21st Century Power Grid Act

Bill: 115-hr-2507
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2017-05-17
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Computers and information technology

Electric power generation and transmission

Energy efficiency and conservation

Right of privacy
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>21st Century Power Grid Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a financial assistance program to carry out eligible projects related to the modernization of the electric grid, including the application of technologies to improve observability, advanced controls, and prediction of system performance on the distribution system and related transmission system inter-dependencies.</p> <p>To be eligible for financial assistance, a project shall: (1) be designed to improve the performance and efficiency of the future electric grid, while ensuring the continued provision of safe, secure, reliable, and affordable power, and provide new options for customer-owned resources; (2) demonstrate secure integration and management of energy resources and secure integration and interoperability of communications and information technologies; and (3) include the participation of a partnership consisting of two or more entities.</p> <p>Each project shall include: (1) the development of a cybersecurity plan written in accordance with guidelines developed by DOE; and (2) a privacy impact assessment that evaluates the project against the five core concepts in DOE's Voluntary Code of Conduct (commonly known as the DataGuard Energy Data Privacy Program), or the most recent revisions to DOE's privacy program.</p> <p><strong></strong></p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2507 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 17, 2017 Mr. Sarbanes (for himself and Mr. McNerney ) introduced the following bill; 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 A BILL To provide for a technology demonstration program related to the modernization of the electric grid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Power Grid Act . 2. Technology demonstration on the distribution system (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall establish a financial assistance program to carry out eligible projects related to the modernization of the electric grid, including the application of technologies to improve observability, advanced controls, and prediction of system performance on the distribution system and related transmission system interdependencies. (b) Eligible projects To be eligible for financial assistance under subsection (a), a project shall— (1) be designed to— (A) improve the performance and efficiency of the future electric grid, while ensuring the continued provision of safe, secure, reliable, and affordable power; and (B) provide new options for customer-owned resources; (2) demonstrate— (A) secure integration and management of energy resources, including distributed energy generation, combined heat and power, micro-grids, energy storage, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, demand response, and intelligent loads; and (B) secure integration and interoperability of communications and information technologies; and (3) include the participation of a partnership consisting of two or more entities that— (A) may include— (i) any institution of higher education; (ii) a National Laboratory; (iii) a representative of a State or local government; (iv) a representative of an Indian tribe; or (v) a Federal power marketing administration; and (B) shall include at least one of any of— (i) an investor-owned electric utility; (ii) a publicly owned utility; (iii) a technology provider; (iv) a rural electric cooperative; (v) a regional transmission organization; or (vi) an independent system operator. (c) Cybersecurity plan Each eligible project carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the development of a cybersecurity plan written in accordance with guidelines developed by the Secretary. (d) Privacy risk analysis Each eligible project carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall include a privacy impact assessment that evaluates the project against the 5 core concepts in the Voluntary Code of Conduct of the Department of Energy, commonly known as the DataGuard Energy Data Privacy Program , or the most recent revisions to the privacy program of the Department.