December 5, 2022

Long-Duration Energy Earthshot and the Grid Storage Launchpad featured at COP 27 by Secretary Granholm

Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm held a panel discussion showcasing the DOE Energy Earthshots at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties (COP) 27, in Egypt.

November 22, 2022

A White House call for real-time, standardized, and transparent power outage data

The White House is launching a Call to Action that asks utilities and outage data companies to voluntarily share their data with the Outage Data Initiative Nationwide.

September 26, 2022

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Industry partners use ORNL software to trim carbon footprint of buildings

Two years after DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory provided a model of nearly every building in America, commercial partners are using the tool to design energy-efficient buildings and cities and link energy efficiency to real estate value and risk.

June 24, 2022

From Potential to Power: Harnessing Offshore Wind Energy with Transmission

Join the Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Workshop on June 28.

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.

February 18, 2022

OE Celebrates Entrepreneurship Week with Brains4Drones

In celebration of Entrepreneurship Week, February 12 through February 19, the Office of Electricity (OE) is highlighting Brains4Drones, a woman-owned small business operating out of Plano, Texas.

February 9, 2022

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LPO Tech Talk: Transmission

This Tech Talk highlights how LPO can provide a bridge to bankability for transmission projects including line reconductoring, HVDC, and grid-enhancing technologies.

January 31, 2022

Office of Electricity (OE) Key Accomplishments in 2021

Look back on the Office of Electricity’s 2021 accomplishments and achievements.

December 1, 2021

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How Superconductors Are Helping Create the Resilient Grid of the Future

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.

October 29, 2021

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Flexible Transformers Transform the Grid of the Future

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.