Georgia Power awarded $160 M for grid enhancement
Georgia Power has been awarded more than $160 million in funding by the Department of Energy (DOE) through its Grid Deployment Office.
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USA, Atlanta: Georgia Power, the state’s largest electric utility serving 2.7 million customers, has been awarded more than $160 million in funding by the Department of Energy (DOE) through its Grid Deployment Office. The company has actively pursued the funding available under the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program to enhance grid flexibility, improve the resilience of the power system against extreme weather and ensure communities have access to affordable and reliable electricity.
Projects funded by the grant are intended to benefit communities across the state. As Georgia Power continues to transition to cleaner forms of energy and transform its electric grid, investments in the state’s transmission system are critical.
The utility will deploy new grid-enhancing technologies including dynamic line rating technology and reconductoring of high voltage power lines. Improved conductor technology can be deployed on existing structures, placed in service much faster than a traditional line build, and can help maximize the amount of power that can be carried through existing transmission lines and in existing rights of way. The investments are important to help serve existing and new customers and to connect a growing amount of clean generation required to serve growing electricity needs. They will also increase energy resilience, including reducing outage frequency and duration.
Collaboration, community and stakeholder engagement, and industry improvement are also key elements of projects under the program. Georgia Power aims to share insights, lessons learned and best practices with the broader industry through its work with the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies and others.
Source: PR Newswire