The US Department of Energy ’s The Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC) was established as a strategic partnership between DOE and the national laboratories to bring together leading experts, technologies, and resources to collaborate on the goal of modernizing the nation’s grid. ( DOE ) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will lead a three - year project using artificial intelligence and machine learning to design the grid , enabling it to automatically deal with power fluctuations or external weather events . The $ 500 m Grid Resilience and Intelligence Project ( GRIP ) , is part of the DOE ’s Grid Modernisation Initiative , and will use satellite imagery , utility operations and other sources to develop machine learning algorithms , based on how electrical distribution systems function . The tools developed by the project will be passed on to partners including the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association ( RCA ) , which represents 834 electric cooperatives that provide electricity to an estimated 42 million people in 47 states .
The US Department of Energy ’s ( DOE ) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will lead a three - year project using artificial intelligence and machine learning to design the grid , enabling it to automatically deal with power fluctuations or external weather events . The $ 500 m Grid Resilience and Intelligence Project ( GRIP ) , is part of the DOE ’s Grid Modernisation Initiative , and will use satellite imagery , utility operations and other sources to develop machine learning algorithms , based on how electrical distribution systems function . The tools developed by the project will be passed on to partners including the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association ( RCA ) , which represents 834 electric cooperatives that provide electricity to an estimated 42 million people in 47 states .