Restoring Reliability: Coal Recommissioning and Modernization
This grant supports recommissioning and upgrading coal plants to quickly restore grid reliability and meet growing power demands amid a national energy emergency.
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Funder: Golden Field Office
Due Dates: February 11, 2026 (Topic Area 1) | December 8, 2025 (Topic Area 2)
Funding Amounts: Up to $70 million per award; approx. $525 million total available; up to 10 awards expected.
Summary: Supports recommissioning, retrofitting, and modernization of coal-fired generation assets to address urgent U.S. grid reliability challenges.
Key Information: Cost sharing/matching is required; milestone-based funding agreements apply.
Description
This opportunity from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Golden Field Office aims to address the nation’s urgent grid capacity crisis by supporting projects that recommission, retrofit, or modernize coal-fired generation assets. The program seeks to restore grid reliability, especially in regions facing constrained transmission and rising demand from critical industries. Projects may include commissioning new, recommissioning inactive or retiring units, and modernizing existing facilities, with an emphasis on phased Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) integration. The funding is structured across two topic areas: (1) large-scale coal asset recommissioning/modernization, and (2) rural capacity and energy affordability projects.
