DEED R&D Funding

The American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program, aka DEED, funds research, pilot projects, and education to improve the operations and services of public power utilities.

DEED delivers on this mission through:

• Supporting cutting-edge utility projects and demonstrations
• Providing scholarships for utility internships
• Sharing research findings and best practices
• Offering resources to enhance public power R&D

Recent Projects with DEED Funding

For over 40 years, the DEED program has helped the public power community develop major innovations and explore how technologies can improve utility operations and energy efficiency.

Integrating Energy Recovery Turbines in Water Utilities	Long-Duration Energy Storage demonstration
Equipping UAS with LiDAR	Mapping and analyzing energy efficiency resources

Browse more project findings in the DEED Project Library (DEED members only)

DEED Membership

DEED is more than 950 public power utilities, joint action agencies, state and regional associations, and federal service contractors strong. Members are diverse in size, location, and research experience. Any public power utility, joint action agency, or state/regional association that is a member of APPA may join the DEED program for a fee.

• Explore your utility’s DEED member benefits
• View the list of DEED members
• Join DEED