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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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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Microgrids serve as an effective platform for integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) and can reduce costs and emissions while increasing the reliability and resilience of the nation’s electricity system.
May 12, 2022
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The recently released Smart Grid System Report conveys the status of smart grid deployments across the Nation.
May 10, 2022
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In support of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is developing a $2.5 billion Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP) that will help build out new interregional transmission lines across the country.
May 10, 2022
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The Administration through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a Request for Information seeking public input on the structure of a $2.3 billion formula grant program to strengthen and modernize America’s power grid.
April 27, 2022
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$75 million facility will boost clean energy adoption and make the nation’s power grid more resilient, secure, and flexible
April 21, 2022
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The MOU will Integrate Bidirectional EV Charging into Energy Infrastructure.
April 21, 2022
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Techno-economic analysis of New York State shows better use of existing transmission lines can defer costly upgrades and increase the integration of renewable resources.
April 20, 2022
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The Office of Electricity has partnered with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to lead an effort to establish the Center for Alternate Synchronization and Timing (CAST).
March 24, 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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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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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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