The TRAC program supports research and development (R&D) activities that aim to advance technologies and approaches that maximize the value and lifetimes of existing grid components and enable the next generation of grid hardware to be more adaptive, more flexible, more reliable, and more cost-effective than technologies available today.

Next generation grid components can improve equipment performance and lifetimes over current designs, simplify integration of advanced technologies, and provide new capabilities required for the future grid.

TRAC program reviews solicit feedback from formal peer reviewers and attendees to ensure that program activities remain centered in high-impact focus areas, thereby optimizing the use of federal resources to fill critical R&D gaps. TRAC program management uses expert feedback to improve the program quality, and project principal investigators review evaluations to improve project efforts. In addition, reviews provide attendees with an opportunity to learn more about the TRAC program’s vision, direction, and ongoing activities.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2021 TRAC Program Review was held virtually on February 1-3, 2022.

Information, presentations, and additional content from the 2021 program review are available for download below:

• Overview of the TRAC Program
• Program Review Agenda
• Program Manager: Andre Pereira
• TRAC Program Review Report
• TRAC 2021 Program Overview and Project Fact Sheets