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Resolution to Approve a Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Energy for Creating an Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility and Launching Microgrids in Three Areas of the City
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution approving the submission of a grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office and the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations' Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) funding opportunity for 1) launching the Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) and 2) designing, beta testing, and monitoring the impact of three to-be created microgrids.
Grant Description:
The U.S. Department of Energy GRIP opportunity is a $10.5 billion grant opportunity to deploy technologies to increase grid reliability and resilience. Three goals guide the GRIP program:
1. Transform community, regional, interregional, and national resilience, including consideration of future shifts in generation and load;
2. Catalyze and leverage private sector and non-federal public capital for impactful technology and infrastructure deployment; and
3. Advance community benefits.
GRIP supports funding proposals in three areas: Grid Resilience; Smart Grid; and Grid Innovation. The Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) has put together a concept note and started to build a project team to respond to area three: Grid Innovation Program. This track is only open to States, local governments, Tribes, and public utility commissions. A total of $1.820 billion has been allocated for projects in this area with the DOE anticipating granting 4-40 awards, with a maximum award of $250,000,000. All grants require a 50% non-federal match and may run for 60-96 months.
Interested parties had to submit a preliminary concept note in mid-January with full proposals due on May 19th, 2023. DOE will provide initial feedback to all entities that submitted concept notes. This feed...
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