DOE Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades (SPARK)
SPARK is an opportunity to meet load demand growth and resource adequacy, and to address critical national, interregional, and regional needs. Stanford is eligible for Topic Area 2: Smart Grid.
Projects funded under this NOFO must demonstrate measurable improvements in electric grid capacity and system value (usefulness), combining physical capacity gains from reconductoring with operational efficiency and/or flexibility from other Advanced Transmission Technologies. Applications must show how these complementary technologies:
• Expand transfer capability
• Strengthen reliability and resource adequacy
• Reduce consumer cost impact while utilizing existing rights of way
DOE will prioritize projects that can be implemented quickly to deliver durable physical upgrades and dynamic operational gains that together increase the value, performance, security, resilience, affordability, and reliability of the nation’s electric grid. Detailed technical descriptions of the topic areas are provided in the sections that follow.
