
This Tech Talk highlights how LPO can provide a bridge to bankability for transmission projects including line reconductoring, HVDC, and grid-enhancing technologies.
Look back on the Office of Electricity’s 2021 accomplishments and achievements.
On December 9, 2021, Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm announced Patricia A. Hoffman as one of five U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) executives selected to receive a 2021 Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award.

Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) is invested in development of superconductors to improve the grid and make it more reliable and efficient.

As increasingly severe storms threaten our critical electric infrastructure across the nation, investing in transformer infrastructure upgrades are vital to improve the resilience of the grid.
The Lab Partnering Service online platform has recently been expanded to include energy storage experts, facilities, and partnering opportunities.
On May 19 and May 20, DOE’s Office of Electricity (OE) hosted a Transmission Innovation Symposium focused on Modernizing the U.S. Power Grid.
New and returning members of the Electricity Advisory Committee will advise on electricity resilience, reliability, security, interdependencies, and policy issues.

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LPO loan guarantees can potentially be used to finance projects that support the Long Duration Storage Shot Summit, which is focused on mapping out strategies to reducing the cost of long duration energy storage by 90% within the decade.