42 U.S.C. § 17381 — Statement of policy on modernization of electricity grid
submitted 19 years ago by Pub. L. 110-140 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 212 words · no verdicts yet
This section states a United States policy to modernize electricity transmission and distribution for reliability, security, and future demand. It lists ten characteristics of a Smart Grid, including digital controls, distributed resources, storage, consumer information, standards, and fewer unnecessary barriers.
It is United States policy to modernize the Nation’s electricity transmission and distribution system so it remains reliable and secure and meets future demand. A Smart Grid is characterized by: (1) more digital information and control technology to improve reliability, security, and efficiency; (2) dynamic optimization of operations and resources with full cybersecurity; (3) deployment and integration of distributed resources and generation, including renewables; (4) demand response, demand-side, and efficiency resources; (5) “smart” technologies—real-time, automated, interactive technology optimizing appliance and consumer-device operation—for metering, grid-operation and status communications, and distribution automation; (6) integration of smart appliances and consumer devices; (7) advanced storage and peak-shaving technology, including plug-in and hybrid vehicles and thermal-storage air conditioning; (8) timely consumer information and control choices; (9) communication and interoperability standards for connected appliances, equipment, and grid infrastructure; and (10) identifying and reducing unreasonable or unnecessary barriers to smart-grid technologies, practices*, and services.
It is the policy of the United States to support the modernization of the Nation’s electricity transmission and distribution system to maintain a reliable and secure electricity infrastructure that can meet future demand growth and to achieve each of the following, which together characterize a Smart Grid:
Increased use of digital information and controls technology to improve reliability, security, and efficiency of the electric grid.
Dynamic optimization of grid operations and resources, with full cyber-security.
Deployment and integration of distributed resources and generation, including renewable resources.
Development and incorporation of demand response, demand-side resources, and energy-efficiency resources.
Deployment of “smart” technologies (real-time, automated, interactive technologies that optimize the physical operation of appliances and consumer devices) for metering, communications concerning grid operations and status, and distribution automation.
Integration of “smart” appliances and consumer devices.
Deployment and integration of advanced electricity storage and peak-shaving technologies, including plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles, and thermal-storage air conditioning.
Provision to consumers of timely information and control options.
Development of standards for communication and interoperability of appliances and equipment connected to the electric grid, including the infrastructure serving the grid.
Identification and lowering of unreasonable or unnecessary barriers to adoption of smart grid technologies, practices*, and services.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 110–140, title XIII, § 1301, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1783.)
- 2007Enacted · Pub. L. 110-140 · 121 Stat. 1783
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