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Introduced
12/09/2015
12/09/2015
In Committee
09/30/2016
09/30/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
21st Century Power Grid Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a financial assistance program to carry out eligible projects related to the modernization of the electric grid, including the application of technologies to improve observability, advanced controls, and prediction of system performance on the distribution system and related transmission system inter-dependencies. To be eligible for financial assistance, a project shall: (1) be designed to improve the performance and efficiency of the future electric grid, while ensuring the continued provision of safe, secure, reliable, and affordable power, and provide new options for customer-owned resources; and (2) demonstrate secure integration and management of energy resources and secure integration and interoperability of communications and information technologies. An eligible project shall include the participation of a partnership consisting of two or more entities that: (1) may include any institution of higher education, a National Laboratory, a representative of a state or local government, a representative of an Indian tribe, or a federal power marketing administration; and (2) shall include an investor-owned electric utility, a publicly owned utility, a technology provider, a rural electric cooperative, a regional transmission organization, or an independent system operator. Each eligible project shall include: (1) the development of a cybersecurity plan written in accordance with guidelines developed by DOE; and (2) a privacy impact assessment that evaluates the project against the five core concepts in DOE's Voluntary Code of Conduct, commonly known as the DataGuard Energy Data Privacy Program, or the most recent revisions to DOE's privacy program.
AI Summary
This bill, the 21st Century Power Grid Act, directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to create a financial assistance program for projects aimed at modernizing the electric grid, specifically focusing on technologies that improve how the grid can be observed, controlled, and its performance predicted, especially concerning the distribution system and its connection to the transmission system. To qualify for funding, projects must enhance the grid's performance and efficiency while maintaining safe, reliable, and affordable power, and offer new choices for energy generated by customers. They also need to demonstrate secure ways to manage energy resources and integrate communication technologies. Crucially, eligible projects must involve partnerships of at least two entities, which can include universities, national labs, government representatives, or federal power administrations, and must include at least one entity from a group of electric utilities, technology providers, or grid operators like regional transmission organizations or independent system operators. Furthermore, each project must develop a cybersecurity plan following DOE guidelines and conduct a privacy impact assessment, evaluating how it aligns with the DOE's DataGuard Energy Data Privacy Program.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (on 09/30/2016)
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