Cyber Sense Act of 2020

Issues related to climate and the clean electricity performance program S. 2318 Demand Response Management Act of 2021 S. 2370 Zero-Emission Homes Act of 2021 H.R. 3684: INVEST in America Act. The bill would allocate funds for energy-efficient transformers and smart grid investments. It expands the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions authority to site transmission lines. The bill also addresses issues involving wildfire mitigation, cybersecurity, and demand response, carbon capture, direct air capture, hydrogen, and clean energy on former mine lands. (You can use this sentence to replace the sentence: Senate energy bill discussion draft.) Draft Budget Reconciliation Bill: The bill would allocate funds for transmission line investments and the siting of transmission lines. It also allocates funds for Department of Energy loan guarantees to facilitate the financing for innovative technologies to encourage renewable energy and carbon reduction projects. H.R. 2721 - Clean Commute for Kids Act of 2021 S. 1015, Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2021. The bill would require FERC to issue a rule to improve the interregional transmission planning process impact Issues related to the energy provisions of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act (bipartisan infrastructure bill), including issues involving transmission planning and construction, siting, resilience, wildfire mitigation, cybersecurity, and demand response, carbon capture, direct air capture, hydrogen, and clean energy on former mine lands, Issues relating to the Power Marketing Administrations. Issues related to the CLEAN Future Act discussion draft regarding grid modernization Issues related to the LIFT America discussion draft regarding grid modernization Issues related to amending the Natural Gas Act to establish FERC refund authority Issues related to expanding transmission facilities Issues related to encouraging demand response Issues related to ensuring a disaster-resilient power grid Issues related to electric vehicles (EV), including charging infrastructure, rebate program for EV supply equipment, serving underserved communities, mapping to predict EV demand and electric school busses. S. 508 - A bill to establish a working group on electric vehicles S. 507 - Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act of 2021 S. 506 - Clean School Bus Act of 2021 S. 504 - Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2021 S. 502 - MAZE in Transit Act S. 494 - Green Bus Tax Credit Act of 2021 Issues related to energy efficiency standards for water heaters Issues related to mitigation and resiliency of the grid due to weather and disasters S.704 - Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021 Issues related to energy transmission and storage Issues related to proposed infrastructure legislation Issues related to electric sector security including reliability, public/private and cross-sector partnerships, information sharing and protections, incident reporting, research and development, cyber resources and education, liability issues, defense critical electric infrastructure, threats, supply chain availability, and security, and security postures. S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 2931 Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act S. 1400 Protecting Resources On The Electric grid with Cybersecurity Technology Act H.R. 2928/S.2199 Cyber Sense Act H.R. 1374 Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act H.R.3119/H.R.2302 - Energy Emergency Leadership Act H.R. 2928/S.2199 Cyber Sense Act of 2021

Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussed potential cybersecurity legislation to require incident reporting, systemically important infrastructure, and other proposals from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. Provided feedback on draft legislation (no bill number). Discussed concerns with potential efforts to impose additional mandatory reporting requirements on electric utilities regarding grid security. Discussed support for H.R. 2931, the Enhancing Grid Security Through Public-Private Partnerships Act. Discussed draft legislation regarding ransomware. Discussed how the Department of Energy (DOE) is approaching energy sector supply chain security, including DOEs Request for Information (RFI) to replace the Executive Order on the Bulk Power System (EO 13920). Discussed the electric utility industry's efforts to protect the grid and its close work with the federal government on cyber and physical security through the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council. Discussed existing, mandatory and enforceable reporting standards for electric utilities. Discussed the NCS 100-Day Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative. Discussed concerns with the draft Warner/Rubio cyber incident reporting legislation, including opposition to mandatory reporting mandates. Discussed concerns with provisions to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue a rulemaking on rate incentives for advanced cybersecurity technology. Discussed support for H.R. 2928/S. 2199, the Cybersense Act of 2021. Discussed support for H.R. 3119, the Energy Emergency Leadership Act. Discussed threats from ransomware and potential solutions (no bill number). Discussed H.R. 1833, the Department of Homeland Security ICS Enhancement Act. Discussed the cybersecurity provisions in the Energy Infrastructure Act (no bill number), including support for information disclosure protection provisions and additional funding to DOE for grants to public power utilities for cyber programs. Discussed APPA response to DOEs RFI on Energy Sector Supply Chain Security. Discussed support for an amendment offered to S. 1260, the U.S. Competition and Innovation Act, to clarify that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must coordinate with DOE during cyber events affecting the electric sector. Also discussed potential amendments to the bill on electric sector related issues. Discussed support for amending S. 1316, the Cyber Response and Recovery Act, to ensure DHS coordinates with DOE during cyber events affecting the electric sector. Discussed support for DOE funding public power resiliency grants (no bill number). Discussed APPAs cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy (DE-OE-0000811), Improving the Cyber Resiliency and Security Posture of Public Power, and how APPA used the funding to work with its members to improve their cyber hygiene. Discussed APPA's cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy (DE-CR0000007) and how APPA will use funding to help its members develop and deploy active cyber defense on public power operational technology networks. Discussed derivatives of DOEs Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (C2M2). Discussed need for Congress to look into FEMAs denial of public assistance for control room sequestration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussed APPA Light Up Navajo Project to provide electric service to Navajo Nation families by using mutual aid from public power utilities to build the infrastructure needed to provide service. Discussed community solar issues and possible legislation to spur community solar. Also discussed concerns with creating a must-consider requirement section 111 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) for community solar. Discussed details on the National Community Solar Partnership and provided examples of public power utilities with community solar projects. Discussed potential legislation promote demand response programs by electric utilities. Discussed work being done by public power utilities on green hydrogen. Also discussed work APPA did with Berkeley Lawrence National Laboratory on community solar. Discussed potential energy-related provisions that could be included in an infrastructure package, including ones on transmission and promoting clean energy technologies. Discussed the role of public power utilities in helping deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Also discussed public power EV rebate programs and EV fleet programs. Discussed support for language in infrastructure legislation to provide grants to public power utilities and other entities to deploy charging infrastructure along designated corridors on the National Highway System. Provided feedback on EV provisions in H.R. 1512, the CLEAN Future Act. Expressed opposition to the potential inclusion of language in H.R. 3684, the INVEST Act, that would limit electric utilities role in the deployment of EV charging infrastructure. Discussed transmission issues, including interregional transmission planning, cost allocation, siting, and permitting. Also discussed the need for joint ownership of transmission by public power utilities. Provided feedback on H.R. 2678, the Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act. Noted concerns about costs, cost allocation, and firm transmission rights. Discussed concerns with H.R. 616, Emergency Water Is a Human Rights Act. Discussed calls by former FERC Commissioners to have FERC mandate all electric utilities participate in regional transmission organizations. Discussed initiative on transmission by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Discussed revisions to National Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standard BAL-003. Also discussed low impact assets under NERC standard CIP-002. Discussed provisions in H.R. 1848, the LIFT America Act, on EVs, transmission, and distributed energy resources. Discussed potential hydropower-related provisions in draft infrastructure legislation.

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 2721 - Clean Commute for Kids Act of 2021 S. 1015, Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2021. The bill would require FERC to issue a rule to improve the interregional transmission planning process Senate energy bill discussion draft. The bill includes language to impact issues involving transmission planning and construction, siting, resilience, wildfire mitigation, cybersecurity, and demand response, carbon capture, direct air capture, hydrogen, and clean energy on former mine lands, Issues related to hydrogen technology research, development, and deployment, including in the power sector. Draft comprehensive energy infrastructure legislation, including provisions related to carbon capture, direct air capture, hydrogen, and clean energy on former mine lands H.R. 2245, to establish a White House Council on Energy Transitions to assist coal communities impacted by power plant closures. Issues relating to the Power Marketing Administrations. Issues related to the CLEAN Future Act discussion draft regarding grid modernization Issues related to the LIFT America discussion draft regarding grid modernization Issues related to amending the Natural Gas Act to establish FERC refund authority Issues related to expanding transmission facilities Issues related to encouraging demand response Issues related to ensuring a disaster-resilient power grid Issues related to electric vehicles (EV), including charging infrastructure, rebate program for EV supply equipment, serving underserved communities, mapping to predict EV demand and electric school busses. S. 508 - A bill to establish a working group on electric vehicles S. 507 - Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act of 2021 S. 506 - Clean School Bus Act of 2021 S. 504 - Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2021 S. 502 - MAZE in Transit Act S. 494 - Green Bus Tax Credit Act of 2021 Issues related to DOE appropriations and funding energy priorities (e.g. grant programs, research and development, etc.) Issues related to energy efficiency standards for water heaters Issues related to mitigation and resiliency of the grid due to weather and disasters S.704 - Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021 Issues related to energy transmission and storage Issues related to proposed infrastructure legislation Issues related to electric sector security including reliability, public/private and cross-sector partnerships, information sharing and protections, incident reporting, research and development, cyber resources and education, liability issues, defense critical electric infrastructure, threats, supply chain availability, and security, and security postures. H.R. 1374 Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act H.R. 1119 Stopping Chinese Communist Involvement in the Power Grid Act (Duncan) H.R. 2931 Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act S. 1400 Protecting Resources On The Electric grid with Cybersecurity Technology Act Draft Energy Cybersecurity Act H.R. 2928/S.2199 Draft Cyber Sense Act H.R. 1374 Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act H.R.3119 - Energy Emergency Leadership Act S. 1359, Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act (Coons):

Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE