Eversource, Dartmouth win DOE SPARK award for $47.7 million grid-capacity project
ES•Eversource and Dartmouth Engineering were selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s SPARK award for the DREAM grid-capacity initiative. Funding could total about $47.7 million, subject to award negotiations, with work expected to start in 2027.
1. Project scope and funding
The initiative targets deployment of dynamic line ratings across about 4,000 miles of transmission lines in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Funding could total about $47.7 million, subject to award negotiations, and work is expected to start in 2027.
