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Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

The mission of the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability is to lead national efforts to modernize the electric grid; enhance security and reliability of the energy infrastructure; and facilitate recovery from disruptions to energy supply.


American Recovery & Reinvestment Act 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law on February 17, 2009, includes $4.5 billion for the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

Learn more about what the Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability and the Department of Energy are doing regarding the Recovery Act.

Recovery Act What’s New

Funding Opportunity Announcement issued:

  • Local Energy Assurance Planning Initiative  (DE-FOA-0000098). More >


Press Releases

SECRETARY CHU ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $57 MILLION IN RECOVERY ACT FUNDING TO ADVANCE SMART GRID DEVELOPMENT
July 20, 2009 - DOE also announces the release of a new smart grid report.  More >

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF $3.9 BILLION TO INVEST IN SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES AND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE
June 25, 2009 - Recovery Act Funding Will Create Jobs, Help Modernize Nation's Electric Grid. More >

OBAMA OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE STEPS TO PROMOTE THE CLEAN ENERGY POTENTIAL OF THE WEST.
June 15, 2009 - Actions include three Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability initiatives  More >

For More Press Releases >


What’s New

July 2009  Testimony of Acting Assistant Secretary Pat Hoffman on smart grid, before the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives  More > (PDF 45 KB)

July 2009  Testimony of Acting Assistant Secretary Pat Hoffman on cyber security issues, before the Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives  More > (PDF 45 KB)

July 2009 - DOE Smart Grid System Reports, (July 2009) Go

June 2009 - Western Renewable Energy Zone (WREZ) - Phase 1 Report on Mapping Resources Throughout the Western Interconnection (June 2009) More > (PDF 1.6MB)

Testimony of Acting Assistant Secretary Pat Hoffman on cyber security issues, before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate (May 7, 2009) More > (PDF 45 KB)

May 2009 - OE Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Information. More>

May 2009 - Updates to the Smart Grid task Force webpage. More>


OE plays a major role in addressing immediate challenges to America's energy security, while sustaining applied research into new technologies and policies to answer the challenges we face in the future. More >

Career Opportunities in the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

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