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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$99,633,723

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to PACIFICORP

energyactive
ACTION DATE2026-04-14·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_DEGD0000878_089
Award description

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - PROJECT PEER: PACIFICORP’S EQUITY-AWARE ENHANCEMENT OF GRID RESILIENCY THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT PEER IS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, PARTICULARLY WILDFIRES, ON SECTIONS OF THE ELECTRIC GRID THAT SERVE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON DEPLOYING INNOVATIVE ASSET HARDENING SOLUTIONS USING CRITICAL FIRE-RESISTANT AND FIRE PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES TO EFFECTIVELY REDUCE OR ELIMINATE IGNITION RISKS CAUSED BY OVERHEAD UTILITY ASSETS IN THE AREA, AND TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESILIENCY. ADDITIONALLY, PEER ADDRESSES YUROK TRIBAL RELIABILITY CONCERNS BY UPGRADING SUBSTATION ASSETS AND ADDING ADVANCED MICROPROCESSOR RELAYS. THE COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-FOCUSED SYSTEM HARDENING WILL IMPROVE RESILIENCE TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BY (I.) DEMONSTRATING IMPROVEMENTS IN SYSTEM AVERAGE INTERRUPTION DURATION INDEX (SAIDI), (II.) REDUCING IGNITION RISKS FROM OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION LINES, AND (III.) INTRODUCING PRE-APPRENTICE GRADUATES INTO THE WORKFORCE.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Harden electric grid infrastructure in wildfire-prone areas serving disadvantaged communities through fire-resistant technologies and substation upgrades.

Sub-sectors
grid-resiliencewildfire-mitigationdisadvantaged-communities
Why this matters

Addresses critical infrastructure vulnerability to extreme weather while advancing equity in climate resilience and workforce development in underserved regions.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for fire-resistant utility materials, advanced relay systems, and skilled electrical workforce training programs.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthens U.S. domestic grid resilience against climate-driven disruptions; reduces reliance on foreign supply chains for critical power infrastructure.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002513.

Period of performance
Start
2024-09-30
End
2028-09-29
Status
activein 866 days
Sources

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