21st Century Power Grid Act
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Latest action (9 Jan 2020): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
What this bill does
H.R. 5527, the 21st Century Power Grid Act, would establish a program within the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide financial assistance for projects aimed at improving the electric grid. These projects must focus on enhancing the grid's resilience, performance, or efficiency, while also ensuring safe, secure, reliable, and affordable power delivery. Projects would need to demonstrate secure integration and management of energy resources, or secure integration and interoperability of related communication and information technologies.
The bill affects partnerships involving entities such as electric utilities, regional transmission organizations, independent system operators, institutions of higher education, national laboratories, and technology developers. Projects funded under this act must include the development of a cybersecurity plan and a privacy effects analysis, aligning with DOE's DataGuard Energy Data Privacy Program. These projects may also deploy new technologies for utility customers.
This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in December 2019 and was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Its current status is "Introduced," meaning it has not yet advanced through the legislative process. If passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the President, the DOE would be authorized to appropriate funds for these grid modernization projects.
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Official summary
21st Century Power Grid Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to provide financial assistance for projects designed to improve the resiliency, performance, or efficiency of the electric grid, while ensuring the provision of safe, secure, reliable, and affordable power.
The projects must demonstrate (1) secure integration and management of energy resources, or (2) secure integration and interoperability of communications and information technologies related to the electric grid.
Each project must include the development of a cybersecurity plan and a privacy effects analysis that evaluates the project in accordance with DOE's Voluntary Code of Conduct, commonly known as the DataGuard Energy Data Privacy Program.
The projects may be designed to deploy a new product or technology that could be used by customers of an electric utility.
Timeline
9 Jan 2020
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5527 do?
- H.R. 5527, the 21st Century Power Grid Act, would establish a program within the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide financial assistance for projects aimed at improving the electric grid. These projects must focus on enhancing the grid's resilience, performance, or efficiency, while also ensuring safe, secure, reliable, and affordable power delivery. Projects would need to demonstrate secure integration and management of energy resources, or secure integration and interoperability of related communication and information technologies. The bill affects partnerships involving entities such as electric utilities, regional transmission organizations, independent system operators, institutions of higher education, national laboratories, and technology developers. Projects funded under this act must include the development of a cybersecurity plan and a privacy effects analysis, aligning with DOE's DataGuard Energy Data Privacy Program. These projects may also deploy new technologies for utility customers. This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in December 2019 and was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Its current status is "Introduced," meaning it has not yet advanced through the legislative process. If passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the President, the DOE would be authorized to appropriate funds for these grid modernization projects.
- Has H.R. 5527 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 5527. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5527?
- H.R. 5527 was sponsored by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), with 4 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5527?
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . (9 Jan 2020).
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