What We Do
The Office of Electricity is driving a 21st century electricity grid to power our communities, ensuring that low-cost clean energy is available to support and improve the lives of all Americans.
We are working amid a fascinating energy transformation period in the United States, one that will change the electricity grid more in the next 10 years than it has in the last 100 years.
Learn more about OE's exciting work and meet the OE leadership team.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity is accepting nominations through April 19, 2024, for the Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC). Nominees with strong technical knowledge and expertise within the electricity sector are preferred.
March 26, 2024
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DOE announced an $18M funding opportunity for Flexible Innovative Transformer Technologies (FITT). Up to 9 projects will research advanced transformers to improve grid reliability and ease transformer supply chains.
March 25, 2024
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Prizes encourage innovation by providing a competitive platform to tackle complex challenges. Prizes save taxpayer dollars by offering awards only when a solution is achieved and attract a diverse pool of participants.
March 11, 2024
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The importance of transformer innovation and transformer supply chains to ensure grid reliability.
February 22, 2024
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DOE's Office of Electricity issued a $4.8 million FOA to solicit applications for innovative distribution system communications technologies to securely communicate electricity data and manage resource deployment at the grid edge.
January 18, 2024
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The R&D 100 Awards recognize new commercial products, technologies, and materials for their technological significance available for sale or license.
December 22, 2023
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Current electric utility investments to improve distribution system reliability are often based on analysis of historical performance.
December 18, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) announced that the U.S.-India Energy Storage Task Force (ESTF) hosted a virtual launch event on December 13.
December 13, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity today announced a $7 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to enhance the electric power systems’ reliability and resilience via grid-enhancing data analytics demonstrations for operations, monitoring and control.
December 12, 2023
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Global leaders and heads of state have been convening in Dubai at COP28 to discuss energy solutions to combat climate change.
December 7, 2023
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The EAC advises OE in its efforts to modernize the nation's grid infrastructure.
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The Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI) partners with industry to develop advanced grid technologies.
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OE funds key research across the energy sector and makes these reports available to the public.
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Supply Chain Resources
Resources on supply chain management related to power grid facilities, controls, and transmission.
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