Sec. 5103. Power System modeling reform and updates to grid services and grid operator software
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in coordination with the Secretary, shall establish an initiative, to be known as the Advanced Energy Technology Research Initiative , to research and provide recommendations on how to improve the modeling, operational, and planning practices used for the bulk electric system. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in coordination with the Secretary, shall establish an advisory committee to research, report on, and provide recommendations on matters relating to the Initiative, including— whether the existing modeling and long-term and short-term planning practices used by grid operators for power systems, including power markets, adequately incorporate expected integration with respect to advanced energy technologies; whether the methods used to determine future transmission and capacity needs and make reliability-related determinations use the right data to adequately forecast and model the integration of advanced energy technology into electric power systems; whether the modeling and planning practices described in clause
(i)and the methods described in clause
(ii)need to be updated to better account for the integration of advanced energy technology into electric power systems; any undue barriers to the adoption of advanced energy technology presented by— existing modeling, operational, and planning practices; and State estimation tools for planning and reliability; any need to develop emerging technologies or software for use in improving modeling, planning, and operations in wholesale electricity markets to resolve computational or technical barriers to the adoption of advanced energy technology, including software relating to— the use of big data, artificial intelligence, and probabilistic methods to predict, in near-real-time— energy generation from variable and distributed resources; load profiles; and consumption and congestion; and the use of artificial intelligence to improve the responsiveness of energy system operations; whether existing and future grid reliability service definitions and the modeling techniques, operational processes, and planning processes used to procure grid reliability services— appropriately account for the technical and operational characteristics of advanced energy technologies; allow for the use of those advanced energy technologies to provide grid reliability services; and include appropriate cybersecurity safeguards; and any rulemaking, technical conference, or policy statement that, in the determination of the Advisory Committee, the Commission should consider. The Advisory Committee shall consist of— not fewer than 1 representative from each of— the Commission; the Department of Energy; the Electric Reliability Organization (as defined in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824o(a) )); an Independent System Operator or a Regional Transmission Organization; an entity generating electric power that is not affiliated with a transmission-owning public or nonpublic utility; an environmental organization with expertise on the bulk electric system; and an institution of higher education with expertise on the bulk electric system; not fewer than 2 designees of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; not fewer than 3 representatives from public utilities or electric utilities in areas not serviced by an Independent System Operator or a Regional Transmission Organization; and not fewer than 2 representatives from private and nonprofit associations with expertise in the development, deployment, and use of advanced energy technologies. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter for 10 years, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the Initiative, including the findings or recommendations of the Advisory Committee with respect to the matters described in clauses
(i)through
(vii)of subparagraph (A). Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a competitive financial assistance program, to be known as the Advanced Energy Technology and Grid Services Program , under which the Secretary shall enter into Federal financial assistance agreements with eligible entities described in paragraph
(2)for the purpose of increasing the market penetration of advanced energy technology through advanced research and development and pilot demonstrations of— software upgrades, including upgrades to the software platforms used to operate wholesale energy markets; updated power system planning; new power system (including power market) modeling platforms; cybersecurity and physical security upgrades; and resilience upgrades. An eligible entity referred to in paragraph
(1)is— a grid operator; a State public utility commission; an energy cooperative; a municipality; an electric utility; a gas utility; or a State energy office. The Secretary may enter into a financial assistance agreement under this subsection for— software upgrades by grid operators; new power system (including power market) modeling platforms; enhancements to cybersecurity safeguards; or updated power system (including power market) planning, updated power system (including power market) modeling, or updated reliability planning and modeling by grid operators. In awarding Federal financial assistance (including grants, loans, and any other form of financial assistance) to fund eligible activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall require cost sharing in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16352 ). In carrying out the Advanced Energy Technology and Grid Services Program established under this subsection, the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall coordinate with existing programs of the Department of Energy that focus on grid modernization efforts.
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