The Army wants its installations to be energy islands

Army: 32 microgrids operating, 27 under construction, 58 in design; 99.99% critical reliability goal.

Lauby Briefs FERC on NERC Actions to Address Reliability Impacts from Large Load Integration

US Department of Defense selects eight potential microreactor suppliers

DIU selects 8 'eligible' companies for nuclear microreactors that could power US bases

Coverage of ANPI vendor pool.

DoD Names Eligible Companies for Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations

Eight ANPI vendors: Antares, BWXT, GA, Kairos, Oklo, Radiant, Westinghouse, X-energy.

3 Microreactor Experiments to Watch Starting in 2026

Navy Awards $97M Contract for Battery Storage Microgrid at Guam Submarine Base

Polaris Point microgrid on Guam due June 2028.

This is the FBI. China's Volt Typhoon is on your network

Littleton, MA utility hosted Volt Typhoon ~300 days.

Power grid test bed has been transitioned to more adaptive architecture

New research funding

Grid Game teaches students about electric grid complexity, resilience

Bringing Resilient Power to Puerto Rico with Microreactors

Microgrids can enhance diversity, reliability, resilience

Program trains military for radiological response

INL and NREL Demonstrate Power Grid Simulation at a Distance

Defense Logistics Agency awards $9.9M to ENERGY SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC: Igf::ot::igf Energy Savings Performance Contract

Contract SP060418F8004 from Defense Logistics Agency to ENERGY SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC for $9,876,369. Description: IGF::OT::IGF ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACT. Period starts 2018-07-31.

Department of the Navy awards $97.0M to GRANITE-OBAYASHI 2, A JOINT VENTURE: P-696 Ercip Inner Apra Harbor Resiliency Upgrades And P-806 Ercip Generation, Controls & Feeder Upgrades Joint Region Marianas

Contract N6274225F9920 from Department of the Navy to GRANITE-OBAYASHI 2, A JOINT VENTURE for $96,985,140. Description: P-696 ERCIP INNER APRA HARBOR RESILIENCY UPGRADES AND P-806 ERCIP GENERATION, CONTROLS & FEEDER UPGRADES JOINT REGION MARIANAS. Period starts 2025-03-14.

Reliability Insights | The Interconnected Gas and Electric Systems

Department of the Navy awards $27.0M to INSIGHT PACIFIC, LLC: Ercip Milcon P8005 Replace Primary Circuits F1 And F3, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam Wahiawa Annex, Wahiawa, Hawaii

Contract N6247825F0050 from Department of the Navy to INSIGHT PACIFIC, LLC for $27,044,050. Description: ERCIP MILCON P8005 REPLACE PRIMARY CIRCUITS F1 AND F3, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM WAHIAWA ANNEX, WAHIAWA, HAWAII. Period starts 2025-02-28.

National lab, South Carolina company partner to build coolant system for microreactor demonstration

Energy Islanding in Kentucky? Fort Knox's push to grid independence

Fort Knox geothermal/gas self-generation and islanding push.

Declaring a National Energy Emergency (EO 14156)

Orders DoD 60-day assessment of its ability to get energy and fuel for homeland defense.

Army's Fort Hunter Liggett Microgrid Answers the Call to Duty During Grid Outage

Microgrid islanded seven days in a PG&E outage before temporary diesel was added.

Microreactor pilot reaches major project milestone (Eielson)

Eielson microreactor pilot milestone; NEPA review expected early 2027.

FY2026 ERCIP Project List

FY26 ERCIP budget list incl. $146.8M MCAS Iwakuni microgrid.