To stabilize, optimize, and grow the electricity system to ensure the grid delivers affordable, reliable, and secure energy to the American people.
A seamless electricity system, capable of meeting all energy demands, powering the U.S. on a pathway of prosperity, national security, and energy dominance.
The Office of Electricity has released its Strategic Plan, outlining its focus on supporting President Trump’s and Secretary Wright’s administration priorities.
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Budget
History of OE
Areas of Focus
Enabling next-generation grid operations and planning through advanced controls, information and communication technologies, and analytics.
Controls and Data Science
Distribution Grid Transformation
Grid Cybersecurity and Communications
Grid Modeling
NAERM
Improving the safety, reliability, and performance of energy storage, while making it as cost-effective as possible.
Energy Storage R&DD
Energy Storage Grand Challenge
Grid Storage Launchpad
Rapid Operational Validation Initiative
Funding
Learn about federal financial tools and more.
Through support from Congress, OE invests in research and development to advance grid reliability, grid modernization, transmission deployment, and critical generation facilities.
Federal financing tools
Funding opportunities and requests for information
State and Tribal Grid Resilience and Transmission Planning Resource Hub
Transmission Facilitation Program
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Latest News
Resources
NRELLearn how the Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C-MAP) supports microgrid development in electrically isolated communities.
Learn about the Electricity Advisory Committee.
Get informed about grid modernization through GridTalk podcasts with leading electricity industry innovators.
The U.S. electric grid test bed inventory aims to capture and summarize information and capabilities available at domestic, publicly accessible facilities (“test beds”) that perform testing, evaluation, validation, and certification of transmission and distribution (T&D) grid technologies.
SandiaLearn how OE uses expert feedback to improve program quality, and the peer reviews to improve project efforts.
Read about OE's Research Reports. Read more publications here.
Leadership
Powering Communities
Powering Communities: Building Resilience in Estes Park, CO
Powering Communities: Upgrading the Grid in Horry County
Powering Communities: Making Connections with Southline
The Southline project originated with the Grid Deployment Office (GDO) in 2023. The Department’s realignment in 2025 transferred most of the GDO to the Office of Electricity and shifted the Transmission Facilitation Program to the Office of Energy Dominance Financing where this project is now managed.
Electricity 101
Learn about OE's role in keeping our nation's power
grid reliable, secure and affordable.
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Contact Us
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