WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2016 - Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz recently
announced the release of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) comprehensive Grid
Modernization Multi-Year Program Plan, a blueprint for modernizing the electrical
grid. The Grid Modernization Initiative is a DOE effort to help shape the future
of our nation’s grid and solve the challenges of integrating conventional and
renewable sources with energy storage and smart buildings, while ensuring that
the grid is resilient and secure to withstand growing cyber security and
climate challenges.
Moniz also announced the award of up to $220 million over
three years, subject to congressional appropriations, to DOE’s National Labs
and partners to support critical research and development in advanced storage
systems, clean energy integration, standards and test procedures and a number
of other key grid modernization areas.
“Modernizing the U.S. electrical grid is essential to
reducing carbon emissions, creating safeguards against attacks on our
infrastructure and keeping the lights on,” says Moniz.
“Our Quadrennial Energy Review and Quadrennial Technology
Review identified needs and opportunities to invest in the grid. This
public-private partnership between our National Laboratories, industry,
academia and state and local government agencies will help us further
strengthen our ongoing efforts to improve our electrical infrastructure so that
it is prepared to respond to the nation’s energy needs for decades to come.”
More information on the Grid Modernization Initiative at
Energy.gov and on the selected National Lab partnership projects is available by
clicking
here.
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