grid resilience, grid modernization, transmission deployment, and critical generation facilities than ever before.

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Funding Opportunities
Grid Resilience and Reliability
GDO oversees grid modernization activities that prevent outages, enhance the resilience of the electric grid, and ensure resource adequacy by supporting critical generation sources and expanding and enhancing electricity markets.

Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships
Formula Grants
Resource Adequacy
Enhanced Transmission Planning
GDO supports modernizing transmission planning to provide greater certainty that can drive investment to the highest-need transmission projects and enable development of the projects with the largest benefits for consumers.

Enhanced Transmission Planning
Transmission Needs Study
Transmission Planning Study
Offshore Wind Transmission
Transmission Siting and Permitting
GDO leverages unique federal authorities and financing mechanisms to streamline and coordinate transmission permitting and siting efforts to accelerate the deployment of critical electric infrastructure.

Coordinated Interagency Transmission Authorizations and Permits
Environmental Assessment and Monitoring
National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors
Presidential Permits
Export Authorizations
Federal Collaboration
GDO engages in strong partnership with federal partners to develop holistic solutions to modernize the nation’s electric grid and collaborate with states, Tribes, territories, industry, communities, and other energy sector stakeholders.

Wholesale Electricity Markets
Transmission Facilitation Program
Transmission Siting and Economic Development
State and Tribal Grid Resilience and Transmission Planning Resource Hub
Territory and Recovery Assistance
GDO helps the U.S. territories transition to a more reliable power grid by coordinating federal investments, providing technical assistance, and deploying resilience solutions in partnership with community and government stakeholders.

Puerto Rico Grid Recovery and Modernization
Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund
Solar Access Program
Programa de Comunidades Resilientes
PR100 Study
Solar Ambassador Prize