Negotiations Strategies for successful SGIG Projects

Roadmap for Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) projects

Now that the awards have been announced, awardees need to negotiate the terms and conditions of their grants that realistically support successful implementation of the selected projects. The next key milestone for awardees is to expeditiously negotiate their grants with the DOE.

 

Negotiating groundwork for SGIG project implementation

KEMA helps utilities that have received notice of an SGIG award negotiate terms and conditions of their grant award. We help clients negotiate successfully with the DOE to develop realistic and attainable project milestones for the project award(s) and to define the client’s Program Management Office (PMO) framework and how it will interact with the program and/or project management structures of the utility.

 

Our contract negotiation support services are based on the insight and experience we have gained as a business partner to utilities engaged in smart grid investments and through our deep involvement in supporting successful SGIG applications. We assist SGIG awardees in all aspects of DOE negotiations

 

KEMA SGIG project successes – solutions from a position of knowledge

KEMA has been working extensively the nation’s leaders in grid modernization for over three decades—from substation and distribution automation, smart meters and advance metering infrastructure, to smart grid and intelligent network and communications architecture planning, design and integration.

 

We have been deeply involved in supporting applications to the DOE SGIG program. We provided multiple clients a wide range of support services including application coordination, project definition and planning, budget analysis, outcomes estimation, and federal government liaison.

 

Applicants supported by KEMA were awarded funds totaling approximately $500 million, representing 13 percent of the total DOE SGIG budget. In supporting SGIG applications, KEMA has gained invaluable experience working with DOE, understanding program goals and processes, and crafting solutions that are beneficial to all participants and stakeholders.