Press Releases

The Department of Energy warns that blackouts could increase by 100 times in 2030 if the U.S. continues to shutter reliable power sources and fails to add additional firm capacity.

Winners of the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP) 2025 were announced by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) at the prize’s National Pitch Event on June 30 at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado.

The Office of Electricity announced $5 million each to 3 grid-scale energy storage projects that support critical facilities and infrastructure in a power outage or other emergency. Funding is from the Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) FOA.

The Office of Electricity announces 14 projects selected through the Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C-MAP) to advance microgrid innovations to bring energy reliability and affordability to remote areas.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued an emergency order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act.

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced its intent to redirect $365 million in funding to address Puerto Rico’s grid resiliency and expand access of affordable, reliable, and secure power supply for the people of Puerto Rico.

DOE to fund $8 million for pre-production design innovations

Prizes to help utilities advance electric grid reliability and resiliency through digital data

Program aims to de-risk innovative grid solutions to facilitate adoption

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released its draft Energy Storage Strategy and Roadmap.