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The 11 principles will be the foundation for the U.S. and Mexico to more closely enable a more integrated, reliable and secure electricity system for North America

Report includes 70 recommendations to enable the electricity sector to manage the risks and opportunities of the 21st Century through policy change and R&D investments.

The electricity sector is in the midst of unprecedented change, driven by rapidly evolving technology, changing customers demands, and new business opportunities. A new white paper entitled Energizing Policy Evolution for the Grid Revolution examines the landscape of new technologies that may disrupt electric sector markets, operations, and planning over the next 20 to 25 years, and highlights the potential laws, rules, and regulations that may need reexamination in light of these changes. The white paper was sponsored by the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability and produced by ICF International.

On December 13, 2016, the National Governors Association (NGA) announced the selection of Kentucky, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington to participate in an NGA Center for Best Practices Policy Academy on Power Sector Modernization.  The goal of the project is to position states for long-term success as they seek to align market incentives with policy go

The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) will hold a peer review of its Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) Program research and development projects on December 7-9, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA. This event will be open to the public and will provide an opportunity to learn about the current state of technology and network with energy sector stakeholders.

DOE Announces up to $34 Million in Funding for Cybersecurity and Releases Summary of Cascadia Earthquake Response Exercise

New PACE-R Consortium Will Include Research on Smart Grid and Storage Technology

The DOE-funded Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) is offering a free public webinar that will present the results of a study conductedci

The Electricity Advisory Committee’s (EAC) distributed energy storage (DES) working group has conducted interviews with industry experts and market participants to gain further insight into the developing DES market and made recommendations on tangible ways in which the Energy Department can support DES market deployment through technology developments and technical analyses. The EAC’s recommendations on National Distributed Energy Storage in the Electric Grid also include a general overview of the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) market and technologies and discuss the current status of the DES market, unique benefits and challenges of DES, public policy implications, and the need for codes and standards development. For the purpose of the EAC review, DES is defined as an energy storage element or system located at the distribution substation, within the distribution system, or customer-sited located either behind the customer’s utility revenue meter or customer-sited on the utility side of the revenue meter.

In the face of extreme weather events, states, utilities, and other companies are increasingly seeking ways to boost resiliency while reducing their carbon footprint. The Emissions Quantification Tool (EQT), which was conceived of and sponsored by the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability and implemented by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) with active engagement from the utility and energy industry, quantifies the direct emissions impacts – positive and negative – of specific planned or installed smart grid projects. The free, web-based calculator aims to estimate the impact of NOx, SO2 and CO2 emissions on smart grid infrastructure investments, taking into account specific context and project details with a broadly applicable methodology.