Sec. 2020. State consideration of resilience
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Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2621(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The term electric grid resilience means the ability of the electric grid to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from disruptions. Each electric utility shall incorporate into the regular planning process of the electric utility consideration of investments in electric grid resilience. Consideration under subparagraph
(B)shall include an evaluation of potential benefits of enhancing electric grid resilience, including— system stability under severe and nontraditional hazards; adaptation to region-specific natural threats and vulnerabilities; adaptation to climate change-related extreme weather disruptions; support provided to interdependent critical infrastructures reliant on energy services to operate; reduced costs under normal operating conditions; enhanced distributed generation and microgrid functionality to operate as an integrated energy system in intentional islanding mode; localized energy generation that avoids incurrence of transmission and distribution losses; system operational flexibility; and ancillary environmental benefits, including greenhouse gas reductions. . Section 112(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2622(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, shall— commence the consideration referred to in section 111; or set a hearing date for such consideration, with respect to the standard established by paragraph
(20)of section 111(d). Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, shall— complete the consideration required under subparagraph (A); and make the determination referred to in section 111 with respect to the standard established by paragraph
(20)of section 111(d). . Section 112(c) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2622(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of the standard established by paragraph
(20)of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph. .
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