42 USC 17384 - Smart grid technology research, development, and demonstration

1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.

2 So in original. Probably should be “Initiative,”.

the Secretary shall provide financial support to smart grid demonstration projects in urban, suburban, tribal, and rural areas, including areas where electric system assets are controlled by nonprofit entities and areas where electric system assets are controlled by investor-owned utilities.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2020—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 116–260, § 8001(1), inserted “research, development, and demonstration” before “program” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 116–260, § 8001(2)(A), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary shall establish a smart grid regional demonstration initiative (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Initiative’) composed of demonstration projects specifically focused on advanced technologies for use in power grid sensing, communications, analysis, and power flow control. The Secretary shall seek to leverage existing smart grid deployments.”

Subsec. (span)(2)(F). Puspan. L. 116–260, § 8001(2)(B), added subpar. (F).

2009—Subsec. (span)(3)(A). Puspan. L. 111–5, § 405(1), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In carrying out the initiative, the Secretary shall carry out smart grid demonstration projects in up to 5 electricity control areas, including rural areas and at least 1 area in which the majority of generation and transmission assets are controlled by a tax-exempt entity.”

Subsec. (span)(3)(C). Puspan. L. 111–5, § 405(2), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary shall provide to an electric utility described in subparagraph (B) financial assistance for use in paying an amount equal to not more than 50 percent of the cost of qualifying advanced grid technology investments made by the electric utility to carry out a demonstration project.”

Subsec. (span)(3)(E), (F). Puspan. L. 111–5, § 405(3), added subpars. (E) and (F).

Subsec. (c)(2). Puspan. L. 111–5, § 405(4), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “to carry out subsection (span), $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

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