A secure and resilient power grid is vital to national security, economic security, and the services Americans rely upon. Working closely with industry and other stakeholders, the Office of Electricity leads the Department’s efforts to ensure that the Nation’s electricity delivery system is secure and resilient to disruptions. These efforts will strengthen, transform, and improve electricity infrastructure so consumers have access to resilient, secure, and clean sources of energy.
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The latest Energy Storage Innovations Prize seeks next-generation energy storage solutions to accelerate grid decarbonization.
October 17, 2022
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New prize targets data analytics and software development to tackle challenges facing electric utilities .
October 11, 2022
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This year’s summit will focus on new strategic efforts for energy storage advancement and progress in meeting the Long Duration Storage Shot goals.
September 16, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Energy is issuing a lab call to develop the Rapid Operational Validation Initiative (ROVI), which will address critical gaps in data needs to evaluate energy storage.
September 1, 2022
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DOE announced the new members of the Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC), an important component of DOE’s strategy to improve its research, development, and demonstration portfolio and program activities.
August 31, 2022
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The Office of Electricity is supporting four small business projects focused on advanced protective relaying and energy storage power conversion.
July 19, 2022
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The Office of Electricity announced $18.4 million in grants through the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) for seven national laboratory projects with the goal of getting more clean energy technology to the marketplace.
July 14, 2022
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Join the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) project team conducting the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100).
July 14, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Electricity (OE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are requesting feedback on the structure of the next American-Made Challenge.
July 12, 2022
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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.
November 22, 2022
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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.
September 26, 2022
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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.
May 19, 2022
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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 18, 2022
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This Tech Talk highlights how LPO can provide a bridge to bankability for transmission projects including line reconductoring, HVDC, and grid-enhancing technologies.
February 9, 2022
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Look back on the Office of Electricity’s 2021 accomplishments and achievements.
January 31, 2022
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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.
December 1, 2021
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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.
October 29, 2021
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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.
September 23, 2021
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Learn More About OE's Activities
Advanced Grid Research and Development activities accelerate discovery and innovation in electric transmission and distribution technologies and ...
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The mission and goal of the Electricity Advisory Committee
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Microgrids, which are localized grids that can disconnect from the traditional grid to operate autonomously and help mitigate grid disturbances to ...
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The Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI) works across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create the modern grid of the future. Our extensive, reliable power grid has fueled the nation’s growth since the early 1900s.
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The mission of the Electricity Delivery Cybersecurity Research and Development Division is to strengthen electricity infrastructure against cyber-related threats and mitigate vulnerabilities aligned with OE’s R&D programs.
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Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components (TRAC) Program
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OE's Energy Storage Program performs research and development on a wide variety of storage technologies, including batteries (both conventional and...
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Frequently asked questions and information about systems, entities, and policy related to electricity in the U.S.
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Brief overview of the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
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