Press Releases

DOE's Office of Electricity (OE) is advancing resilience and reliability with a 93,000 square foot Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL) to advance battery research. The facility is at the Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) in Richland, Wash.

An announcement of Storage Acceleration Selectees of Voucher 07 of the DOE Voucher Program.

Developments will address grid reliability, long duration energy storage, and storage manufacturing

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) today announced nine of the newest winners of the inaugural $2.15 million American-Made Digitizing Utilities Prize.

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced The Future of Vehicle Grid Integration: Harnessing the Flexibility of EV Charging, as part of DOE's EVGrid Assist initiative.

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) today launched an innovative Integrated Distribution System Planning (IDSP) framework tool, set to transform how state decision-makers and utilities approach grid investment.

In the latest round of cohorts in its Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP), 33 innovators will be embedded across four U.S. national laboratories to work with an extensive network of mentors and experts.

Data will help electric utilities keep the grid reliable, safe, and affordable

The Office of Electricity (OE) announced the selection of Southern Company Services to lead a $2.4M project on the R&D of advanced distribution communication and control technologies. It will enhance the security of the electric distribution system.

The Office of Electricity (OE) announced selectees of about $10.5 million in funding to support multi-year research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of microgrid-related technologies. This funding will bring replicable microgrid solutions to underserved and Indigenous communities in remote, rural, and islanded regions throughout the United States.