Sec. 2303. Technology demonstration on the distribution system
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The Secretary shall establish a grant 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. To be eligible for a grant under subsection (a), a project shall— 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 demonstrate— secure integration and management of 2 or more energy resources, including distributed energy generation, combined heat and power, micro-grids, energy storage, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, demand response, and intelligent loads; and secure integration and interoperability of communications and information technologies.
Projects conducted under subsection
(b)shall include the participation of a partnership consisting of 2 or more entities that— 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 shall include at least 1 of any of— 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 demonstration project conducted under subsection
(a)shall include the development of a cybersecurity plan approved by the Secretary. Each demonstration project conducted under subsection
(a)shall include a privacy impact assessment that evaluates the project against the 5 core concepts in the Voluntary Code of Conduct of the Department, commonly known as the “DataGuard Energy Data Privacy Program”, or the most recent revisions to the privacy program of the Department.