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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Microgrid Program Strategy
Office of Electricity,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Electricity (OE)
of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
requests comment from the public on its
Microgrid Program Strategy located at
https://www.energy.gov/oe/microgridstrategy-call-public-comment. Response
to this notice is voluntary. Responses to
this notice may be used by the
government for program planning on a
non-attribution basis. OE therefore
requests that no business proprietary
information or copyrighted information
be submitted in response to this notice.
Please note that the U.S. Government
will not pay for response preparation, or
for the use of information contained in
the response.
DATES: Written comments and
information are requested on or before
November 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically to MGRD@hq.doe.gov by
the deadline. Mailed paper submissions
will not be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions should be directed to Dan
Ton at MGRD@hq.doe.gov, (202) 586–
4618.
SUMMARY:
The
development of the DOE Microgrid
Program Strategy (Strategy) started in
December 2020. The purpose was to
define strategic research and
development (R&D) areas for the DOE
Office of Electricity (OE) Microgrids
R&D (MGRD) Program to support its
vision and accomplish its goals. The
overarching vision for the Strategy and
MGRD is:
By 2035, microgrids are envisioned to
be essential building blocks of the future
electricity delivery system to support
resilience, decarbonization, and
affordability.
The Strategy development process
began with microgrid experts
deliberating on areas the Strategy
should focus on for impactful results in
key metrics, such as reliability,
resilience, decarbonization, and
affordability, in the next five to ten
years. These deliberations led to the
development of seven strategic white
papers, one for each of the six strategic
R&D areas identified and one additional
white paper on the overarching program
vision, objectives, and targets. Each
white paper was developed by a team of
national laboratory and university
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members, and then reviewed by an
industry advisory panel. These seven
white papers constitute the DOE
Microgrid Program Strategy.
OE sponsored the DOE MGRD
Strategy Symposium on July 27–28,
2022, to seek input and feedback on the
seven white papers from broader
microgrid stakeholders. The symposium
featured presentations, panel
discussions, and group discussions on
each white paper. Discussions focused
on key R&D recommendations and their
priority, aspirational R&D targets in five
to ten years, and actionable steps
recommended for enabling regulatory
and business models.
The final draft of the seven white
papers, which include feedback from
the symposium, are being posted at
https://www.energy.gov/oe/microgridstrategy-call-public-comment for 30
days of public comment before
finalization.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on October 19, 2022,
by Gilbert C. Bindewald, III, Acting
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of
the Office of Electricity, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary
of Energy. That document with the
original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
the Department of Energy. The
administrative process in no way alters
the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on October 20,
2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Microgrid Program Strategy
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Electricity (OE) of the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) requests comment from the public on its Microgrid Program
Strategy located at https://www.energy.gov/oe/microgrid-strategy-call-public-comment. Response to this notice is voluntary. Responses to this
notice may be used by the government for program planning on a non-
attribution basis. OE therefore requests that no business proprietary
information or copyrighted information be submitted in response to this
notice. Please note that the U.S. Government will not pay for response
preparation, or for the use of information contained in the response.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before
November 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically to [email protected] by the
deadline. Mailed paper submissions will not be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions should be directed to Dan
Ton at [email protected], (202) 586-4618.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The development of the DOE Microgrid Program
Strategy (Strategy) started in December 2020. The purpose was to define
strategic research and development (R&D) areas for the DOE Office of
Electricity (OE) Microgrids R&D (MGRD) Program to support its vision
and accomplish its goals. The overarching vision for the Strategy and
MGRD is:
By 2035, microgrids are envisioned to be essential building blocks
of the future electricity delivery system to support resilience,
decarbonization, and affordability.
The Strategy development process began with microgrid experts
deliberating on areas the Strategy should focus on for impactful
results in key metrics, such as reliability, resilience,
decarbonization, and affordability, in the next five to ten years.
These deliberations led to the development of seven strategic white
papers, one for each of the six strategic R&D areas identified and one
additional white paper on the overarching program vision, objectives,
and targets. Each white paper was developed by a team of national
laboratory and university members, and then reviewed by an industry
advisory panel. These seven white papers constitute the DOE Microgrid
Program Strategy.
OE sponsored the DOE MGRD Strategy Symposium on July 27-28, 2022,
to seek input and feedback on the seven white papers from broader
microgrid stakeholders. The symposium featured presentations, panel
discussions, and group discussions on each white paper. Discussions
focused on key R&D recommendations and their priority, aspirational R&D
targets in five to ten years, and actionable steps recommended for
enabling regulatory and business models.
The final draft of the seven white papers, which include feedback
from the symposium, are being posted at https://www.energy.gov/oe/microgrid-strategy-call-public-comment for 30 days of public comment
before finalization.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 19,
2022, by Gilbert C. Bindewald, III, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Office of Electricity, pursuant to delegated authority
from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature
and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in
compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. The administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on October 20, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-23183 Filed 10-24-22; 8:45 am]
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