Bipartisan Infrastructure Law News

To share how historic levels of federal and private investment are positively impacting communities across the country, this monthly newsletter showcases grid projects that have successfully completed award negotiations and are beginning work.
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As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) today opened applications for up to $400 million to spur innovative, community-focused, clean energy solutions for rural and remote communities across the United States.
Award Wednesdays OCED
This week's awards: Mine Land's A Model for Transition: Coal-to-Solar in West Virginia; ERA's Chignik Hydroelectric Dam and Water Source Project; ERA's Hopi Nation Community Solar Project; ERA Grant's New Stuyahok Solar-Battery; IDP's Syngas Production from Recycled Chemical Byproduct Streams
Award Wednesdays OCED
This week's awards: CC Demos' Project Tundra; ERA Grant's Rural Rebuild and Reconductor, Transmission Line Rebuild; IDP's Hydrogen-Ready Direct Reduced Iron Plant and Electric Melting Furnace Installation; Mine Land's Lewis Ridge, Mineral Basin
Funded by GDO and the Washington State Department of Commerce, the 18-month study will explore how utilities in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington can plan infrastructure investments to address complex dynamics facing the region such as high load growth, electrification, planning for extreme weather events, and meeting decarbonization targets. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will perform and administer PREPP.