Grant Round 3
Application Summaries
Summary of Applications
Technical Review Summary
Approval Summary test
Proposals
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- Final Report
Grant Round 2
Application Summaries
Summary of Applications
Technical Review Summary
Approval Summary
Proposals
Kenaston Switchyard 60kV Breaker Additions
Overhead to Underground
VEC Ryder-Rader Overhead to Underground
Sectionalizing and Protective Devices
Sectionalizing and Protective Devices
Three Phase Line Replacement
Three Phase Line Replacement
Transmission Line
Approved Projects
T-2-5 Kenaston Switchyard 60 kV Breaker Additions
- Sponsor: Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative
- Objective: Install two (2) high-voltage circuit breakers on its 60 kV transmission system emanating from the Kenaston Switchyard.
- Funded Amount: $550,000
- Total Project Cost: $820,000
- Final Report
T-2-6 Overhead to Underground
- Sponsor: Lakota Municipal Utility
- Objective: Convert overhead electrical lines to underground.
- Funded Amount: $1,707,109
- Total Project Cost: $2,626,322
- Final Report
T-2-7 VEC Ryder-Rader Overhead to Underground
- Sponsor: Verendrye Electric Cooperative
- Objective: Replacement of 3.5 miles of three-phase #4 ACSR (aluminum conductor steel reinforced) overhead distribution line with three-phase 4/0 AL-URD (aluminum underground) distribution cable. Installation of a 3 phase bi-directional regulator bank for improved voltage support, and four PV4H reclosers for improved sectionalizing and protective functionality.
- Funded Amount: $314,250
- Total Project Cost: $628,500
- Final Report
T-2-8 Sectionalizing and Protective Devices
- Sponsor: KEM Electric Cooperative
- Objective: Upgrade outdated sectionalizing devices with more reliable devices which have newer technology and are compatible with SCADA.
- Funded Amount: $620,000
- Total Project Cost: $835,000
- Final Report
T-2-9 Transmission Line
- Sponsor: Valley City Municipal Utility
- Objective: Replace approximately 1.8 miles of 69KV transmission line poles and insulators.
- Funded Amount: $1,053,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,620,000
- Final Report
Grant Round 1
Application Summaries
Summary of Applications
Technical Review Summary
Approval Summary
Proposals
VEC Ryder-Radar Overhead to Underground
Kenaston Switchyard 60kV Breaker Additions
Converting Overhead Crossings to Underground Across Federal and State Highways
Next-Generation Grid Resiliency
Overhead to Underground
Transmission Line
McKenzie Electric Cooperative Capacitor Banks, Communications, SCADA Control
Sectionalizing and Protective Devices
Sectionalizing and Protective Devices
Three Phase Line Replacement
Three Phase Line Replacement
NPEC_01 Electronic SCADA Recloser Installation
Approved Projects
T-1-1 Converting Overhead Crossings to Underground Across Federal and State Highways
- Sponsor: Capital Electric Cooperative
- Objective: Two phase project of converting 49 highway overhead crossings to underground cable.
- Funded Amount: $321,930
- Total Project Cost: $505,890
- Final Report
T-1-2 Capacitor Banks, Communications, SCADA Control
- Sponsor: McKenzie Electric Cooperative
- Objective: Provide an additional 115 KV capacitor banks and communication line (Optical Ground Wire or OPGW) upgrades along with commissioning Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) control to our entire substation fleet.
- Funded Amount: $2,843,075
- Total Project Cost: $8,100,000
- Final Report
T-1-3 Electronic SCADA Recloser Installation
- Sponsor: Northern Plains Electric Cooperative
- Objective: Implementing adaptive protection technologies with the installation of 19 sets of remote operated SCADA ready electronic reclosers and panels in existing distribution substations. This also allow remote access to fault current and locating of line faults to improve the response time to outages.
- Funded Amount: $586,000
- Total Project Cost: $879,000
- Final Report
T-1-4 Next-Generation Grid Resiliency
- Sponsor: Otter Tail Power Company
- Objective: Provide increased awareness of grid conditions and enable new and more efficient processes, allowing reductions in the magnitude and duration of grid outages caused by major disruptive storm and non-storm events along with increase grid and customer resiliency by reducing the frequency and impacts of grid outages.
- Funded Amount: $4,432,088
- Total Project Cost: $11,177,647
- Final Report