(The Center Square) — A coalition of New England states will share nearly $400 million in federal funding aimed at expanding clean energy sources and battery storage technology throughout the region.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it has selected the Power Up New England proposal to receive up to $389 million from the latest round of the federal agency’s competitive Grid Innovation Program. The proposal was submitted by energy officials in Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont.
Maria Robinson, DOE’s director of the Grid Deployment Office, said the projects selected for funding include “transformational investments” in the regional power grid to strengthen grid reliability and resilience, unlock additional supplies of renewable resources, and reduce energy burdens across New England.
“The projects selected today will catalyze nearly $10 billion total in public and private investment to increase the capacity of our existing transmission system by leveraging innovative grid technologies and solutions,” she said in a statement. “We look forward to working with the New England States as we support projects that will harden systems improve energy reliability and affordability — all while generating union jobs for highly skilled workers.”