On July 6th, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nine states, including California, and three tribal nations as the third cohort to receive a combined total of $207.6 million in Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants. Supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and administered by DOE’s Grid Deployment Office, these grants will help modernize the electric grid to reduce impacts of climate-driven extreme weather and natural disasters while also ensuring power sector reliability.
Since May 2023, DOE has distributed $324 million in Grid Resilience Formula Grants through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda. According to a release from the DOE, California’s allocation and plans for the funding are as follows:
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California will reduce the frequency and duration of power outages for communities while ensuring the benefits of clean, safe, affordable, and reliable energy are shared by all, particularly those in disadvantaged communities and communities with critical energy resilience needs. Selected projects will be used to advance California’s goal of achieving 100 percent clean energy through resilience solutions that deploy zero-carbon energy resources and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. (Amount: $67.5 million)
Additional Grid Resilience Formula Grant recipients will be announced on a rolling basis in the coming months as applications are received. Learn more about the Grid Deployment Office.