The Energy Department released a draft national transmission study and opened a 60-day public-comment period as U.S. electricity generation rises and grid demand grows.
The Energy Department announced approximately $1.9 billion in potential funding for grid-infrastructure upgrades aimed at improving reliability, resilience and efficiency as electricity demand grows nationwide.
The Energy Department opened about $147 million in FY2025 Phase II SBIR/STTR opportunities and a new Genesis Mission funding track as it reorganizes commercialization programs.
The Energy Department opened approximately $147 million in fiscal-year 2025 Phase II opportunities for eligible American small businesses developing technologies with commercial potential.
The Department of Energy said an emergency order secured grid operations across 17 states from July 26 through Aug. 3 as hot weather raised reliability concerns.
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln-led project has received Department of Energy Genesis Mission funding for work involving artificial intelligence and 6G technologies.
A U.S. Department of Energy emergency order covering the electric grid in 17 states was scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m. CDT on Aug. 3, after taking effect July 26 during hot weather. The available DOE notice does not confirm whether the order was extended, replaced or allowed to lapse.
DOE opened a June 15, 2026 RFI on distribution-transformer efficiency standards; comments are due July 15, 2026, as utilities weigh supply-chain risk.
DOE’s June 23 conditional $17.5B loan package aims to speed 10 AP1000 reactors by up to 3 years—if technical, legal and financial reviews clear.
