The Secretary shall establish a comprehensive research, development, and demonstration program to ensure the reliability, efficiency, and environmental integrity of electrical transmission and distribution systems, which shall include-
Not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, the Secretary, in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall prepare and submit to Congress a 5-year program plan to guide activities under this section.
In preparing the program plan, the Secretary shall consult with-
The Secretary shall consider implementing the program under this section using a consortium of participants from industry, institutions of higher education, and National Laboratories.
Not later than 2 years after the submission of the plan under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report-
The Secretary shall establish a research, development, and demonstration initiative specifically focused on power delivery using components incorporating high temperature superconductivity.
The goals of the Initiative shall be-
The Initiative shall include-
The Secretary shall establish a research, development, and demonstration initiative specifically focused on tools needed to plan, operate, and expand the transmission and distribution grids in the presence of competitive market mechanisms for energy, load demand, customer response, and ancillary services.
The goals of the Initiative shall be-
As part of the program described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall award a grant to a university research program to design and test, in consultation with the Tennessee Valley Authority, state-of-the-art optimization techniques for power flow through existing high voltage transmission lines.
42 U.S.C. § 16215
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2020-Subsec. (a)(10) to (13). Pub. L. 116-260 added pars. (10) and (11) and redesignated former pars. (10) and (11) as (12) and (13), respectively.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
COORDINATION OF EFFORTS Pub. L. 116-260, div. Z, title VIII, §80068006,, 134 Stat. 2586, provided that: "In carrying out the amendments made by this title [enacting sections 16236, 17014, 17384a, 17387, and 17388 of this title and amending this section, section 17384 of this title and sections 3501 and 3502 of Title 25, Indians], the Secretary [probably means Secretary of Energy] shall coordinate with relevant entities to the maximum extent practicable, including- "(1) electric utilities;"(2) private sector entities;"(3) representatives of all sectors of the electric power industry;"(4) transmission organizations; "(5) transmission owners and operators;"(6) distribution organizations; "(7) distribution asset owners and operators;"(8) State, Tribal, local, and territorial governments and regulatory authorities;"(9) academic institutions; "(10) the National Laboratories; "(11) other Federal agencies;"(12) nonprofit organizations; "(13) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; "(14) the North American Reliability Corporation; "(15) independent system operators; and"(16) programs and program offices at the Department."
- Consortium
- The term "Consortium" means the High-Performance Green Building Partnership Consortium created in response to section 17092(c)(1) of this title to represent the private sector in a public-private partnership to promote high-performance green buildings and zero-net-energy commercial buildings.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.
- practices
- The term "practices" means design, financing, permitting, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance, and other practices that contribute to achieving zero-net-energy buildings or facilities.