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(a). Such State-specific components may address the as-
sessment and reporting criteria above but also may include 
but not be limited to any of the following: 
(1) Assessment of types of security threats to 
electricity delivery. 
(2) Energy assurance and response plans to ad-
dress security threats. 
(3) Plans for introduction of smart grid sys-
tems and technologies over 3, 5, and 10 year plan-
ning horizons. 
The Commission may make grants to States that begin 
development of a State or Regional Plan within 180 days 
after the enactment of this Act to offset up to one-half 
of the costs required to develop such plans. 
(c) SMART GRID REPORT.—Based on its completed 
initial assessment under subsection (a), the Commission 
shall submit a report to Congress and the President not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act 
and subsequent reports every 2 years thereafter. Each re-
port shall include recommendations to the President and 
to the Congress on actions necessary to modernize the 
electricity grid. The Commission shall annually update 
and revise its report and as well as conduct ongoing moni-
toring and evaluation activities. 
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(d) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC INPUT.—The Com-
mission shall consult with the Secretary of Energy and 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on technical 
issues associated with advanced electricity grid tech-
nologies. The Commission shall to the extent feasible pro-
vide for broad and frequent input from stakeholders and 
the general public. 
(e) INTEROPERABILITY PROTOCOLS
AND MODEL 
STANDARDS FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Grid Modernization 
Commission shall work with the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, as well as with Smart 
Grid stakeholders, to develop protocols and model 
standards for information management to achieve 
interoperability of smart grid devices and systems. 
Such protocols and model standards shall be flexible, 
uniform, and technology-neutral, including but not 
limited to technologies for communication of Smart 
Grid information. Such protocols and standards 
shall further align policy, business, and technology 
approaches in a manner that— 
(A) enables all electric resources, including 
demand-side resources, storage devices, renew-
able generation resources, other distributed gen-
eration resources, to be interconnected to and 
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function compatibly with the grid, on an auto-
mated basis to the extent appropriate; 
(B) enables electricity-consuming equip-
ment to communicate with and contribute to an 
efficient, reliable electricity network, on an 
automated basis to the extent appropriate; 
(C) enhances two-way communication be-
tween Smart-Grid enabled devices connected to 
the electric power grid; 
(D) supports the ability of Smart-Grid en-
abled devices to exchange information, regard-
less of the operating system, programming lan-
guages, or media of communication utilized by 
such devices; 
(E) enables the operators of utilities and 
regional system operators of the grid to auto-
matically detect anomalies and respond to iso-
late areas affected in order to maintain reli-
ability; and 
(F) enables State regulators and individual 
utility managers to develop rate structures and 
regulations incorporating Smart Grid capabili-
ties for the benefit of consumers and the elec-
tricity system, accommodating increased de-
mand response and distributed generation. 
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