LEADER 04277oam 2200661 450 001 9910708074503321 005 20190912115844.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002469831 035 $a(OCoLC)974642940 035 $a(OCoLC)995470000002469831 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002469831 100 $a20170306d2017 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn||||a|||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aElectricity, federal efforts to enhance grid resilience $ereport to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives 210 1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$cUnited States Government Accountability Office,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (ii, 48 pages) $ccolor illustrations 300 $a"January 2017." 300 $a"GAO-17-153." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aBackground. -- Three federal agencies implemented 27 grid resiliency efforts since 2013 and reported a variety of results. -- Federal efforts were fragmented with some overlap but were not duplicative, and agencies have taken actions to coordinate their efforts. -- Agency comments. -- Appendices. 330 $aIn light of increasing threats to the nation's electricity grid, national policies have stressed the importance of enhancing the grid's resilience--its ability to adapt to changing conditions; withstand potentially disruptive events, such as the loss of power lines; and, if disrupted, to rapidly recover. Most of the electricity grid is owned and operated by private industry, but the federal government has a significant role in promoting the grid's resilience. DOE is the lead agency for federal grid resiliency efforts and is responsible for coordinating with DHS and other relevant federal agencies on these efforts. GAO was asked to review federal efforts to enhance the resilience of the electricity grid. This report (1) identifies grid resiliency efforts implemented by federal agencies since 2013 and the results of these efforts and (2) examines the extent to which these efforts were fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative, and the extent to which agencies had coordinated the efforts. GAO reviewed relevant laws and guidance; identified a list of federal grid resiliency efforts; sent a questionnaire to officials at DOE, DHS, and FERC to collect information on each effort and its results; analyzed questionnaire responses and agency documents to assess whether federal efforts were fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative and how agencies coordinated those efforts; and interviewed agency officials and industry group representatives. This report contains no recommendations. 517 $aElectricity, federal efforts to enhance grid resilience 606 $aElectric power$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aElectric power systems$xSecurity measures$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aInfrastructure (Economics)$xSecurity measures$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aEmergency management$zUnited States 606 $aInteragency coordination$zUnited States 606 $aElectric power$xGovernment policy$2fast 606 $aEmergency management$2fast 606 $aInteragency coordination$2fast 607 $aUnited States$2fast 608 $aOnline resources. 615 0$aElectric power$xGovernment policy 615 0$aElectric power systems$xSecurity measures$xGovernment policy 615 0$aInfrastructure (Economics)$xSecurity measures$xGovernment policy 615 0$aEmergency management 615 0$aInteragency coordination 615 7$aElectric power$xGovernment policy. 615 7$aEmergency management. 615 7$aInteragency coordination. 712 02$aUnited States.$bCongress.$bHouse.$bCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011- ).$bSubcommittee on Oversight, 801 0$bDID 801 1$bDID 801 2$bGPO 801 2$bSOI 801 2$bMERUC 801 2$bTFW 801 2$bOCLCF 801 2$bINT 801 2$bOCLCQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910708074503321 996 $aElectricity, federal efforts to enhance grid resilience$93483615 997 $aUNINA