Dairyland Power Cooperative

RUS IRA NEW ERA GRANT

RUS IRA NEW ERA LOAN GRANT COMBO - LOAN 2% - GRANT

THE GOALS OF THE RURAL ENERGY VIABILITY FOR INTEGRATED VITAL ENERGY (REVIVE) PROJECT INCLUDE (1) DEMONSTRATE THE VIABILITY OF A VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY (VRFB) FOR 10+ HOUR ENERGY STORAGE. DEMONSTRATE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF A 10-HOUR CONTINUOUS DISCHARGE SYSTEM FOR LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS; (2) PROVIDE TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS ALIGNED WITH LOCAL PRIORITIES, AND ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED WORKERS AND BUSINESSES; AND (3) CONTRIBUTE TOWARD WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE BY 2030.

PURPOSE: DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE (DPC) WILL IMPLEMENT ITS TRI-STATE FIBER DEPLOYMENT PROJECT (TSFDP), WHICH WILL RETROFIT 240.23 MILES OF FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK USING MOSTLY OPTICAL GROUND WIRE (OPGW) ON DPC'S TRANSMISSION LINES IN 3 YEARS. THROUGH THE TSFDP, LAST MILE PROVIDERS IN THESE REGIONS WILL HAVE ENHANCED CAPACITY TO REACH UNSERVED AND UNSERVED RESIDENTS AT AFFORDABLE RATES AND HELP BRIDGE THE NATION'S DIGITAL DIVIDE. IN 2016, DPC IDENTIFIED THAT THE MICROWAVE COMMUNICATIONS BACKBONE WAS NEARING ITS DATA CAPACITY AND LACKED THE FLEXIBILITY TO ADAPT TO THE CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR GRID MODERNIZATION EFFORTS. DPC ALSO IDENTIFIED A GROWING AND CRITICAL NEED FOR RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE, HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE IN RURAL AREAS OF ITS FOUR-STATE SERVICE TERRITORY (WI, MN, IA, AND IL). ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PROJECT WILL USE FIBER TO BUILD NEW/RESILIENT MIDDLE MILE NETWORK THROUGH UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH A COMMITMENT TO OPEN ACCESS AND CARRIER NEUTRAL NON-DISCRIMINATORY INTERCONNECT. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS EXPECTED TO BE 3 YEARS .EXPECTED OUTCOMES: 1. INSTALLING 240.23 MILES OF FIBER TO REPLACE AND ENHANCE THE CURRENT WIRELESS SYSTEM IN EIGHT SEGMENTS ON EXISTING TRANSMISSION LINES WHILE PASSING THROUGH BARRON, POLK, BURNETT, AND WASHBURN COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN, WINNESHIEK AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN IOWA, AND FILLMORE, FREEBORN, AND MOWER COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA. 2. OFFERING COMPETITIVE PRICING TO REGIONAL MIDDLE MILE FIBER USERS THAT ARE FAIR AND REASONABLE AS COMPARED TO THE REGIONAL MARKET PRICES. 3. THE 240.23 MILES OF OPGW RETROFIT WILL TOTAL 17,136 FIBER STRAND MILES AND WILL ALLOW LAST MILE NETWORKS TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE REQUIRED TO ATTRACT AND SUPPORT ALL TYPES OF LAST MILE CONNECTIONS, ESPECIALLY BUSINESSES AND THOSE WITH CRITICAL UPTIME REQUIREMENTS. 4. ENABLING HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY TO MAINTAIN AND ATTRACT RESIDENTS WHO RESIDE IN THESE RURAL COMMUNITIES TO WORK REMOTELY, LAUNCH ENTREPRENEURIAL ENDEAVORS, ENGAGE IN DISTANCE LEARNING, UTILIZE TELEMEDICINE, AND ULTIMATELY, LIVE LIFE UNINHIBITED BY POOR OR NO INTERNET SERVICE. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: BENEFICIARIES ARE IN THE UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF BARRON, POLK, BURNETT, AND WASHBURN COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN, WINNESHIEK AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN IOWA, AND FILLMORE, FREEBORN, AND MOWER COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA. ALL COUNTIES WITHIN THE PROJECT'S SERVICE AREA ARE RURAL ACCORDING TO USDA POPULATION STANDARDS AND HAVE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMES THAT ARE LESS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF $64,994. FURTHERMORE, ALL COUNTIES SERVED BY THE TSFDP HAVE LOW POPULATION DENSITIES. THE APPLICANT PROVIDED US CENSUS HOUSEHOLD INCOME DATA FOR NINE COUNTIES IN THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA AND A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER ARE AT OR BELOW 150 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LINE. THE INSTALLATION OF OPGW WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT SECURE AND RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOR MISSION-CRITICAL OPERATIONS OF THE NATION'S BULK POWER SYSTEM. THE INSTALLATION WILL HELP ADVANCE SMART GRID CAPABILITIES AND COMMUNICATION TO DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES THROUGHOUT DPC'S SERVICE TERRITORY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE.

PRENTICE ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGER WITH SOLAR AND BATTERY STORAGE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS SUBSTATION AND FEEDER CAPACITY ISSUES BY INTEGRATING SOLAR POWER AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE INTO THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING STATION DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE GRID RELIABILITY, RESILIENCE, AND OFFER GRID SUPPORT WITHOUT THE NECESSITY FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UPGRADES.

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PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY AUDIT GRANTS

PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY AUDIT GRANTS