As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Grid Deployment Office (GDO) is administering a $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program to enhance grid flexibility and improve the resilience of the power system against growing threats of extreme weather and climate change.
In support of achieving these goals and addressing supply chain challenges for securing digital energy infrastructure, GDO’s Reliability, Risk, and Assurance Program is offering educational resources, training, and technical assistance from the world-class experts and researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national labs.
Digital Assurance Technical Assistance for Securing the Digital Energy Infrastructure
Batteries, battery management systems (BMS), and inverter-based resources (IBRs) are core technologies underpinning the clean energy transformation. However, with a limited domestic supply chain, it can be difficult to find electric grid components and products that are manufactured in the United States. Some batteries are even re-branded by a domestic company making them appear to have been manufactured in the United States. Purchasing equipment from a foreign entity can come with some security risks.
The Digital Assurance technical assistance track aims to improve resilience in the grid modernization space with enhanced security programs. The goal is to secure the digital energy Infrastructure by guiding organizations through a tailored analysis and mitigation program to determine their current security posture. There will be assistance for evaluating supply chain and protection choices against consequences and help for entities to develop a future sustainable assessment and procurement planning system.
The technical assistance offered through this track is designed to be responsive to a rapidly changing regulatory landscape and cutting-edge equipment. Through the program, organizations will be matched with a national laboratory subject matter expert to focus on their key topical area.
Technical Assistance Offerings
GRIP and Grid Resilience State/Tribal Formula Grant Program Awardees seeking technical assistance can contact csdet.ta@inl.gov. Within two (2) business days, a representative from the program will contact the entity to schedule a preliminary conversation. This conversation will help identify the needs of the entity and subject matter topic, as well as the type of assistance required.
- Short Advisory: Questions that can be answered with short and narrow responses and includes the assessment template and related training.
- Expert Match: Addresses inquiries that require increased resources and is for applicants in the design or contracting stage requiring review or development of specific Cyber Informed Engineering (CIE) guidance.
- Deep Dive: Addresses inquiries that require substantial resources and a lengthy development process. The applicant might require assistance with scenarios including sourcing, the physical assessment of equipment being installed, or an on-site inspection for site expansion.
Past Events
GDO is supporting the improvement of resilience for grid modernization with enhanced security and digital transformation. Idaho National Lab (INL) has been engaged by GDO to assist with the development of educational webinars and tools for GRIP recipients and other entities.
Access the following links for available webinars and resources:
Contact Us
Contact csdet.ta@inl.gov with questions about technical assistance offerings.