Rows of battery racks at the Salem Smart Power Center in Salem, Ore. The Battelle-led Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project, will use the center’s 5-megawatt energy storage system to test several smart grid technologies and approaches. | Photo courtesy of Portland General Electric.
Our latest Energy.gov series -- Smart Grid Week -- highlights efforts across the country to transform the nation's electric grid. Learn how you can share your own thoughts and perspectives throughout the series.
Next up in our Smart Grid Week series -- how grid modernization research and development projects directly benefit you.
From smart meters to energy-saving apps -- an overview of the many capabilities a smarter, more powerful grid makes available to you.
Next up in our Smart Grid Week series -- improving electric grid technologies to adequately prepare for emergencies with power outages.
New lithium-ion storage facility in Salem, Oregon is helping to make our power grid smarter and more reliable.
Since the start of the new year, I have spoken at more than a dozen events about ways in which investment in the electric power grid is delivering significant benefits to consumers, businesses, and communities across the nation.







