
New appointees will lead Grid Controls and Communications and Storage Divisions

Energy Department Seeks Feedback on Distribution and Large Power Transformers

OE announced a team of six DOE national laboratories to receive a total of $2 million to carry out the Rapid Operational Validation Initiative (ROVI) to test new energy storage systems.
Projects Will Support Data Processing for Electric Grid Reliability and Resilience
Two new potential funding pathways for energy storage innovation

Winner Will Improve Grid Integration and Long-Distance Transmission
On February 24, DOE announced a $6.5 million Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to accelerate the development of grid-enhancing technologies (GETs)
Gene Rodrigues was sworn in today by U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm as the Assistant Secretary for Electricity for the Office of Electricity (OE).

Statement by Energy Secretary Granholm on the Confirmation of Gene Rodrigues
DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) released a Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), titled “Increasing Utilization and Reliability of Electric Infrastructure with Grid-enhancing technologies (GETs).”