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$33,979,078

Department of the Interior·Bureau of Reclamation

to ANDRITZ HYDRO CORP

energyactive
ACTION DATE2026-03-12·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_140R1019C0008_1425_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

GRAND COULEE JOHN W. KEYS III PUMP-GENERATING PLANT EXCITATION SYSTEM, GOVERNOR, AND PROTECTIVE RELAY REPLACEMENT AND CONTROLS MODERNIZATION, COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT, WASHINGTON

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Replaces excitation, governor, and protective relay systems in Grand Coulee's pump-generating plant to modernize controls.

Sub-sectors
hydroelectric-infrastructuregrid-modernizationpump-storage
Why this matters

Grand Coulee is the largest U.S. hydroelectric facility; modernization sustains critical Pacific Northwest grid stability and renewable generation capacity.

Supply-chain signal

Signals continued investment in aging hydroelectric infrastructure upgrades; favors specialized turbine control and electrical equipment suppliers.

U.S.–China competition angle

Hydroelectric modernization strengthens U.S. renewable energy independence and grid resilience against supply chain vulnerabilities in critical power infrastructure.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002240.

Period of performance
Start
2019-04-12
End
2027-11-26
Status
activein 560 days
Sources

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