Microgrids have emerged as a promising part of the solution to the challenges of increasing electricity costs, power outages and increasing loads.
The power grid needs innovative ways to add additional energy production and control capabilities to the power system. The Office of Electricity is advancing one such approach with microgrid systems.
37 homes at The Medley at Southshore Bay in Tampa kept the lights on during Hurricane Ian in Florida. Their resilience was bolstered by a microgrid.
As artificial intelligence (AI) expands rapidly, large-scale data centers are becoming one of the largest and most dynamic classes of new electric loads. Unlike regular data centers with relatively constant demands for power, AI training centers use thousands of specialized computer chips that work together in tightly coordinated cycles.
The Office of Electricity issued a Presidential Permit for Basin Electric Power Cooperative to construct, operate, and maintain two 230‑kv lines from existing substations in ND to Canada. The project will add up to 650M of transfer capability between the US and Canada.
Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C‑MAP) is accepting microgrid support services applications ranging from a one‑time consultation with an expert up to 60 hours of technical assistance.
Funding will advance energy affordability, reliability, and security
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today issued an emergency order to ensure Americans in the Northwestern region of the United States have access to affordable, reliable and secure electricity.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) today announced an approximately $1.9 billion funding opportunity to accelerate urgently needed upgrades to the nation’s power grid.
DOE announced $2.5 million through the Transmission Acceleration Grants (TAG) program to Johns Hopkins University and Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission. Projects will expand grid capacity to maintain a reliable and resilient grid.