The California Energy Commission’s June 22 business meeting packet includes a proposal to approve Agreement EPC-25-054 with The Regents of the University of California on behalf of UC San Diego for an $8,484,515 EPIC grant.
According to the packet, the project would demonstrate a medium-voltage grid-connected solid-state transformer system for an 800-volt direct current data center architecture and develop a flexible compute-load tool intended to help utilities model and manage large, fast-changing data-center demand.
The meeting materials say the commission would also adopt staff’s CEQA findings for the item. The grant request form and proposed resolution identify Resolution No. 26-0622-XX and describe the work as tied to competitive solicitation GFO-24-312.
The packet lists San Diego Gas & Electric Company as a subcontractor or utility partner and names Alderbuck Energy, Emerald AI and Good for Others Foundation among other project participants. The San Diego Supercomputer Center is listed as a vendor or seller.
The scope of work says the project runs from June 30, 2026, through July 31, 2030, and includes testing, installation, data-center demonstration, utility-planning analysis, workforce-development activities and technology-transfer deliverables.
The materials in the packet indicate the project is on behalf of UC San Diego, but the source file reviewed here does not provide a final vote tally in the text surfaced for this draft.
