Resources

Learn about how LBNL's work across the four largest sectors of the economy — power, buildings, industry, and transportation —  enables groundbreaking research on demand flexibility technologies to enable an affordable and reliable energy grid.

Read the California Demand Response Potential Study, Phase 4: Report on Shed and Shift Resources Through 2050.

On November 1, 2024, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory hosted a DOE workshop on data centers' growing energy demands and grid impact. The workshop emphasized public-private collaboration, standardized approaches, and meaningful incentives to encourage the adoption of flexible practices.

The Industrial, Agriculture, and Water Load Flexibility Hub (IAW FlexHub) is dedicated to advancing the research, demonstration, and deployment of load flexibility technologies to meet California’s 7,000 MW load shift target by 2030.

Learn about the DCFlex Initiative, which explores the technical, economic, and regulatory dimensions of data center flexibility.