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We are ensuring America’s electricity grid supports our economy’s changing needs.

GridWise uniquely serves the electricity industry by leveraging diverse stakeholder perspectives to articulate the numerous benefits of grid modernization. GridWise helps create a common understanding of the numerous and transformational operations-focused and policy-related changes taking place across the electricity industry. Our work ensures that emerging policy is aligned with industry best practice to facilitate effective and wide-spread change.

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GridWise member companies have been leading changes across the electricity industry since 2003

Our members are actively creating innovative new solutions to optimize operations and benefit customers, while ensuring that the grid continues to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electricity to consumers in communities across the United States.

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GridWise uses its diverse membership to develop new policy and regulatory ideas and principles

Our members educate key federal, state and local decision makers on the benefits of grid modernization and are trusted advisors that ensure prudent legislative and regulatory changes are introduced and advanced.

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GridWise works closely with industry stakeholders to understand and benchmark the evolution of the electricity industry

Our members catalog and highlight best practices; develop and disseminate guidelines and resources; and host various forums with a wide array of stakeholders to ensure broad access to the most innovative thinking related to grid modernization.

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GridWise monitors the pulse of federal and state policy development

Our members are a valued resource on Capitol Hill and with federal and state agencies due to our cross-industry composition and consensus perspective. We regularly interact with policymakers to inform their understanding of the changes taking place in the industry.

Core Message

A modern grid is the critical infrastructure component of a decarbonized advanced economy.

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Karen Wayland
CEO

K. Malaika Walton
Executive Director

Josh Steinhardt
Operations Director

Makeba Scott
Marketing & Communications Director

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Tune in as GridWise Alliance CEO @karenwayland moderates a conversation among #energy industry stakeholder's from @TVAnews @REVRenewables & @ITCGrid about best practices & lessons learned during EUCI’s virtual event, Optimizing the Interconnection Process, today at 2:30 ET.

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8 Feb

As energy tech advances, so should the grid. Another reason why we support #gridmodernization

In 2023, US developers plan to install 29.1 GW of #solarpower, more than doubling the current utility-scale solar capacity record of 13.4 GW.
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8 Feb

👏👏👏Congrats to GWA member @GE_Digital on launching their new #gridorchestration initiative GridOS. #Gridmodernization!

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