U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is the lead agency of the Federal Smart Grid Task Force. DOE’s overarching mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.
DOE’s Federal Smart Grid Task Force members come from the following organizations.
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) is dedicated to leading national efforts to transform the electric grid, enhance the security and reliability of the electricity infrastructure, and facilitate recovery from disruptions to the country’s energy supply. Its Federal Smart Grid Task Force members are:
- Eric Lightner, task force director
- Hank Kenchington, deputy assistant secretary for R&D
- Larry Mansueti, Permitting, Siting, and Analysis Program
- Philip Overholt, Transmission Reliability Program
- Dan Ton, Smart Grid Program
Learn more at the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Smart Grid Web site.
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy works to strengthen the United States' energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality in public-private partnerships. Its Federal Smart Grid Task Force member is Steve Lindenberg.
National Energy Technology Laboratory
The National Energy Technology Laboratory supports DOE's mission to advance the national, economic and energy security of the United States and develop technologies and processes that provide policymakers with the scientific information they need to set sound energy policy. Through research, the laboratory develops and demonstrates advanced technologies to help the United States realize near-zero emission power production; increase demand- and production-side efficiencies; enhance proven, unconventional, new, and renewable energy sources; and modernize our nation’s energy. Its Federal Smart Grid Task Force member is Steve Bossart of the Modern Grid Strategy Program.
Learn more about the National Energy Technology Laboratory’s Smart Grid Implementation Strategy.