The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) on Jan. 15 announced $30 million for projects “to drive advancements in the resiliency, efficiency, and adaptability of America’s power grid.”

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office, in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), on Jan. 16 released an action plan for offshore wind transmission development in the U.S. West Coast Region to address coastal and offshore wind (OSW) transmission challenges on the U.S. West Coast.

Leeward Renewable Energy on Jan. 15 announced over 700-megawatt alternating current of renewable energy projects in Oklahoma that are supported in part by long-term power purchase agreements with Google.

The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority is sending an electric line construction team to Los Angeles, Calif., to assist with electric restoration for areas impacted by wildfires, NTUA reported on Jan. 16.

Trinity Gas Storage LLC, an independent gas storage company, on Jan. 16 announced the start of operations of phase one at its 24 Bcf gas storage facility in East Texas.

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Friday that it is leading an application for $800 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor program.