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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity

Competitions run through the HeroX platform as part of the American-Made Program, with some rounds offering mentorship support from Power Connector organisations for applicants preparing submissions.

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About

The Office of Electricity (OE) is a U.S. Department of Energy office working to stabilise, optimise and grow the nation's electricity grid so it can deliver affordable, reliable and secure power. Its work is organised around several focus areas: grid systems and components, including microgrids and transformer resilience; grid controls, communications and cybersecurity; energy storage safety, reli…

Programs & grants under this funder
Digitizing Utilities Prize

Pays $75,000 per team to interdisciplinary developers solving U.S. utilities' data problems.

1 grant
Digitizing Utilities Prize
Closed
$1.1M pool
Digitizing Utilities Prize Round 3: Resilient Grid Innovation

Pays interdisciplinary software and data teams up to $150,000 each to help U.S. electric utilities modernize their data systems and grid analytics.

1 grant
Digitizing Utilities Prize Round 3: Resilient Grid Innovation
Closed
$2.4M pool
Energy Storage Innovations Prize Round 2

Pays up to $50,000 to energy-storage innovators solving unconventional grid use cases.

1 grant
Energy Storage Innovations Prize Round 2
Closed
$300K pool
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