Strategic Digital Transformation Roadmap

August 27, 2026
Grand Horizons Ballroom DEFG
Interconnection

As aging grid infrastructure struggles to keep pace with rising operational complexity and rapid load growth, utilities face increasing pressure to maintain reliability while integrating advanced digital technologies and distributed energy resources. In this session, Idaho National Lab (INL), Sandia National Lab (SNL), and Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) will share a strategic roadmap developed with DOE’s Grid Deployment Office to help utilities deploy emerging digital technologies that improve grid reliability, resilience, affordability, and security. The discussion will also highlight technical assistance, software applications, and resilience initiatives underway through INL’s Center for Secure Digital Energy Technology (CSDET).

Speakers
Mary Klett
Mary Klett, Modeling and Simulation Engineer - Idaho National Laboratory