OE News
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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.June 2, 2026
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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.May 20, 2026 -
Funding will advance energy affordability, reliability, and securityMay 12, 2026 -
The Feeder of the Future Prize, which encourages grid system feeder and circuit designs, is now open for submissions to meet power delivery demands.September 17, 2025 -
Nearly $18.4 million available for lower cost high-voltage direct current circuit breakers, and addressing grid and energy storage system failures.December 12, 2024 -
Projects selected will receive more than $20 million for critical power equipment advancements.December 3, 2024 -
The 2024 Electricity Advisory Committee is named.October 1, 2024 -
One focuses on high-voltage direct current lines, the other addresses cascading grid failuresSeptember 18, 2024 -
Developments will address grid reliability, long duration energy storage, and storage manufacturingAugust 7, 2024 -
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) today announced nine of the newest winners of the inaugural $2.15 million American-Made Digitizing Utilities Prize.July 17, 2024
OE Blog
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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.June 2, 2026
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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.May 28, 2026 -
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.May 20, 2026
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One year ago, the Office of Electricity’s Grid Storage Launchpad was a new building full of sparkling new laboratories with new, unused equipment. Today, the 93,000-square-foot facility is bustling with researchers who are working to develop robust, affordable energy storage solutions to help bolster the nation’s electricity grid.August 13, 2025 -
The Office of Electricity has announced $8 million in funding and technical assistance through its Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C-MAP) program. The new projects will reach 35 towns and villages.July 30, 2025 -
Like many university campuses around the country, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus uses a microgrid to provide power to its facilities.January 13, 2025 -
The blog describes a new software tool developed by PNNL and funded by OE that streamlines the power plant evaluation process.December 17, 2024 -
DOE's 10th CyberForce Competition in 2024 in St. Charles showcased the ingenuity of cybersecurity professionals. With 100, 5-person teams, the competition brought college students and volunteers together to tackle electric grid cybersecurity challenges.December 17, 2024 -
Study will help inform industry and prepare for growing electricity demandDecember 5, 2024 -
Through the Lab Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP), the Office of Electricity (OE) is thrilled to sponsor two new promising entrepreneurs with game-changing energy storage and electric grid innovations.November 12, 2024