Sec. 4. Enhancing grid resilience and emergency response
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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 adding at the end 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 research, development, and demonstration program to enhance resilience and strengthen emergency response and management pertaining to the electric grid. The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities under subsection
(c)on a competitive basis to conduct research and development with the purpose of improving the resilience and reliability of electric grid by— developing methods to improve community and governmental preparation for and emergency response to large-area, long-duration electricity interruptions, including through the use of energy efficiency, storage, and distributed generation technologies; developing tools to help utilities and communities ensure the continuous delivery of electricity to critical facilities; developing tools to improve coordination between utilities and relevant Federal agencies to enable communication, information-sharing, and situational awareness in the event of a physical or cyber attack on the electric grid; developing technologies and capabilities to withstand and address the current and projected impact of the changing climate on electric grid infrastructure, including extreme weather events and other natural disasters; developing technologies capable of early detection of deteriorating electrical equipment on the transmission and distribution grid, including detection of spark ignition from wildfires and risks of vegetation contact; and assessing upgrades and additions needed to electric grid infrastructure due to projected changes in the electricity generation mix and electricity demand. The entities eligible to receive grants under this section include— an institution of higher education; a nonprofit organization; a National Laboratory; a unit of State, local, or tribal government; an electric utility or electric cooperative; a retail service provider of electricity; a private commercial entity; a partnership or consortium of two or more entities described in subparagraphs
(1)through (7). Grants awarded under subsection
(b)shall include funding for research and development activities related to the purpose described in subsection (b), such as— development of technologies to use distributed energy resources, such as solar photovoltaics, energy storage systems, electric vehicles, and microgrids to improve grid and critical end-user resilience; analysis of past large-area, long-duration electricity interruptions to identify common elements and best practices for electricity restoration, mitigation, and prevention of future disruptions; development of advanced monitoring, analytics, operation, and controls of electricity grid systems to improve electric grid resilience; analysis of technologies, methods, and concepts that can improve community resilience and survivability of frequent or long-duration power outages; development of methodologies to maintain cybersecurity during restoration of electric grid infrastructure and operation; development of advanced power flow control systems and components to improve electric grid resilience; and any other relevant activities determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to eligible entities for the commercial application of technologies to improve the resilience of the electric grid and commercial application of technologies to help entities develop plans for preventing and recovering from various power outage scenarios at the local, regional, and State level. The technical assistance program established in paragraph
(1)shall include assistance to eligible entities for— the commercial application of technologies developed from the grant program established in subsection (b), including municipal and cooperative utilities; the development of methods to strengthen or otherwise mitigate adverse impacts on electric grid infrastructure against natural hazards; the use of Department data and modeling tools for various purposes; and a resource assessment and analysis of future demand and distribution requirements, including development of advanced grid architectures and risk analysis. The entities eligible to receive technical assistance for commercial application of technologies under this section include— representatives of all sectors of the electric power industry, including electric utilities, trade organizations, and transmission and distribution system organizations, owners, and operators; State and local governments and regulatory authorities, including public utility commissions; tribal and Alaska Native governmental entities; partnerships among entities under subparagraphs
(A)through (C); regional partnerships; and any other entities the Secretary deems appropriate. Nothing in this section shall authorize the Secretary to require any entity to adopt any model, tool, technology, plan, analysis, or assessment. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall comply with section 8 of the Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2019. .
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