The Smart Grid Interoperability Laboratory in Petten was inaugurated on 29 November 2018. The Smart Grid Interoperability Laboratory is designed to foster a common European approach to interoperable digital energy, focussing on the smart home, community and city levels. The facility in Petten is part of a larger activity of the JRC, as the science and knowledge service of the European Commission, encompassing electric vehicles, smart grids and batteries. The activities in 2020 are highlighted in this report.