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Standing Up to Wildfire Symposium Key Takeaways – part 3, moving forward

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...
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Partners in Wildfire Prevention profiles Grid Forward’s role in coalition’s national effort

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...
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Standing Up to Wildfire Symposium Key Takeaways – part 2, collaboration

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...
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Standing Up to Wildfire Symposium Key Takeaways – part 1, reducing risk

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...
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How State Energy Offices Are Tackling Load Growth on the Grid

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...
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Grid Forward Celebrates 2025 Grid Innovator Award Winners at Annual Member Meeting

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...
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Grid Forward Joins Partners in Wildfire Prevention Coalition

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...
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Co-op Utilities Show the Way to Greater Flexibility and Resilience

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....
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A View from Congress: Aligning Federal Priorities and Incentives to Advance the Grid with Rep. Julie Fedorchak

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...
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Watch Duty on the Grid Forward Forum podcast: Wildfire Situational Awareness and Where AI Fits

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....
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New Podcast Episode Explores AI’s Impact on the Grid with Amazon and Amperon

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...
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Early AI Use Cases and Lessons for Utilities, Grid Operators and Regulators

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...
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Grid Forward Congratulates New Recipients of U.S. DOE Grid Deployment Office GRIP Funding

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...
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Grid Forward Announces Edo as Winner of the Grid Innovation Pitch Competition at GridFWD 2024

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...
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Grid Forward Congratulates Winners of U.S. DOE GRIP Awards and Prepares to Assist in Data Center Flexibility Project

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....
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