Since 1980, the Development of Energy & Efficiency Developments program – aka DEED - has …
… Supported more than
- 600 R&D projects
- 400 students with scholarships
… Distributed more than $20 million in funding
… Explored a wide range of topics
The most popular topics explored in grants & scholarships:
- Customer service: 141
- Renewable energy: 128
- Energy efficiency: 112
- Distributed energy resources: 112
- Reliability: 104
Other topics of note:
- Demand response: 66
- Energy storage: 35
- Safety: 33
- Grid modernization: 30
- Economic development: 28
- Electric vehicles: 24
… Developed hundreds of products to help public power utilities.
More than 50 products currently available – from eReliability Tracker to the SafetySmart video series to an EV Toolkit[SP1] .
Did you know? DEED members save about $200,000/year in accessing products and webinars[SP2] .
… Recognized innovators in public power
78 unique public power organizations recognized with Energy Innovator Award since 1981
19 unique utilities recognized with Award of Continued Excellence since 2000
… Grown from 120 to 950 members
