Funding Discover: i2X Revolutionary Queue Administration Options (iQMS) for Clear Power Interconnection & Energization

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Places of work: Photo voltaic Power Applied sciences Workplace, Wind Power Applied sciences Workplace, Joint Workplace of Power and Transportation
Funding Quantity: $11.2 million
Apply to Observe 1: Generator Interconnection
Apply to Observe 2: Electrical Automobile Provide Gear Load Requests

The U.S. Division of Power (DOE) Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) program and Joint Workplace of Power and Transportation, by a Partnership Middleman Settlement with ENERGYWERX, introduced the Revolutionary Queue Administration Options (iQMS) for Clear Power Interconnection and Energization program. This program will award $11.2 million to not more than 25 distribution utilities to pilot progressive options for managing renewable vitality and electrical automobile (EV) charging interconnection and energization queues.

Many distribution utilities lack the instruments and capabilities to handle giant interconnection queues for non-residential, mid-scale clear vitality tasks (100 kilowatt to five megawatt) and EV charging tools searching for to connect with the grid, resulting in delays and excessive prices. Attributable to federal tax incentives and state and native decarbonization targets, the demand to construct all these tasks is anticipated to extend. Distribution utilities have to implement instruments and procedures to effectively course of these purposes to keep away from interconnection queue backlogs and lengthy delays in connecting new clear vitality tasks.

The iQMS program will fund pilot tasks to exhibit new interconnection queue administration options on precise interconnection, service load request, and energization queues. These exams will assist utilities and public utility commissions perceive the real-world capabilities of recent software program and workflow automation options and speed up their adoption to allow speedy deployment of extra photo voltaic vitality, wind vitality, vitality storage, EV charging infrastructure, and different clear vitality property to the grid. Taking part utilities will doc and share classes discovered and finest practices from their pilot tasks to assist different utilities handle related interconnection and energization requests.

Functions for observe 1 and observe 2 are due on October 16, 2024, at 3 p.m. ET. For extra info, register for the informational webinar on August 29 from 3–4 p.m. ET or attend workplace hours on September 19 from 3–4 p.m. ET to study extra.

Tracks

The iQMS program gives funding in two tracks. Candidates might apply to both or each tracks. Every observe will function in two phases, with the most effective performing utilities from Part 1 chosen to progress to Part 2. An accelerated choice is out there for utilities that obtain Part 1 goals early. Individuals may also obtain technical help.

TRACK 1: GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION

This observe will present $9.2 million to utilities to pilot distribution-level queue administration options for interconnection of mid-scale photo voltaic PV, wind, storage, small hydropower, and different clear vitality tasks.

• Part 1 – Put together (8 Months): As much as 20 utilities will every obtain $200,000 to find out the feasibility and worth proposition of implementing queue administration optimization options, mixed with plans to exhibit these options below real-world situations.
• Part 2 – Display (16 Months): As much as 8 utilities from Part 1 will every obtain $650,000 to finish their proposed implementation plans and exhibit how the options carry out below real-world situations.

TRACK 2: ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT LOAD REQUESTS

This observe will present $2 million to utilities to pilot distribution-level queue administration options for EV provide tools load requests and energization queues.

• Part 1 — Put together (8 Months): As much as 10 utilities will every obtain $100,000 to check and validate worth propositions of at the least one new queue administration optimization answer mixed with plans to exhibit such options below real-world situations.
• Part 2 — Display (16 Months): As much as 4 utilities from Part 1 will every obtain $250,000 to finish the proposed implementation plans and exhibit how the brand new answer units ship anticipated outcomes below real-world situations.

This program is managed by ENERGYWERX in partnership with the DOE Photo voltaic Power Applied sciences Workplace (SETO) and Wind Power Applied sciences Workplace (WETO) within the Workplace of Power Effectivity and Renewable Power (EERE), and the Joint Workplace of Power and Transportation (JOET). This collaboration is made potential by the progressive Partnership Middleman Settlement arrange by DOE’s Workplace of Expertise Transitions. This settlement allows ENERGYWERX to broaden DOE’s engagement with progressive organizations and non-traditional companions, facilitating the speedy improvement, scaling, and deployment of unpolluted vitality options.

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Courtesy of Photo voltaic Power Applied sciences Workplace, Division of Power.