2.37亿美元资助机会：能源部加强电网关键部件供应链，预计每年为公用事业节省1.25亿美元
美国能源部（Department of Energy，DOE）10月30日在 Washington 宣布一项2.37亿美元资助机会，用于提振美国制造业、加强关键电网部件的供应链。能源部预计，这项投资每年可为公用事业节省约1.25亿美元，并让原本流向外国供应商的约5,000万美元每年留在美国经济中。
能源部表示，这笔资金将通过激励既有电网设备的翻新与再利用、推动采用在美国采购和制造的替代材料与子部件，帮助电力可靠地送达美国家庭与企业，并让美国在基础技术上保持全球领先。这些努力旨在降低成本、加强电网可靠性，并满足不断增长的用电需求。
能源部长 Chris Wright 表示，特朗普总统正在把美国工业与制造业带回本土，其中就包括为国家供电所需的关键设备与部件；能源部正投资美国制造的技术、推动电网现代化，以减少对外国供应商的依赖，提供负担得起、可靠的电力。
这项资助分两个方向：最高5,000万美元支持促进既有电网设备与材料更多翻新、再利用的项目；最高1.87亿美元支持更多使用在美国采购和制造的替代材料与子部件、减少进口依赖的项目。
电力办公室助理部长 Katie Jereza 表示，美国永远不该依赖外国供应商来维持供电；该部正发挥美国的创造力，开发下一代电网技术，强化国内供应链、帮助降低成本并让电网更可靠，保障能源未来的力量应当掌握在自己手中。
能源部介绍，这项名为 Grid SCALED（Grid Supply Chain Alternatives to Lead Energy Dominance）的资助机会，是该部电网供应链计划的第一项。该计划获授权最高提供3.75亿美元，用于加强配电与电力变压器、电网部件与材料的国内供应链制造。能源部预计2027年还将有后续资助宣布，面向固态变压器等下一代技术，并推动通用配置以简化制造。
申请方面，申请人须在2026年11月20日前提交概念文件，才有资格提交完整申请；完整申请截止日期为2027年2月8日。
$237 Million Funding Opportunity: Energy Department Moves to Strengthen Grid Supply Chain and Lower Electricity Costs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced in Washington on October 30 a $237 million funding opportunity to boost American manufacturing and strengthen supply chains for critical electric grid components. The investment is expected to deliver an estimated $125 million in annual utility savings and keep an estimated $50 million per year in the U.S. economy that would otherwise go to foreign suppliers.
DOE said the investments will help facilitate the reliable flow of electricity for American families and businesses and position the U.S. as a global leader in foundational technologies, by incentivizing the refurbishment and reuse of critical equipment and encouraging the adoption of alternative materials and subcomponents that are sourced and made in America. The efforts will lower costs, strengthen grid reliability, and meet growing electricity demand.
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said President Trump is bringing American industry and manufacturing back home, including the critical equipment and components needed to power the nation, and that the Energy Department is investing in American-made technologies and modernizing the grid to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers and deliver affordable, reliable electricity.
The funding opportunity will support projects in two key areas: up to $50 million for projects that promote greater refurbishment and reuse of existing grid equipment and materials, and up to $187 million for projects that increase the use of alternative materials and subcomponents sourced and made in the U.S., reducing dependence on imports.
Office of Electricity Assistant Secretary Katie Jereza said America should never have to rely on foreign suppliers to keep the lights on, adding that the department is putting American ingenuity to work on next-generation grid technologies that strengthen the domestic supply chain, help lower costs, and make the grid more reliable.
DOE said the Grid Supply Chain Alternatives to Lead Energy Dominance (Grid SCALED) funding opportunity is the first under its Grid Supply Chain Program, which is authorized to provide up to $375 million to strengthen domestic supply chains for the manufacturing of distribution and power transformers, grid components, and materials. Additional funding announcements are anticipated in 2027 for next-generation technologies, including solid-state transformers, and to promote common configurations to streamline manufacturing.
Applicants must submit a concept paper by November 20, 2026, to qualify to submit a full application. Full applications are due by February 8, 2027.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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