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Total public-private investment of more than $30 million to increase reliability, efficiency and security

Washington, D.C.  Patricia Hoffman, Assistant Secretary for the Department’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), announced today the 2010/2011 membership of the re-established Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC).  The 27 Committee members announced today represent a diverse group that includes state government officials, industry executives, environmentalists, and consumer advocates.  The EAC will provide advice to the OE in carrying out its mission to modernize the Nation’s electricity infrastructure, and in implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energ

The Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability has issued a Request For Information (RFI) seeking information from stakeholders on the policy and logistical challenges that confront smart grid implementation. Responses to this RFI will also help inform the Administration’s analysis of policy challenges and possible solutions being developed by the Smart Grid Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council’s Committee on Technology...

Secretaries Clinton and Chu announce that the Department of Energy has joined the Civilian Response Corps, the U.S. Government’s expeditionary, interagency civilian force dedicated to conflict prevention, response, and peacebuilding. The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability will lead this effort for DOE.

DOE releases 2010 U.S. Smart Grid Vendor Ecosystem Report

September 2, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued today its first Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security, which includes high-level security requirements, a framework for assessing risks, an evaluation of privacy issues at personal residences, and additional information for businesses and organizations to use as they craft strategies to protect the modernizing power grid from attacks, malicious code, cascading errors, and other threats...

First Battery-Based Energy Storage System Project to Be Selected by DOE for a Conditional Loan Guarantee Commitment

DOE Environmental Impact Statement Public Scoping Meeting on Champlain Hudson Power Express Transmission Line Project
Washington, D.C. --The Department of Energy (DOE) is hosting seven meetings for public participation as part of its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) preparation process pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to assess the potential environmental impacts...

Washington, DC-Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today award selections for $60 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support transmission planning for the country's three interconnection transmission networks.  The 6 awards will promote collaborative long-term analysis and planning for the Eastern, Western and Texas electricity interconnections, which will help states, utilities, grid operators, and others prepare for future growth in energy demand, renewable energy sources, and Smart Grid technologies.

Recovery Act funding will upgrade the electrical grid, save energy and create jobs