Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

In fiscal 2016, the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability had an enacted budget of $206 million and 89 full-time equivalents. The office requested $120 million for fiscal 2018.³

• Manages research, development, field testing and demonstration projects for “next generation” electricity delivery and infrastructure security technologies (hardware and software), including: high-temperature superconducting materials; advanced cables and conductors; energy storage devices; demand response techniques, substations and protective systems; power electronics, sensors and controls; data acquisition and monitoring systems; information and communications systems; and visualization and decision analysis tools
• Manages the Department of Energy’s activities related to the national and international critical infrastructure protection program, emergency response, and coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and other national, regional, state and local organizations and energy companies on planning and mitigation
• Provides technical and operational support to other federal, state and local agencies in planning for and responding to energy emergencies and coordinates with these agencies, and the private sector, in devising strategies to prevent and mitigate adverse consequences
• Supports the Department of Homeland Security, in accordance with the National Response Framework, in conducting emergency support function operations during a declared national or state emergency or national security special event
• Manages the Smart Grid Investment Grant program to promote investment in smart grid technologies, which increase flexibility, interoperability, cybersecurity, situational awareness and operational efficiency⁴

[Depends on the policy priorities of the administration.]