§17382 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must send Congress a report, using the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OEDER) and the Smart Grid Task Force, about how smart grid projects are progressing and any government or regulatory problems. The first report is due no later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, and then every 2 years. The report must describe current and future development, including how widely technologies are used, communications network abilities, costs, and barriers. It can offer recommendations for State or Federal action and should look at regional differences when appropriate. The Secretary must get advice from the Smart Grid Advisory Committee, other federal agencies (such as FERC, NIST, and DHS), and other stakeholders.

Title 42, §17382

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The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (referred to in this section as the “OEDER”) and through the Smart Grid Task Force established in section 17383 of this title, shall, after consulting with any interested individual or entity as appropriate, no later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, and every 2 years thereafter, report to Congress concerning the status of smart grid deployments nationwide and any regulatory or government barriers to continued deployment. The report shall provide the current status and prospects of smart grid development, including information on technology penetration, communications network capabilities, costs, and obstacles. It may include recommendations for State and Federal policies or actions helpful to facilitate the transition to a smart grid. To the extent appropriate, it should take a regional perspective. In preparing this report, the Secretary shall solicit advice and contributions from the Smart Grid Advisory Committee created in section 17383 of this title; from other involved Federal agencies including but not limited to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“Institute”), and the Department of Homeland Security; and from other stakeholder groups not already represented on the Smart Grid Advisory Committee.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification December 19, 2007, referred to in text, was in the original “enactment” and was translated as meaning the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–140 to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

§17382 Smart Grid System Report