Office of Electricity

Mission

To stabilize, optimize, and grow the electricity system to ensure the grid delivers affordable, reliable, and secure energy to the American people.

Vision

A seamless electricity system, capable of meeting all energy demands, powering the U.S. on a pathway of prosperity, national security, and energy dominance.

Strategic Plan

The Office of Electricity has released its Strategic Plan, outlining its focus on supporting President Trump’s and Secretary Wright’s administration priorities.

Areas of Focus

OE focuses on three areas as it pioneers innovations for the 21st Century grid.

Grid Systems and Components
Modernizing the U.S. electricity delivery system's hardware components, such as distribution and large power transformers, and grid systems, including microgrids.

Grid Enhancing Technologies
Microgrids
Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components (TRAC)
Grid Systems and Components
Grid Controls and Communications
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

Grid Controls and Communications
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Energy Storage
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
Energy Storage
Read OE's Research Reports and other documents.
OE's Territory and Recovery Assistance Program helps the U.S. territories transition to a more reliable power grid by coordinating federal investments, providing technical assistance, and deploying resilience solutions in partnership with local, community and government stakeholders. This program includes:
American Samoa
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands

From Our Blogs

- Energy Storage
- Electricity
Grid Storage Launchpad Celebrates One Year in Operation

August 13, 2025
OE Funds Microgrid Innovation to Fortify Remote Energy Systems

July 30, 2025
Campus Microgrids with Modular Reactors Reduce Emissions

January 13, 2025
The Generator Scorecard: A Leap in Power Plant Analysis

December 17, 2024

All OE Blogs

Latest News

- Funding Opportunities
Energy Department Announces $1.9B Investment in Critical Grid Infrastructure to Reduce Electricity Costs

March 12, 2026
Energy Department Awards $2.5M to Accelerate Transmission, Lower Energy Costs, and Maintain a Reliable and Resilient Grid

February 3, 2026
- Energy Storage
DOE’s Office of Electricity Reopens Beyond the Meter Prize with New Goals, Larger Prize Pool

February 3, 2026
- Strengthen Grid Reliability and Security
- Electricity
Energy Department Relaunches Digitizing Utilities Prize, Round 3

January 12, 2026

All OE News

Mar 5

Distribution Transformer Convening Webinar
Mar 5 - Mar 5 Starts March 5th, 2026 - 3:00 PM EST View Event Details for Distribution Transformer Convening Webinar

Resources

See OE's Budget Request.
NREL
Learn 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.
Read about OE's history as a program office.
Sandia
Learn how OE uses expert feedback to improve program quality, and the peer reviews to improve project efforts.

Leadership

Catherine Jereza, Office of Electricity Assistant Secretary

Assistant Secretary of the Office of Electricity
Gilbert Bindewald III

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity
Terri Lee

Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Business Operations