Monterey, CA – October 9, 2025 Grid Forward, a member-based non-profit organization promoting grid modernization, announced Pitch Aeronautics, a developer of advanced installation drones, power line sensors, and data analytics platforms, as the winner of the 2025 Innovation Pitch Competition held during GridFWD 2025 in Monterey, California. The two-day annual event featured eight carefully selected...Read More

On Oct. 1, the Department of Energy announced the termination of 321 financial awards totaling $7.56 billion. The awards were issued by the Offices of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Grid Deployment (GDO), Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and Fossil Energy (FE). Latitude Media has reported on...Read More

A Grid Forward Forum podcast episode with Cloverleaf Infrastructure and Iron Mountain Data Centers There are many approaches being tried to meet the rapidly growing power demand for AI-focused data centers, from small nuclear reactors (SMRs) to behind-the-meter natural gas plants. One concept growing in importance is flexibility. But how can very large data centers...Read More

Insights gained at the symposium Standing Up to Wildfire: Practical Tech and Tactics for Utilities By Linda Barney, Barney and Associates On June 4, 2025, Grid Forward hosted a Symposium ‘Standing up to Wildfire: Practical Tech and Tactics for Utilities’ in Portland, Oregon. Our writer Linda Barnery prepared a lengthy article about what she learned there,...Read More

On May 8 of this year, Grid Forward announced its participation in the Partners in Wildfire Prevention organization. This coalition of organizations from various industries, regions, and sectors works to raise awareness about the growing wildfire crisis and advocated for a coordinated, national response to wildfires. The Coalition’s broad and diverse membership demonstrates how wildfires...Read More

Insights gained at the symposium Standing Up to Wildfire: Practical Tech and Tactics for Utilities By Linda Barney, Barney and Associates On June 4, 2025, Grid Forward hosted a Symposium ‘Standing up to Wildfire: Practical Tech and Tactics for Utilities’ in Portland, Oregon. Our writer Linda Barnery prepared a lengthy article about what she learned there,...Read More

Insights gained at the symposium Standing Up to Wildfire: Practical Tech and Tactics for Utilities By Linda Barney, Barney and Associates On June 4, 2025, Grid Forward hosted a Symposium ‘Standing up to Wildfire: Practical Tech and Tactics for Utilities’ in Portland, Oregon. Bryce Yonker (Executive Director & CEO) introduced the event and Plenary, Panel...Read More

State energy offices have a delicate balancing act in leading policy, tracking market signals, and encouraging economic development. All that is harder now that load growth is accelerating. David Terry, the president of National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), came on the Grid Forward Forum podcast to discuss trends within state energy offices to help...Read More

Grid Innovator Awards recognize standout leadership in grid modernization, honoring Puget Sound Energy, Pano AI, and Rich Sedano for their contributions to modernize our energy system Portland, OR – June 4, 2025. Grid Forward, a member-based non-profit organization promoting grid modernization, announced the winners of the 2025 Grid Innovator of the Year Awards during its...Read More

Organization expands wildfire mitigation efforts with new national partnership and upcoming utility-focused symposium. PORTLAND, Ore. May 8, 2025 – Grid Forward is proud to announce it has joined the Partners in Wildfire Prevention organization, a new coalition dedicated to reducing the devastating impacts of wildfires through proactive prevention and preparedness. The coalition is advancing a...Read More

On a new episode of the Grid Forward Forum podcast, the CEOs at Holy Cross Energy and United Power, Inc. had a candid discussion about how smaller public utilities are tackling current challenges and opportunities. These two co-ops serve very different Colorado geographies: from the mountainous Rockies for Holy Cross to the vast hills and...Read More

Grid operators and the overall energy ecosystem have been looking for indications of how the substantial changes in federal policy will affect how they operate and serve the goals and expectations of their communities. That’s why we invited U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R, N.D.) as a guest of the Grid Forward Forum podcast. Congresswoman Fedorchak knows...Read More

Did you know that Watch Duty was the most downloaded iOS app during recent wildfires? We wondered why, so we invited Nick Russell, VP, Operations at Watch Duty, to come on the Grid Forward Forum podcast. Talking with Bryce Yonker, executive director and CEO of Grid Forward, Nick explained the history of the app and how...Read More

The growth of AI and the modern grid are inextricably linked. The grid needs to deliver power to a growing fleet of huge data centers, while AI offers promise to make the grid more efficient and resilient. To ramp up the topic, we invited Sean Kelly, co-founder & CEO at Amperon, and Xing Wang, global...Read More

A recap from GridFWD 2024 by Tom Brim, AVP and Brett Lyon, Manager in North Highland Consulting’s utility practice How far we have come. Just think, for those of us at the GridFWD 2023, many ohh’ed and ahh’ed with great curiosity as Microsoft demonstrated the power of its AI engine during a morning keynote at...Read More

Next round targets 38 projects across 42 states totaling an additional $2 billion in investments. October 18, 2024 – Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the next round of Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program investments for 38 projects across 42 states totaling an additional $2 billion. These projects are focused...Read More

Recognized for energy solutions for commercial buildings, Edo secures top prize in pitch competition focused on unlocking grid potential and overcoming market barriers Portland, Oregon, October 8, 2024 – Grid Forward, a member-based non-profit organization promoting grid modernization, announced Edo, a solution provider transforming how commercial buildings connect with the grid, as the winner of...Read More

As a leading organization in promoting and accelerating grid modernization, Grid Forward congratulates the winners of the latest round of investments under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program. This second round awarded eight projects across 18 states (see featured image above from the U.S. DOE) to protect against...Read More