IV 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 334 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding grid 

modernization. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 17, 2017 

Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself and Mr. LATTA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 

in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 

regarding grid modernization. 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that it should be the policy of the United 

3 States to promote and advance— 

4 (1) the modernization of the energy delivery in5 frastructure of the United States, and bolster the re6 liability, affordability, diversity, efficiency, security, 

7 and resiliency of domestic energy supplies, through 

8 advanced grid technologies; 


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1 (2) the modernization of the electric grid to en2 able a robust multi-directional power flow that lever3 ages centralized energy resources and distributed en4 ergy resources, enables robust retail transactions, 

5 and facilitates the alignment of business and regu6 latory models to achieve a grid that optimizes the 

7 entire electric delivery system; 

8 (3) relevant research and development in ad9 vanced grid technologies, including— 

10 (A) energy storage; 

11 (B) predictive tools and requisite real-time 

12 data to enable the dynamic optimization of grid 

13 operations; 

14 (C) power electronics, including smart in15 verters, that ease the challenge of intermittent 

16 renewable resources and distributed generation; 

17 (D) real-time data and situational aware18 ness tools and systems; and 

19 (E) tools to increase data security, physical 

20 security, and cybersecurity awareness and pro21 tection; 

22 (4) the leadership of the United States in basic 

23 and applied sciences to develop a systems approach 

24 to innovation and development of cyber-secure ad25 vanced grid technologies, architectures, and control 


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1 paradigms capable of managing diverse supplies and 

2 loads; 

3 (5) the safeguarding of the critical energy deliv4 ery infrastructure of the United States and the en5 hanced resilience of the infrastructure to all hazards, 

6 including— 

7 (A) severe weather events; 

8 (B) cyber and physical threats; and 

9 (C) other factors that affect energy deliv10 ery; 

11 (6) the coordination of goals, investments to op12 timize the grid, and other measures for energy effi13 ciency, advanced grid technologies, interoperability, 

14 and demand response-side management resources; 

15 (7) partnerships with States and the private 

16 sector— 

17 (A) to facilitate advanced grid capabilities 

18 and strategies; and 

19 (B) to provide technical assistance, tools, 

20 or other related information necessary to en21 hance grid integration, particularly in connec22 tion with the development at the State and local 

23 levels of strategic energy, energy surety and as24 surance, and emergency preparedness, response, 

25 and restoration planning; 


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1 (8) the deployment of information and commu2 nications technologies at all levels of the electric sys3 tem; 

4 (9) opportunities to provide consumers with 

5 timely information and advanced control options; 

6 (10) sophisticated or advanced control options 

7 to integrate distributed energy resources and associ8 ated ancillary services; 

9 (11) open-source communications, database ar10 chitectures, and common information model stand11 ards, guidelines, and protocols that enable interoper12 ability to maximize efficiency gains and associated 

13 benefits among— 

14 (A) the grid; 

15 (B) energy and building management sys16 tems; and 

17 (C) residential, commercial, and industrial 

18 equipment; 

19 (12) private sector investment in the energy de20 livery infrastructure of the United States through 

21 targeted demonstration and validation of advanced 

22 grid technologies; and 


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1 (13) establishment of common valuation meth2 ods and tools for cost-benefit analysis of grid inte3 gration paradigms. 

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