Sec. 3. Smart grid modeling, visualization, architecture, and controls
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Title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17381 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1304 the following: Not later than 180 days after the enactment of the Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2019 , the Secretary shall establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application on electric grid modeling, sensing, visualization, architecture development, and advanced operation and controls. The Secretary shall support development of models of emerging technologies and systems to facilitate the secure and reliable design, planning, and operation of the electric grid for use by industry stakeholders.
In particular, the Secretary shall support development of— models to analyze and predict the effects of adverse physical and cyber events on the electric grid; coupled models of electrical, physical, and cyber systems; models of existing and emerging technologies being deployed on the electric grid due to projected changes in the electric generation mix and loads, for a variety of regional characteristics; and integrated models of the communications, transmission, distribution, and other interdependent systems for existing, new, and emerging technologies.
The Secretary shall support development of computational tools and technologies to improve sensing, monitoring, and visualization of the electric grid for real-time situational awareness and decision support tools that enable improved operation of the power system, including utility, non-utility, and customer grid-connected assets, for use by industry partners. In developing visualization capabilities under this section, the Secretary shall develop tools for industry stakeholders to use to analyze data collected from advanced measurement and monitoring technologies, including data from phasor measurement units and advanced metering units.
The Secretary shall prioritize enhancing cyber and physical situational awareness of the electric grid during adverse manmade and naturally occurring events. The Secretary shall conduct research in collaboration with industry stakeholders to develop model grid architectures to assist with wide-area transmission and distribution planning that incorporate expected changes to the modern electric grid. In supporting the development of model grid architectures, the Secretary shall— analyze a variety of grid architecture scenarios that range from minor upgrades to existing transmission grid infrastructure to scenarios that involve the replacement of significant portions of existing transmission grid infrastructure; analyze the effects of the increasing proliferation of renewable and other zero emissions energy generation sources, increasing use of distributed resources owned by non-utility entities, and the use of digital and automated controls not managed by grid operators; include a variety of new and emerging distribution grid technologies, including distributed energy resources, electric vehicle charging stations, distribution automation technologies, energy storage, and renewable energy sources; analyze the effects of local load balancing and other forms of decentralized control; analyze the effects of changes to grid architectures resulting from modernizing electric grid systems, including communications, controls, markets, consumer choice, emergency response, electrification, and cybersecurity concerns; and develop integrated grid architectures that incorporate system resilience for cyber, physical, and communications systems.
The Secretary shall conduct research to develop improvements to the operation and controls of the electric grid, in coordination with industry partners. Such activities shall include— a training facility or facilities to allow grid operators to gain operational experience with advanced grid control concepts and technologies; development of cost-effective advanced operation and control concepts and technologies, such as adaptive islanding, dynamic line rating systems, power flow controllers, network topology optimization, smart circuit breakers, intelligent load shedding, and fault-tolerant control system architectures; development of real-time control concepts using artificial intelligence and machine learning for improved electric grid resilience; and utilization of advanced data analytics including load forecasting, power flow modeling, equipment failure prediction, resource optimization, risk analysis, and decision analysis.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— leverage existing computing resources at the National Laboratories; develop voluntary standards for data taxonomies and communication protocols in coordination with public and private sector stakeholders; and comply with section 8 of the Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2019. None of the activities authorized in this section shall require private entities to share information or data with the Secretary. .
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