FY27 Appropriations: Continued Support for Grid Modernization, Loan Programs, and Transmission

Representing the world’s largest corporate energy buyers whose operations depend on affordable, reliable electricity, CEBA offers the following recommendations as lawmakers consider FY27 appropriations requests for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE):

Investments under the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership (GRIP) program can provide immediate, cost-effective grid capacity gains and represent one of the DOE’s most impactful near-term levers to alleviate price pressure, enhance grid reliability, and help meet surging electricity demand. Congress should ensure the program has sufficient staff support to carry out additional rounds of funding.

The DOE has about $300 billion in loan authority that can be used to advance modern energy solutions — supporting load growth, U.S. competitiveness in the global AI race, and overall grid resilience. Congress should ensure that the Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Office is resourced to carry out an ambitious energy agenda.

Given the critical affordability and reliability benefits of large-scale transmission projects, the DOE should ensure the Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP) has the staffing resources needed to carry out the contracts as well as future proposals. The DOE has $1 billion in existing authority that it can use to add new transmission to the grid. Congress should direct the department to provide a comprehensive update on TFP and its plans for future obligations.