The 2024 Electricity Advisory Committee is named.
October 1, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced 16 new members of the Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC). The EAC has a total of 40 members and is an important component of OE’s strategy to improve its electric grid research, development, and demonstration portfolio and program activities.
EAC members advise OE on current and future electric grid reliability, resilience, security, sector interdependence, and policy issues. They periodically review and make recommendations on grid-related research, development, and demonstration programs and initiatives, including modeling efforts. Members also identify emerging issues related to electricity production and delivery and advise on federal coordination with utility industry authorities in the event of supply disruptions and other emergencies.
“Our nation’s power grid is reliable today because of the ingenuity, expertise, and work ethic of our many industry partners through the years,” said Gene Rodrigues, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity. “As we modernize our nation’s power grid to provide all Americans with the benefits of clean energy, we rely on the sound advice and experience of our industry partners on the best ways to preserve the reliability, resilience, security, and affordability we all count on. The collective expertise of the Electricity Advisory Committee will continue to help us achieve those goals while transforming our grid.”
EAC members come from across the energy community, including state and regional entities, utilities, cybersecurity and national security firms, the natural gas sector, equipment manufacturers, construction and architectural companies, non-governmental organizations, and other electricity-related organizations. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm appoints each member to a two-year term.
See the 2024 EAC membership list here.