[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 334 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 334

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding grid 
                             modernization.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2017

   Mr. McNerney (for himself and Mr. Latta) submitted the following 
resolution; 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding grid 
                             modernization.

    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
it should be the policy of the United States to promote and advance--
            (1) the modernization of the energy delivery infrastructure 
        of the United States, and bolster the reliability, 
        affordability, diversity, efficiency, security, and resiliency 
        of domestic energy supplies, through advanced grid 
        technologies;
            (2) the modernization of the electric grid to enable a 
        robust multi-directional power flow that leverages centralized 
        energy resources and distributed energy resources, enables 
        robust retail transactions, and facilitates the alignment of 
        business and regulatory models to achieve a grid that optimizes 
        the entire electric delivery system;
            (3) relevant research and development in advanced 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 inverters, 
                that ease the challenge of intermittent renewable 
                resources and distributed generation;
                    (D) real-time data and situational awareness tools 
                and systems; and
                    (E) tools to increase data security, physical 
                security, and cybersecurity awareness and protection;
            (4) the leadership of the United States in basic and 
        applied sciences to develop a systems approach to innovation 
        and development of cyber-secure advanced grid technologies, 
        architectures, and control paradigms capable of managing 
        diverse supplies and loads;
            (5) the safeguarding of the critical energy delivery 
        infrastructure of the United States and the enhanced resilience 
        of the infrastructure to all hazards, including--
                    (A) severe weather events;
                    (B) cyber and physical threats; and
                    (C) other factors that affect energy delivery;
            (6) the coordination of goals, investments to optimize the 
        grid, and other measures for energy efficiency, 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 enhance grid 
                integration, particularly in connection with the 
                development at the State and local levels of strategic 
                energy, energy surety and assurance, and emergency 
                preparedness, response, and restoration planning;
            (8) the deployment of information and communications 
        technologies at all levels of the electric system;
            (9) opportunities to provide consumers with timely 
        information and advanced control options;
            (10) sophisticated or advanced control options to integrate 
        distributed energy resources and associated ancillary services;
            (11) open-source communications, database architectures, 
        and common information model standards, guidelines, and 
        protocols that enable interoperability to maximize efficiency 
        gains and associated benefits among--
                    (A) the grid;
                    (B) energy and building management systems; and
                    (C) residential, commercial, and industrial 
                equipment;
            (12) private sector investment in the energy delivery 
        infrastructure of the United States through targeted 
        demonstration and validation of advanced grid technologies; and
            (13) establishment of common valuation methods and tools 
        for cost-benefit analysis of grid integration paradigms.
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