Colorado Electric Grid Resilience Funds
The U.S. Department of Energy formally awarded the Colorado Energy Office and Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) electric grid resilience formula funding (IIJA 40101(d)). This federal grant will support three grant programs and one study focused on preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the energy grid. Click the links below to learn more about each:
- Microgrids for Community Resilience (managed by the Department of Local Affairs)
- Grid Hardening Grants for Small Communities
- Advanced Grid Monitoring
- Colorado Microgrid Roadmap (initial draft released July 2024, final due January 2025)
In January 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the next round of funding for this program. Colorado received $8,359,178, which we will distribute to Colorado’s electric utilities and local governments to increase grid resiliency in the state through the grant programs listed above.
Please reach out to gridresiliency@state.co.us with any questions.
Additional Resources
View frequently Asked Questions
CEO and DOLA presented an informational webinar about the third year of grid resilience funding on August 28, 2024.
Watch the Webinar Recording
Presentation slides are in the video description on the Youtube link above.
