This page serves as a repository for products and deliverables created through the GMLC projects. It also contains guidance documents, as well as key accomplishments by the national laboratories toward grid modernization. lf you would like to add to this repository, please send a message to gmlc@hq.doe.gov.
For DOE grid modernization information, please visit DOE's Grid Modernization Initiative website.
| Title | Summary | Publication Date | Type | File/Link |
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| Interoperability Maturity Model |
As a component of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC) Interoperability project, the... |
January 2020 | Report |
 Interoperability Maturity Model |
| Distribution System Decision Support Tools |
For many people, the utility pole planted along a highway or on a street corner is the iconic symbol of the electric grid. Utility poles are... |
October 2019 | Fact Sheet |
Distribution System Decision Support Tools |
| Definitions, Standards, and Test Procedures for Grid Services from Devices Fact Sheet |
The nation’s energy consumption is increasing significantly as use of electronic devices and the desire for creature comforts become more... |
October 2019 | Fact Sheet |
Definitions, Standards, and Test Procedures for Grid Services from Devices Fact Sheet |
| Control Theory |
The increasing penetration of stochastic and variable renewable power generation (both centralized and distributed) in many electrical... |
October 2019 | Fact Sheet |
Control Theory |
| Development of a Valuation Framework for Grid Services and Technologies |
Across the electric power sector, stakeholders ranging from individuals to power producers, grid operators, regulators, and policy makers use... |
October 2019 | Fact Sheet |
Development of a Valuation Framework for Grid Services and Technologies |
| Distributed Generation Cost-Benefit and Ratemaking Considerations for Idaho |
The objective of this technical assistance white paper for the Idaho PUC staff is to provide information to improve the staff's understanding of... |
September 2019 | Deliverable |
Distributed Generation Cost-Benefit and Ratemaking Considerations for Idaho |
| Updated Technology Team Rosters |
Updated technology teams. GMLC updates tech teams to align with new lab call. |
June 2019 | Document |
GMLC Tech Team Roster Updated 6-5-19.pdf |
| National Lab Call 2019 |
Department of Energy's Grid Modernization Lab Call |
May 2019 | Document |
GMI-National-Lab-Call-2019-05-29.pdf |
| Extended Grid State Definition | April 2019 | Report |
Extended Grid State Definition v3.4_GMLCFormat_final.pdf |
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| GMLC Sensing Measurement Strategy Sensor Technology Roadmap Final Report | April 2019 | Report |
GMLC Sensing Measurement Strategy Sensor Technology Roadmap Final Report.pdf |
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| Utility Investments in Resilience of Electricity Systems |
Recent power outages caused by hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters, coupled with evolving cyber and physical threats, have increased... |
April 2019 | Report |
Utility Investments in Resilience of Electricity Systems |
| Review and Assessment of Sensing and Measurement Technology for Electric Power Grids |
Devices Including Communications and Data Analytics Requirements |
April 2019 | Report |
 GMLC Sensing Measurement Strategy Technology Review Assessment Final Report.docx |
| Appendix: Review of Selected Standards in Support of Valuation Guidelines Development |
This report reviews a set of standards in support of a U.S. Department of Energy Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC) project—Valuation... |
March 2019 | Report |
Appendix: Standards Related to GMLC Valuation Guidelines |
| Executive Summary: A Valuation Framework for Informing Grid Modernization Decisions: Guidelines | March 2019 | Report |
Executive Summary: Valuation Framework Guidelines |
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| A Valuation Framework for Informing Grin Modernization Decisions: Guidelines |
The valuation framework provides a deliberate methodology to identify the criteria for deciding among alternative grid strategies or... |
March 2019 | Report |
Full Report: Valuation Framework Guidelines |
| Electricity Affordability Tool |
This simple interface is a way to compare electricity affordability metrics of U.S. residential customers at the state or county level. Users can... |
October 2018 | Deliverable |
 AffordabilityTool_V1.0(2016data)_Oct 2018_PNNL.xlsm |
| 2018 GMI Peer Review Metric Analysis |
Presentation given September 2018 in Arlington, Virginia |
September 2018 | Publication |
2018 GMI Peer Review Metric Analysis |
| 2018 GMI Peer Review Grid Services & Technologies Valuation Framework |
Presentation given September 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. |
September 2018 | Publication |
2018 GMI Peer Review Grid Services & Technologies Valuation Framework |
| 2018 GMI Peer Review Distributed System Planning |
Presentation given September 2018 in Arlington VA |
September 2018 | Publication |
2018 GMI Peer Review Distributed System Planning |
| 2018 GMI Peer Review Future Electric Utility Regulation |
A presentation given September 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. |
September 2018 | Publication |
2018 GMI Peer Review Future Electric Utility Regulation |