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{{Short description|DOE energy visualization}}
'''VERDE (Visualizing Energy Resources Dynamically on the Earth)''' is a visualization and analysis capability of the United States Department of Energy (DOE). The system, developed and maintained by [[Organization:Oak Ridge National Laboratory|Oak Ridge National Laboratory]] (ORNL), provides wide-area situational understanding of the U.S. electric grid. Enabling grid monitoring, weather impacts prediction and analysis, VERDE supports preparedness and response to potentially large outage events. As a real-time geo-visualization capability, it characterizes the dynamic behavior of the grid over interconnects giving views into bulk transmission lines as well as county-level power distribution status. By correlating grid behaviors with cyber events, the platform also enables a method to link cyber-to-infrastructure dependencies.

VERDE integrates different data elements from other available on-line services, databases, and social media. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and other major utilities spanning multiple regions across the electric grid interconnection provide real-time status of their systems. Social media sources such as Twitter provide additional data-sources for visualization and analyses.

The VERDE software, which was developed by the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division (CSED) of ORNL, is used outside of the DOE for a number of related national security requirements.

== References ==

*Shankar, M., Stovall, J., Sorokine, A., Bhaduri, B., King, T. (Date 20–24 July 2008) Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE ''[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/icp.jsp?arnumber=4596282 Visualizing Energy Resources Dynamically on Earth]''

== Further reading ==

*Palmer, Katie. (26 September 2011) IEEE Spectrum. ''[https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/grid-visualization-efforts-helped-heal-after-hurricane Multilayer mapping software sped grid restoration from Hurricane Irene damage]''

== External links ==
*[http://web.ornl.gov/sci/renewables/docs/factsheets/VERDE-factsheet.pdf ORNL VERDE website]
*[http://techportal.eere.energy.gov/technology.do/techID=17 VERDE on the DOE Energy Innovation Portal]

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[[Category:Geographic information systems]]

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