Goals: 1) to understand the current state of resiliency and distributional and procedural equity of the U.S. Electricity sector; 2) to develop generalizable open-source data products, tools, and…

Goals: 1) to understand the current state of resiliency and distributional and procedural equity of the U.S. Electricity sector; 2) to develop generalizable open-source data products, tools, and models that will support grid decisions that explicitly include resilience, distributional and procedural equity under a decarbonized and sustainable grid; 3) to test the suitability of these tools in real-world setting by analyzing the pilot projects under a decision under uncertainty framework; 4) to equip an interdisciplinary highly skilled workforce that can tackle the emerging challenges of the grid of the future; and 5) to work with, and learn from, traditionally under-represented groups, jointly with regulators and utilities as to provide more equitable solutions for a deeply decarbonized resilient grid. In budget period 1, our objectives are 1) to deliver a suite of tools to support tribes, states, traditionally under-represented groups, and regions by developing a baseline of their current level of grid resilience and energy-related emissions, including greenhouse gases (ghgs) and criteria pollutants emissions and damages; 2) to produce a taxonomy of quantitative and qualitative standard set of grid resilience, environmental justice and distributional effects metrics that can support the measurement of progress and success. In budget period 2, our objective is to provide modeling tools and data products that incorporate scenarios for decarbonization of the grid under different hazards and compute the costs and benefits for different groups, as well as the state of resiliency and state of distributional effects. In budget period 3: 1) to develop plans and investment guidance for the grid that are consistent in considering both resiliency and decarbonization goals for each of the pilot projects considered, in consultation with states, tribes, and communities; 2) to have completed and assess the effectiveness of the workforce development. In addition, we will ensure continuous engagement and learning from traditionally under-represented communities, shaping the work proposed as described in our diversity, equity, and inclusion plan.