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August 2026
NLR and North American Electric Reliability Corporation Launch Partnership To Advance North American Grid Reliability
The two organizations will advance grid modeling and analysis to identify new opportunities to keep electricity reliable and secure.
Peer-Learning Cohorts Welcome 27 Participants To Share Lessons on Utility Grid Planning, Data Centers
Energy to Communities (E2C) launches two six-month peer-learning cohorts on navigating local data center development and leveraging data for modern utility grid planning.
July 2026
New Advanced Air Mobility Framework Helps Industry Prepare for Future of Flight
NLR published a first-of-its-kind “capability maturity matrix” to help the aviation sector chart out its readiness to support and deploy advanced air mobility across seven domains.
Affordable Homes, Cooling Centers, and a Faster Grid? Yes, Please
Four new companies earned funding through IN2’s Scalable Tech Track and will soon trial their technologies in cities, power grids, and homes across the United States.
June 2026
From Mine to Megawatt: How NLR Is Securing Critical Mineral Supply Chains for the Power Grid
In the latest Tell Me Something Grid, Sarah Inskeep talks supply chain for energy technologies and one NLR model that brings them together.
Sienna Grid Modeling Team Puts Power in the Hands of People
Researchers equip organizations across the country with the skills to tackle their transmission planning challenges.
May 2026
Smart Energy Management Research Could Unlock Grid Flexibility and Cost Savings
A partnership between the National Laboratory of the Rockies and Xcel Energy revealed solutions to meet the needs of and avoid unnecessary expenses for grid customers.
News Release: NLR Launches Agora, First-of-Its-Kind Large-Load Grid Integration Test Bed
NLR today unveiled the Agora large-load test bed, a first-of-its-kind national capability designed to help data centers become active participants in grid reliability.
How High-Performance Computing and AI Accelerated Applied Energy Research in 2025
Explore the Fiscal Year 2025 Advanced Computing Annual Report highlights.
March 2026
Could a New Kind of Power Supply Help Make Data Centers Grid-Friendly?
NLR and its partner, ON.energy, are working together to test how ON.energy’s uninterruptable power supply can store and manage energy to protect grids from data center spikes.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025