This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require States to include support for the physical security, cybersecurity, and resilience of local electric distribution systems in their State energy security plans. It defines a "local distribution system" as any energy infrastructure owned and operated by an electric utility at a voltage of 100 kilovolts or less. The bill adds suppliers of equipment for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity to the list of stakeholders to be considered. State plans must address hazards including weather-related threats, physical attacks on local distribution and the bulk-power system, supply chain risks for equipment, and cybersecurity threats that could affect local distribution and the bulk-power system. Plans must provide a risk mitigation approach to improve reliability and resilience, including methods for responding to, mitigating, and recovering from the listed hazards. The bill makes a submission of the State plan a requirement for eligibility under the statute, specifies that a submission is not required to be approved by the Secretary, inserts the term "local distribution system" into an additional statutory subsection, and changes a date in the statute from "2025" to "2030."
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