Stimulus Grants
November 24, 2009, Secretary Chu Announces $620 Million for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects. Learn more about the full list of awards.
October 27, 2009, President Obama Announces $3.4 Billion Investment to Spur Transition to Smart Energy Grid. Smart Grid Investment Awards (PDF 141KB) and Smart Grid Investment Grant Location Map (PDF 568KB).
September 24, 2009 - NIST releases updated Smart Grid interoperability Plans -- several of these Priority Action Plans pertain to synchrophasor technology.
Press releases:
- Commerce Secretary Unveils Plan for Smart Grid Interoperability
- NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0 (Draft), up for 30 day comment period from 9/24/09 (PDF 1,015KB)
- NIST Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and Requirements, Draft NISTIR 7628, 9/09 (PDF 1,042KB)
August 21, 2009, U.S. DOE Press Release, DOE Provides $4.3 Million to Improve Reliability of the U.S. Electric Grid.
June 25, 2009 U.S. DOE Press Release, Obama Administration Announces Availability of $3.9 Billion to Invest in Smart Grid Technologies and Electric Transmission Infrastructure.
The following Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) were posted on June 25, 2009
- U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Recovery Act - Smart Grid Demonstrations Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000036, response date: 08/26/2009 03:00 PM ET (PDF 328KB)
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Smart Grid Investment Grant Program Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000058, response date: 08/06/2009 08:00 PM ET (PDF 348KB)
