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 resolu-
tion; 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 com-
mittee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
regarding grid modernization. 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that it should be the policy of the United 
States to promote and advance— 
(1) the modernization of the energy delivery in-
frastructure of the United States, and bolster the re-
liability, affordability, diversity, efficiency, security, 
and resiliency of domestic energy supplies, through 
advanced grid technologies; 
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(2) the modernization of the electric grid to en-
able a robust multi-directional power flow that lever-
ages centralized energy resources and distributed en-
ergy resources, enables robust retail transactions, 
and facilitates the alignment of business and regu-
latory models to achieve a grid that optimizes the 
entire electric delivery system; 
(3) relevant research and development in ad-
vanced grid technologies, including— 
(A) energy storage; 
(B) predictive tools and requisite real-time 
data to enable the dynamic optimization of grid 
operations; 
(C) power electronics, including smart in-
verters, that ease the challenge of intermittent 
renewable resources and distributed generation; 
(D) real-time data and situational aware-
ness tools and systems; and 
(E) tools to increase data security, physical 
security, and cybersecurity awareness and pro-
tection; 
(4) the leadership of the United States in basic 
and applied sciences to develop a systems approach 
to innovation and development of cyber-secure ad-
vanced grid technologies, architectures, and control 
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paradigms capable of managing diverse supplies and 
loads; 
(5) the safeguarding of the critical energy deliv-
ery infrastructure of the United States and the en-
hanced resilience of the infrastructure to all hazards, 
including— 
(A) severe weather events; 
(B) cyber and physical threats; and 
(C) other factors that affect energy deliv-
ery; 
(6) the coordination of goals, investments to op-
timize the grid, and other measures for energy effi-
ciency, advanced grid technologies, interoperability, 
and demand response-side management resources; 
(7) partnerships with States and the private 
sector— 
(A) to facilitate advanced grid capabilities 
and strategies; and 
(B) to provide technical assistance, tools, 
or other related information necessary to en-
hance grid integration, particularly in connec-
tion with the development at the State and local 
levels of strategic energy, energy surety and as-
surance, and emergency preparedness, response, 
and restoration planning; 
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(8) the deployment of information and commu-
nications technologies at all levels of the electric sys-
tem; 
(9) opportunities to provide consumers with 
timely information and advanced control options; 
(10) sophisticated or advanced control options 
to integrate distributed energy resources and associ-
ated ancillary services; 
(11) open-source communications, database ar-
chitectures, and common information model stand-
ards, guidelines, and protocols that enable interoper-
ability to maximize efficiency gains and associated 
benefits among— 
(A) the grid; 
(B) energy and building management sys-
tems; and 
(C) residential, commercial, and industrial 
equipment; 
(12) private sector investment in the energy de-
livery infrastructure of the United States through 
targeted demonstration and validation of advanced 
grid technologies; and 
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(13) establishment of common valuation meth-
ods and tools for cost-benefit analysis of grid inte-
gration paradigms. 
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