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The Grid Reliability and Integrated Data Act of 2024 directs the Department of Energy to identify, analyze, and share data about the nation's electric grid to improve its reliability and resilience. The bill specifically focuses on collecting data about power outages and service interruptions, weather patterns affecting electricity generation and demand, and other factors that impact grid performance, with special attention to rural areas, low-income communities, and disadvantaged communities. The Secretary of Energy must submit a report to Congress within one year recommending what types of data to collect and how to share it, and then establish centralized websites within 18 months to make this information publicly available to utilities, regulators, researchers, and other stakeholders. The legislation authorizes ten million dollars for the first fiscal year to cover the costs of these data collection and sharing activities, ensuring that utilities and cooperatives do not bear additional expenses. The bill establishes a steering committee of federal agencies, utility representatives, and subject matter experts to guide the data collection efforts with priorities including affordability, feasibility, and protection of sensitive information.

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