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 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 – Advanced Grid Research and Development, Electricity Delivery, and Electricity Delivery Cybersecurity Research and Development.
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Join the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Tuesday, June 28 at 12:00 PM ET for an Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Stakeholder Workshop.
June 16, 2022
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$504 Million Loan Guarantee to Advanced Clean Energy Storage for World’s Largest Clean Hydrogen and Energy Storage Project in Utah
June 8, 2022
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On May 19, 2022, DOE announced $53 million in funding awards for diverse small businesses to pursue advanced scientific instrumentation and technologies to address climate change.
June 8, 2022
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Earlier this week, DOE announced $53 million in funding awards for diverse small businesses to pursue advanced scientific instrumentation and technologies to address climate change.
June 8, 2022
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DPA Invocation Will Boost American Production of the Critical Technologies Necessary to Lower Energy Costs, Support the Clean Energy Economy, and Strengthen National Security.
June 6, 2022
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The electric distribution system in the United States is in a transitional state. While it is being modernized to support the country’s changing energy mix and the needs of 21st century electrification, the transition is far from complete.
June 3, 2022
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Join the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday, June 7 at 1:00 pm ET for an overview of the Long Duration Energy Storage for Everyone, Everywhere Initiative and the Request for Information (RFI).
June 2, 2022
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Enabled by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Building a Better Grid Initiative is working to catalyze the nationwide development of new and upgraded high-capacity electric transmission lines.
May 31, 2022
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DOE’s Office of Electricity (OE) recently released two new reports focused on modernizing critical infrastructure to make the grid more resilient, reliable, and secure.
May 13, 2022
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DOE Seeks Public Input on a New Initiative to Enable the Widespread Availability of More Clean, Affordable, and Reliable Power
May 12, 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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America is facing an era of rapid change along the entire energy system as we Integrate more renewables and work to move affordable, reliable, and secure electricity to where It Is needed most.
August 18, 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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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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Electricity Delivery Division activities execute energy assurance technical assistance by partnering with key Federal, state, and industry stakeholders
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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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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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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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