April 22, 2021

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Celebrating Earth Day with Critical Grid Infrastructure

Renewable energy like wind and solar are a major piece of the climate puzzle but building a more resilient and efficient electrical grid is critical to our success.

April 1, 2021

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TRAC Program Brings the Next Generation of Grid Hardware

The Office of Electricity’s Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components (TRAC) program addresses challenges associated with large power transformers, critical components, and other grid hardware technologies.

January 11, 2021

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Grid Science Winter School Brings Together Next Generation Scientists

Grid Science Winter School and Conference is a five day event that brings together experts and students in grid science research.

November 23, 2020

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EAC Profiles #1: Meet the EAC Leadership

Meet Electricity Advisory Committee leaders: Chair Wanda Reder of Grid-X Partners, and Vice-Chair Michael Heyeck of The Grid Group

October 7, 2020

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New Transmission Resilience Maturity Model Helps Utilities Improve Resilience

The model will measure the maturity of transmission resilience programs and identify improvements to increase the resilience of transmission systems

September 22, 2020

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Secretary Brouillette and Assistant Secretary Walker Help Dedicate the Grid Storage Launchpad

Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and OE's Assistant Secretary Bruce Walker participated in the dedication ceremony for the Grid Storage Launchpad.

August 14, 2020

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OE’s Gilbert Bindewald and Stephen Walls Speak on Electric Grid Resilience

Watch OE's Gilbert Bindewald and Stephen Walls address the Stanford University Smart Grid Seminar Series on electric grid resilience

August 5, 2020

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Watch the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Workshops

The Department of Energy hosted a series of virtual workshops to support the Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Watch the workshops here.

July 29, 2020

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Kirtland Air Force Base DC Microgrid is Fully Operational

An OE supported DC microgrid project at Kirtland Air Force Base generates and distributes energy independently

July 13, 2020

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OE Report: Solid State Power Substation Technology Roadmap

The future of substation technology and advancements in grid power electronics is examined in the “Solid State Power Substation Technology Roadmap"