GFO-23-312r2 – Round 2 Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment (CERRI) Program

Purpose: Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment (CERRI) Program is designed to provide competitive grant funding for grid-hardening and grid resilience projects that strengthen and modernize California’s power grid against wildfires, extreme weather, and other natural disasters. In recent years, California has experienced increased electrical system outages caused by extreme weather related events such as increased wildfires, heat waves, and storms, or through public safety power shutoffs. These events, as well as aging infrastructure, threaten grid reliability, public health and safety, economic prosperity, communities, and ecosystems. They also pose disproportionate consequences for the most vulnerable populations in both rural and urban areas. The intent of this GFO is to invest in projects that increase the electric reliability and resiliency of communities in California by reducing outage frequency, duration, magnitude, and associated community impacts, while bolstering California’s workforce. Eligible Applicants: The following types of entities are eligible to apply for this funding: a) Electric grid operators b) Electricity storage operators c) Electricity generators d) Transmission owners or operators e) Distribution providers f) Fuel suppliers g) Any other relevant entity, as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Energy and California Energy Commission (CEC) prior to the application deadline of this GFO. Eligible Geographies: The following types of entities are eligible to apply for this funding: a) Electric grid operators b) Electricity storage operators c) Electricity generators d) Transmission owners or operators e) Distribution providers f) Fuel suppliers g) Any other relevant entity, as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Energy and California Energy Commission (CEC) prior to the application deadline of this GFO. Matching Funding: See Solicitation Manual for more details. Match Funding Requirement Group 1 (Large Entities): Match funding is required in the amount of at least 115 percent of the requested project funds. Group 2 (Small Entities): Match funding is required in the amount of at least 33.33 percent of the requested project funds.

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