June 8, 2022
Office of Electricity Selects Five Small Business Innovation Research Awards
Earlier this week, DOE announced $53 million in funding awards for diverse small businesses to pursue advanced scientific instrumentation and technologies to address climate change.
June 6, 2022
President Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Accelerate Domestic Manufacturing of Clean Energy
DPA Invocation Will Boost American Production of the Critical Technologies Necessary to Lower Energy Costs, Support the Clean Energy Economy, and Strengthen National Security.
June 3, 2022
System in Transition: The Influence of Next Generation Technologies
The electric distribution system in the United States is in a transitional state. While it is being modernized to support the country’s changing energy mix and the needs of 21st century electrification, the transition is far from complete.
June 2, 2022
Long Duration Energy Storage for Everyone, Everywhere Webinar June 7
Join the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday, June 7 at 1:00 pm ET for an overview of the Long Duration Energy Storage for Everyone, Everywhere Initiative and the Request for Information (RFI).
May 31, 2022
May Updates: Building a Better Grid Initiative
Enabled by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Building a Better Grid Initiative is working to catalyze the nationwide development of new and upgraded high-capacity electric transmission lines.
May 19, 2022
How President Biden’s FY 23 Budget Request Will Help Strengthen, Transform, and Improve Electricity Delivery Infrastructure
The Department of Energy’s FY 2023 Congressional Budget request includes $297.4 million for the Office of Electricity (OE) which will support efforts to develop new technologies to strengthen, transform, and improve electricity delivery infrastructure.
May 13, 2022
Two New Reports on the Microgrid R&D Program and Next Generation Grid Technologies
DOE’s Office of Electricity (OE) recently released two new reports focused on modernizing critical infrastructure to make the grid more resilient, reliable, and secure.
May 12, 2022
Biden Administration Launches Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $505 Million Initiative to Boost Deployment and Cut Costs of Increase Long Duration Energy Storage
DOE Seeks Public Input on a New Initiative to Enable the Widespread Availability of More Clean, Affordable, and Reliable Power
May 12, 2022
OE’s Microgrid R&D Program Supports Remote Communities and Resilience for Critical Infrastructure
Microgrids serve as an effective platform for integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) and can reduce costs and emissions while increasing the reliability and resilience of the nation’s electricity system.
May 10, 2022
2020 Smart Grid System Report
The recently released Smart Grid System Report conveys the status of smart grid deployments across the Nation.