Powering the Future Summit 2021: Keynote: Future of Energy

Accelerating innovation in power sector technology, especially in light of the quickly modernizing grid and requirements of our changing energy mix, is incredibly important for all of us. President Biden has established ambitious national climate goals: a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035, and a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy by 2050. And, in the wake of major rolling blackouts and energy emergencies in 2020 and 2021, it’s no secret that today’s electric grid is being pushed to do more than it was originally designed to do. As we invest in grid modernization, we have an opportunity to reshape the electric grid and re-architect both our transmission and our distribution systems. This is an opportunity to be smart about how we invest, innovate, and evolve. DOE’s Office of Electricity Advanced Grid R&D portfolio strives to fund innovations that will support an electric delivery system that manages abundant clean power on a secure, resilient, reliable energy grid.