[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 64470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23183]



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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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