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 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 941

(3) demonstrated responsiveness to workforce and training requirements in the electric power industry. (c) TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall provide training and continuing education in electric power generation, transmission, and distribution technologies and operations. (2) LOCATION.—The Center shall carry out training and education activities under paragraph (1)— (A) at the Center; and (B) through Internet-based information technologies that allow for learning at remote sites.

TITLE XII—ELECTRICITY SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Electricity Modernization Act of 2005’’.

Electricity Modernization Act of 2005. 42 USC 15801 note.

Subtitle A—Reliability Standards SEC. 1211. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 215. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY.

16 USC 824o.

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘bulk-power system’ means— ‘‘(A) facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric energy transmission network (or any portion thereof); and ‘‘(B) electric energy from generation facilities needed to maintain transmission system reliability. The term does not include facilities used in the local distribution of electric energy. ‘‘(2) The terms ‘Electric Reliability Organization’ and ‘ERO’ mean the organization certified by the Commission under subsection (c) the purpose of which is to establish and enforce reliability standards for the bulk-power system, subject to Commission review. ‘‘(3) The term ‘reliability standard’ means a requirement, approved by the Commission under this section, to provide for reliable operation of the bulk-power system. The term includes requirements for the operation of existing bulk-power system facilities, including cybersecurity protection, and the design of planned additions or modifications to such facilities to the extent necessary to provide for reliable operation of the bulk-power system, but the term does not include any requirement to enlarge such facilities or to construct new transmission capacity or generation capacity. ‘‘(4) The term ‘reliable operation’ means operating the elements of the bulk-power system within equipment and electric system thermal, voltage, and stability limits so that instability, uncontrolled separation, or cascading failures of such system will not occur as a result of a sudden disturbance, including a cybersecurity incident, or unanticipated failure of system elements.

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