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December 2025

November 2025

  • Articles on AI and grid visibility
  • GridFWD 2026 prospectus and themes
  • Podcast episodes on DCs & 2025 highlights 
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October 2025

  • U.S. DOE cuts energy & grid programs
  • Winner of grid innovation pitch competition
  • GridFWD 2026 focus will be affordability
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September 2025

  • Final updates & tickets at GridFWD
  • California bill for regional marketplace
  • Blog post on grid flexibility and DCs
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August 2025

  • Special AI sessions at GridFWD
  • Episode on data center flexibility
  • Article series on wildfire mitigation
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July 2025

  • GridFWD 2025 update
  • Innovation Pitch Competition deadline
  • Podcast episodes on supply chain and state programs
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June 2025

  • GridFWD 2025 Preliminary Program
  • 2025 Grid Innovator Award Winners
  • How PNNL is Advancing the Grid
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May 2025

  • 2025 Grid Innovation Pitch Competition
  • Why ASCE Gives the Electric Grid a D+
  • Co-Ops Set the Pace for Grid Innovation
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April 2025

  • Register: Annual Meeting & Wildfire Symposium
  • Rep. Fedorchak on Energy Priorities in Congress
  • Partner event: Latitude Media Transition-AI
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March 2025

  • Wildfire Symposium program released
  • Deadline for GridFWD 2025 topics
  • Grid Forward Forum AI and wildfire episodes
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February 2025

  • Fed action impacts
  • Wildfire Symposium announced
  • Grid Forward Forum podcast launch
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January 2025

  • Fed policy changes
  • GridFWD 2025 call for topics
  • Update on Grid Forward podcast
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December 2024

  • Top 2024 resources and podcast episodes
  • GridFWD 2024 recap
  • GridFWD 2025 announcement
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November 2024

  • Kellie Donnelly and Neil Chatterje Look to 2025
  • GridFWD 2025: Get the Prospectus
  • AI Use Cases + Lessons at GridFWD 2024
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October 2024

  • Congrats for Next Round of DOE GRIP Funding
  • Edo Wins Grid Innovation Pitch Competition
  • GridFWD 2025 heads to Monterey next October
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September 2024

  • Congrats to Finalists for New ERA Investments
  • GridFWD 2024 is in one week – get ready!
  • 3 new podcasts with RAP, NARUC and Google
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August 2024

  • U.S. DOE Selects Next Round of GRIP Awards
  • More reasons to join us at GridFWD 2024
  • SMUD: Reliable, affordable & soon carbon-free
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July 2024

  • Ready to view: GridFWD 2024 agenda
  • New podcasts on EV-grid strategy, grid controls
  • More grid mod news, jobs, and events
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June 2024

  • Federal agencies speak at our Annual Meeting
  • Get it now: GridFWD 2024 preliminary program
  • Chats on cybersecurity, DOE clean energy focus
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May 2024

  • Federal, state and utility push for advanced grid solutions
  • Carl Imhoff scholarship announcement & winner
  • Podcasts on AI and the grid, DER optimization
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April 2024

  • DOE transmission and grid edge news
  • APS, EEI and NASUCA podcast episodes
  • UBM session on DOE Pathways report
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March 2024

  • GridFWD 2024 – topics and tickets
  • Podcast with AESO, ERCOT and SPP
  • White House update on fed investments
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February 2024

  • GridFWD 2024 – venue and dates
  • UBM working group meetings
  • Grid Forward Chats first guests
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January 2024

  • Get Ready for a GRIP-ing 2024
  • The Electrification of Everything
  • Grid Forward Chats Podcast Call for Topics
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December 2023

  • Getting a GRIP on Innovation and Resiliency
  • More from GridFWD 2023: Resiliency Technologies Case Studies
  • Top 2023 Podcasts and Posts
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November 2023

  • Grid Modernization News: DOE Rolls Out 2nd GRIP Funding Opportunity, Perspective from GridFWD 2023: AI and the Future of Energy, Call for Proposals for Canada’s Energy Innovation Program.

October 2023

  • Grid Modernization News: DOE Announces GRIP Investment Awards, Meet the Winner of the 2023 Grid Innovation Pitch Competition, Podcast: Exelon CEO Calvin Butler on Making Local Impact.

September 2023

  • Grid Modernization News: GridFWD 2023 Agenda Complete, 2023 Grid Innovation Pitch competitors, Latest Podcasts Topics: Wildfires and Transmission, Guide to Innovation in Utilities.

August 2023

  • Grid Modernization News: Sessions and Tech Jams at GridFWD 2023, The Tragedy in Hawaii, New Podcast on The Global Clean Energy Supply Chain.

July 2023

  • Grid Modernization News: GridFWD 2023 Details, New Resource Page for Federal Funding, Pitch Your Disruptive Tech, Grid Resilience State & Tribal Formula Grant Awards, EV-Grid Symposium and Grid Innovation Winner.

June 2023

  • Grid Modernization News: EV-Grid Symposium + EV Racing This Week, U.S. Treasury Announces Direct Pay Incentives for Non-Profits, New podcasts.

May 2023

  • Grid Modernization News: Register Today for EV-Grid Symposium and EV Racing Event – June 23-24, Webinar: U.S. Treasury Direct Pay Incentives for Rural Co-ops, New Informative Podcasts from Grid Forward Chats Season 4.

April 2023

  • Grid Modernization News: Advanced Grid Funding Via the USDA, Join Us: EV-Grid Symposium and EV Racing Event, GridFWD 2023 Call Topic Submissions is Closing Soon, New podcasts.

March 2023

  • Grid Modernization News: GridFWD 2023 Calls for topic submission. Wildfire’s Legacy: Paradigm Shift to a More Resilient Grid. New podcast: “States Driving the Grid Ahead: A Podcast Discussion with Washington Governor Jay Inslee”

February 2023

  • Grid Modernization News: New Article from GridFWD 2022: Building Community Resilience. Podcast: Aligning Energy and Climate with RMI’s Jon Creyts. Grid Forward Continues Support for Regional GRIP Opportunities. GridFWD 2023 is Coming October – Sponsorships Still Available.

January 2023

  • Grid Modernization News: New Article on Community, Equity and DERs from Guidehouse. Mark Down Oct 10-11 for GridFWD 2023 – and Become a Sponsor. Sponsor Our Grid Forward Chats Podcast Season 4 in 2023.

2022 editions

  • December: DOE GRIP Updates – First Deadline is Friday! At DISTRIBUTECH, Power Down with Grid Forward and Friends. Put GridFWD 2023 into Your Planning for Next Year.
  • November: GRIP Funding Alert: FOA Released Concept Papers Due December 16. Exodigo Wins Latest Grid Innovation Pitch Competition. GridFWD 2022 Sees Wide-Ranging Topics on Grid Resiliency. Meet Up With Us at GridCONNEXT and DISTRIBUTECH.
  • October: Meet Influential DOE Leaders at GridFWD 2022.
    Podcasts With PG&E and Others Explore Grid Resiliency. Cadeo Group Article Explores Energy Equity and Community Engagement Topics from GridFWD Seattle.
  • September: Updated GridFWD Agenda Released: See All the Speakers, Topics, Huddles, Tours and More. Meet the Grid Innovation Pitch Competition Competitors. New Podcasts Explore Diversity and Innovation in Energy.
  • August: Podcast: Inflation Reduction Act – What’s in it for the Grid?
    GridFWD 2022 Announces Speakers, Grid Resiliency Tours and More. 
  • May/June: GridFWD 2022 – Coming Oct 24-26 at Empower Field. Join Us in Hawaii (or Online) Along with DOE’s Pat Hoffman for Our Annual Meeting. Catch Our Podcast with Senator Murkowski on the State of Energy Policy. New Cadeo Paper Contrasts the IIJA with the 2009 Recover Act.
  • April: GridFWD Seattle Was a Hit-Don’t miss GridFWD2022 This Fall. New Article: Selling Energy as a Service. Grid Forward Annual Meeting Planned for Jun 7 or Jun 8 in Honolulu.
  • March: GridFWD Seattle Unveiled: See Key Speakers, Topics, Sessions, and More. Meet the Contenders for the $100K Grid Innovation Pitch Competition.
  • February: Register for GridFWD Seattle April 19-20, Enter Pitch Competition and receive $100,000 in AWS Credits and Support, Regional Collaboration Around Federal Infrastructure Investment Continues in 2022, DOE Announces Grid Undersecretary and New Grid Infrastructure Office, and New podcast.
  • January: Regional Collaboration Talks Continue, Hold the Date for GridFWD Seattle – April 19-20, 2022 Utility Roundtable Meetings Commence, Grid Forward impact on your organization.

2021 editions

  • December: Regional Collaboration Meetings Explore Options for Federal Funding, GridFWD Seattle Planning Continues, UBM End-of-Year Report, New Podcasts.
  • November: Recordings from GridFWD Virtual Summit, Regional Collaboration to Pursue Infrastructure Investments, Watch Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Grid Resiliency With Testimony From Bryce Yonker, U.S. House passes Build Back Better package, New Podcasts
  • October: Support Energy Infrastructure, Bryce Yonker Testifies at Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Energy Infrastructure, Grid Forward Policy Brief on Advanced Grid Investment, New Podcasts.
  • September: Support Infrastructure and Reconciliation Packages, GridFWD 2021 postponed, New Podcasts, Bonneville Power Administration Joins the Western EIM.
  • Summer: U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill, GridFWD Seattle, Oregon’s Clean Energy Transition, New Podcasts.
  • June: Annual Meeting: New Board Members and Decarbonization Panel Podcast, Watch All the Recorded Sessions from Building the Decarbonized Grid, Utility Business Model Meeting, Grid Innovator Award winners.
  • April: New Summit: Building the Decarbonized Grid, New Podcasts, Grid Innovation Briefing: Share it with your contacts in D.C., 2021 Grid Innovation Awards
  • March: Grid Innovation Forum, FERC Comm. Chatterjee podcast, National Academies social event, Utility Roundtable Apr 15 and Spotlight Member: La Plata Electric Association
  • Late February: NARUC and NASEO Roadmaps, new podcasts with CPS Energy, Seattle City Light and Q CELLS, relief organizations in Texas, Hawaii PBR insights and more news and virtual events
  • Early February: U.S. federal policy updates, Hawaii PBR Order and white paper, FERC paper, DERMS study and more grid modernization resources and jobs, plus Spotlight Member PXiSE
  • January: U.S. Energy Act, Hawaii PBR, decarbonization and equity, and more regional grid news