A Policy Framework for the 21st Century Grid: Enabling Our Secure Energy Future

Citation

National Science and Technology Council, A Policy Framework for the 21st Century Grid: Enabling Our Secure Energy Future (June 2011) (full-text).

Overview

This report outlines policy recommendations that build upon the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Obama Administration's smart grid investments to foster long-term investment, job growth, innovation, and help consumers save money.

The Policy Framework sets four guiding principles to ensure that all Americans benefit from investments in the Nation’s electric infrastructure:

1. Enabling cost-effective Smart Grid investments
2. Unlocking the potential of innovation in the electricity sector
3. Empowering consumers and
4. Enabling informed decision making securing the Grid.

See also

• A Policy Framework for the 21st Century Grid: A Progress Report.