Deadline:. 8/20/24
Eligible Applicants: Industry, utilities, automakers, smart charge service providers, and the communities they serve
Fuel Type: Electric
Agency: U.S. Department of Energy
Description: Connected Communities 2.0 builds on successes and lessons learned from the first cohort of Connected Communities, launched in 2020. The 2.0 version aims to foster the development of new technologies to ensure the grid is flexible, resilient, and right-sized to accommodate increasing loads from vehicle charging, data centers, and industrial building electrification. Funding amounts up to $65 million.
Eligible Projects:
- Demonstrate how smart and coordinated management of EVs and other distributed energy resources can together provide grid support, reduce system costs, and encourage customer adoption.
- Demonstrate approaches to smart charge management, grid-edge technical measures, and innovative planning strategies as valid methods for right-sizing investments in the distribution system.
- Demonstrate approaches towards improved resilience for communities, end-use customers, and the overall grid.
More Information: EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange
