#ICYMI: Get funding/support to develop or improve microgrids that boost community resilience in remote, Indigenous, or electrically isolated areas. Apply now for the Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C-MAP)! Deadline: Jan. 31 Learn more & apply: bit.ly/47Au4tk

#DYK OE has a monthly newsletter on LinkedIn? Highlights this month include celebrating Assistant Secretary Gene Rodrigues' tenure, a blog on integrating Small Modular Reactors into university microgrids, & more! Read the full newsletter below. 👇 bit.ly/4gXrGks

🚨 Reminder: Applications for the Blue Sky Training Program are due in just 2 weeks! This program provides training for first responders & more on responding to energy storage system failures. 🗓️ Deadline: February 2, 2025 🖥️ Apply today: bit.ly/3WdRKQ0

Reliability is at the heart of what we do at the Office of Electricity. We’re building a stronger, more dependable power grid—one that can meet today’s needs and tomorrow’s challenges. Watch below to learn how we’re powering a reliable energy future for all. 💡

#ICYMI: We recently announced an RFI to obtain input to advise the planning of OE’s Applied Grid Transformation Solutions (AGTS) program. Remember to submit responses by February 28. bit.ly/3WmKotp

Meet Jay, our next #OEEmployeeSpotlight & Budget Analyst. 💵💻🔍 His favorite OE project was working on recovery efforts for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, & Maria, but he also enjoys the passion OE staff has for its mission! Did you know Jay has 4 Boxers? 🐶 👀 Check it out below! 👇

We are excited to see Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s recognition for the GSL, which U.S. Department of Energy dedicated last August. This innovative facility, funded by @DOEElectricity, accelerates next-generation grid-scale energy storage technologies.

Today, @Energy announced 14 projects receiving $8M to advance microgrids. Through the Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C-MAP), OE’s research partners develop solutions to deliver electricity to remote communities. Learn more: bit.ly/4mGbkQs Arctic Energy Office

Microgrids are 🗝 bringing reliable & resilient power to communities in remote regions in the U.S. That’s why last week, OE & the Arctic Energy Office announced the 14 selectees of $8M through C-MAP to help advance #microgrid technologies in these regions: bit.ly/4mGbkQs

OE selected three R&D projects to demonstrate energy storage technologies to ensure resiliency during a power outage or other emergency. Congratulations to: ▪️ Binghamton University ▪️ Inlyte Energy ▪️ Long Hill Energy Partners

Through R&D, OE pioneers technologies to improve grid infrastructure that securely delivers electricity into our homes, offices, and factories. Read more about the projects: bit.ly/4kRbwuR

Congrats to 3 OE-funded #EnergyTechUP bonus winners! University teams from CornellTech, Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Alabama won prizes for innovative grid analytics, power electronics & energy storage ideas.

Distribution transformers step down voltage for electricity use. Yet more than 80k different designs lead to supply chain delays. To address this, OE is facilitating an industry-wide effort to streamline transformer designs and accelerate production. More: bit.ly/3Tp7VIq

At U.S. Department of Energy's 2025 Energy Storage Program Annual Meeting & Peer Review Aug. 5-7, we showcase transformative research and demonstration projects in the field. We also honor an energy storage champion, the late Dr. Imre Gyuk. More: bit.ly/3IZYhda

Celebrate with us! For 1 year now, U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Storage Launchpad at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has accelerated energy storage innovation, developing technologies for a resilient, reliable grid. More: bit.ly/45z4e8y