The Office of Electricity provides leadership to ensure that the Nation’s energy delivery system is secure, resilient and reliable. The office includes three divisions – Advanced Grid Research and Development, Energy Resilience and Grid Operations Technology – that work closely with the private and public sectors to make sure the nation’s critical energy infrastructure is able to recover rapidly from disruptions.
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DOE’s Second Energy Earthshot – Long Duration Storage Shot – Aims to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Grid Storage, Make Clean Energy Available Anytime, Anywhere
July 14, 2021
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On June 28 and 29, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity will host the Energy Storage for Social Equity Roundtable, which will be a starting point in a larger conversation around energy equity.
June 23, 2021
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DOE releases a request for information on electric vehicle grid integration
June 15, 2021
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Announcements Join Public and Private Sector Efforts to Develop Domestic Battery Supply Chains
June 14, 2021
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Learn about the machines and tools that can collect, analyze, and decode enormous amounts of data.
July 23, 2021
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When it comes to solar and wind power, a common question that people ask is, what happens when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining?
The answer is in batteries, and other forms of energy storage.
July 8, 2021
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A collaboration among 5 research institutions has been established through the U.S. Department of Energy Grid Modernization Lab Consortium to provide technical assistance to the 7 U.S. Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations.
July 7, 2021
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Deciding when, or if, to shut off power during an emergency can be a precarious decision for utilities.
July 6, 2021
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Advanced Grid Research and Development activities accelerate discovery and innovation in electric transmission and distribution technologies and ...
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Energy Resilience Division activities execute energy assurance technical assistance by partnering with key Federal, state, and industry stakeholders
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Grid Operations Technology engineers end-to-end systems for grid modeling, operations, security, measurement, and synchronization at scale
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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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Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI) seeks to work across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create the modern grid of the future.
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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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The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) finances large-scale, all-of-the-above energy infrastructure projects in the United States.
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