By Linda Barney, Barney and Associates On April 30, 2024, GridForward hosted a Utility Business Model (UBM) Working Group session where a representative from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions introduced innovative ideas laid out in the Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Innovative Grid Deployment Report. Bryce Yonker, Grid Forward executive director...Read More

Gov. Jay Inslee Opens Up in our Newest Podcast Wash. Governor discusses “States Driving the Grid Ahead” The Evergreen State has long pioneered efforts to advance the energy system. In the second episode of Season 4 we talk with the U.S.’s longest standing governor, Jay Inslee of the State of Washington. Click here to listen in. Governor...Read More

Many regulators understand that innovation is increasingly important but candid discussion of new, sometimes disruptive, approaches is not simple. The Grid Forward launch event, Accelerating Grid Innovation Summit, provided a rare opportunity to address the issue.Read More

Grid Forward introduced its new name and mission at an event held in Portland, Oregon on June 21, 2019. The event, called “Accelerating Grid Innovation,” kicked off with a range of perspectives on grid innovationRead More