GridTechPedia

Empowering Grid Modernization and Innovation

GridTechPedia is a web-based resource funded by the Office of Electricity, designed to provide utilities, regulators, and key stakeholders with a centralized, readily accessible baseline of information on newly available and precommercial grid technologies. Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of innovative solutions that enhance grid capacity, reliability, efficiency, and resilience, while promoting energy independence, security, and dominance, and unleashing American energy potential.

Our Focus

GridTechPedia concentrates on advanced, next-generation grid technologies that offer promise in addressing the evolving challenges and opportunities in the electric power sector. By curating and organizing information on these cutting-edge solutions, we aim to:

• Inform and educate utilities, regulators, and stakeholders on the latest grid technologies and their potential benefits, fostering collaboration, teamwork, and workforce engagement.
• Promote consistency in evaluating and assessing the readiness of advanced grid solutions for deployment, embracing locally sourced innovations.
• Bridge information asymmetries to facilitate informed decision-making and accelerate the adoption of advanced grid technologies, driving energy security, reliability, and affordability.
• Integrate energy systems by showcasing innovative solutions that enable a more resilient and efficient electric grid.

Our Approach

GridTechPedia leverages the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Commercial Adoption Readiness Assessment Tool (CARAT) to evaluate the adoption readiness of advanced grid technologies. By applying CARAT’s market-driven approach, we aim to provide utilities, regulators, and stakeholders with a clear understanding of a technology’s readiness for grid deployment.