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This bill amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to improve the management and evaluation of electric grid resilience and power outage prevention programs. The bill introduces specific technical definitions for electricity reliability metrics: CAIDI (Customer Average Interruption Duration Index), SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index), and SAIFI (System Average Interruption Frequency Index), which are standardized measures of power service reliability. When awarding grants for grid infrastructure improvements, the bill requires the Secretary of Energy, states, and Indian Tribes to give additional consideration to entities with lower reliability (indicated by higher CAIDI, SAIDI, or SAIFI scores) over the previous five years. The bill also clarifies that grant applications cannot be required to address multiple types of infrastructure improvements, nor can applications be prioritized solely for covering multiple improvement categories. Additionally, the bill extends the program's funding period from 2022-2026 to 2027-2031, ensuring continued support for electric grid resilience and outage prevention efforts. These changes aim to incentivize and support improvements in electrical grid reliability, particularly in areas with historically poor service performance.

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