; (B) duration of customer interruptions; (C) number of customers impacted; (D) cost impacts, including business and other economic losses; (E) impacts on electricity-dependent essential services and critical facilities; and (F) societal impacts. (3) Furthering energy assurance plans Grant recipients shall demonstrate to the Secretary of Energy how projects or programs established, or to be established, pursuant to grants provided under this section further applicable State and local energy assurance plans. (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $515,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, of which not more than $15,000,000 per fiscal year may be used for administrative expenses. 2 21st Century Power Grid 31201. Technology demonstration on the distribution system (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall establish a financial assistance program to carry out eligible projects related to the modernization of the electric grid, including the application of technologies to improve observability, advanced controls, and prediction of system performance on the distribution system and related transmission system interdependencies. (b) Eligible projects To be eligible for financial assistance under subsection (a), a project shall— (1) be designed to— (A) improve the performance and efficiency of the future electric grid, while ensuring the continued provision of safe, secure, reliable, and affordable power; and (B) provide new options for customer-owned resources; (2) demonstrate— (A) secure integration and management of energy resources, including distributed energy generation, combined heat and power, micro-grids, energy storage, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, demand response, and intelligent loads; and (B) secure integration and interoperability of communications and information technologies