The Office of Electricity (OE) is a program office within the

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. The mission of OE is "to lead national efforts to modernize the electric grid; enhance security and reliability of the energy infrastructure; and facilitate recovery from disruptions to energy supply." It does this through the development and implementation of national policy pertaining to electric grid reliability, and through the management of research, development, and demonstration activities for "next generation" electric grid infrastructure technologies.

Responsibilities

The Office is responsible for leading efforts to modernize the electric grid. This is done through the development and implementation of national policy pertaining to electric grid reliability, and through the management of research, development, and demonstration activities for "next generation" electric grid infrastructure technologies. The Office is responsible of for the analysis of

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, the designation of draft National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, the coordination of energy corridors across federal lands, and workforce issues related to the electricity utility industry. The Office of Electricity also works with the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies to enhance the security of the nation's critical energy infrastructure. The Office of Electricity works with the

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and other agencies to enhance the security of the nation's critical energy infrastructure.

Organization

The Office is under the general supervision of the

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. The Office is administered by the Assistant Secretary for Electricity (ASE), who is appointed by the

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. The Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability is appointed by the

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with the advice and consent of the

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. The Assistant Secretary is paid at level IV of the Executive Schedule. The Assistant Secretary is assisted in running the Office by Deputy Assistant Secretaries, who can be career employees or political appointees. Each of the Deputy Assistant Secretaries oversee a different branch of the Office's work. Effective October 21, 2022, the Office of Electricity has the following reporting relationships: *Assistant Secretary **Chief of Staff **Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Business Operations ***Director, Budget ***Director, Communications ***Director, Procurement, Strategic Planning and Operations ***Director, Workforce Development **Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary ***Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grid Systems and Components ****Director, Grid Systems ****Director, Grid Components ****Director, Applied Grid Transformation ***Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grid Controls and Communications ****Director, Grid Monitoring ****Director, Grid Controls ****Director, Grid Cybersecurity and Communications ***Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Storage ****Director, Storage Analysis ****Director, Storage Validation ****Director, Storage Materials and Systems

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* United States Department of Energy agencies Renewable energy organizations based in the United States {{energy-stub