-- 美國能源部週一表示,計畫撥款近4.3億美元,用於支持212個設施的293個水力發電項目,旨在加強電網可靠性和基礎設施建設。 能源部稱,水力發電和水動力辦公室將重啟談判,根據「維護和增強水力發電激勵計畫」分配資金。 能源部表示,該計畫支持旨在提高電網韌性、增強大壩安全性並確保符合州和聯邦法規的升級改造。 能源部補充說,這筆資金加上私人資本,預計將推動水力發電總投資達到約28億美元。 水力發電占美國公用事業規模電力供應的5.86%,而抽水蓄能佔大型儲能的88%,透過允許營運商快速調整輸出並平衡供需,從而支持電網穩定。 能源部表示,儘管營運成本低,但許多設施由於基礎設施老化限制了性能,因此需要進行現代化改造。 該部門表示,該項目將包括對渦輪機、發電機和溢洪道進行改進,以延長運行壽命並以具有競爭力的成本滿足未來的電力需求。 該部門表示,該計畫使水力發電設施能夠在不增加用戶成本的情況下升級關鍵基礎設施,從而解決日益增長的電網可靠性、安全性和可負擔性問題。 該機構表示,相關辦公室將開始審查申請,並計劃在未來幾個月內開始發放款項。
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