Title: To require the Secretary of Energy to initiate the development of voluntary model pathways for modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Energy to initiate development of voluntary model pathways for modernizing the electric grid through a collaborative, public-private effort and establish a steering committee to facilitate development of the pathways.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3290 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3290

   To require the Secretary of Energy to initiate the development of 
  voluntary model pathways for modernizing the electric grid, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2017

Mr. McNerney (for himself and Mr. Latta) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Energy to initiate the development of 
  voluntary model pathways for modernizing the electric grid, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. VOLUNTARY MODEL PATHWAYS.

    (a) Establishment of Voluntary Model Pathways.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate the 
        development of voluntary model pathways for modernizing the 
        electric grid through a collaborative, public-private effort 
        that--
                    (A) produces illustrative policy pathways that can 
                be adapted for State and regional applications by 
                regulators and policymakers;
                    (B) facilitates the modernization of the electric 
                grid to achieve the objectives described in paragraph 
                (2);
                    (C) ensures a reliable, resilient, affordable, 
                safe, and secure electric system; and
                    (D) acknowledges and provides for different 
                priorities, electric systems, and rate structures 
                across States and regions.
            (2) Objectives.--The pathways established under paragraph 
        (1) shall facilitate achievement of the following objectives:
                    (A) Near real-time situational awareness of the 
                electric system.
                    (B) Data visualization.
                    (C) Advanced monitoring and control of the advanced 
                electric grid.
                    (D) Enhanced certainty for private investment in 
                the electric system.
                    (E) Increased innovation.
                    (F) Greater consumer empowerment.
                    (G) Enhanced grid resilience, reliability, and 
                robustness.
                    (H) Improved--
                            (i) integration of distributed energy 
                        resources;
                            (ii) interoperability of the electric 
                        system; and
                            (iii) predictive modeling and capacity 
                        forecasting.
            (3) Steering committee.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
        steering committee to facilitate the development of the 
        pathways under paragraph (1), to be composed of members 
        appointed by the Secretary, consisting of persons with 
        appropriate expertise representing a diverse range of interests 
        in the public, private, and academic sectors, including 
        representatives of--
                    (A) the Smart Grid Task Force established under 
                section 1303 of the Energy Independence and Security 
                Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17383); and
                    (B) the Smart Grid Advisory Committee established 
                under section 1303 of the Energy Independence and 
                Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17383).
    (b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical 
assistance to States, Indian tribes, or units of local government to 
adopt one or more elements of the pathways developed under subsection 
(a)(1).
    (c) Definition of Secretary.--In this section, the term 
``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
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