; and (10) maintaining a public database of energy storage projects, policies, codes, standards, and regulations. (c) Assistance to States The Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance to States, Indian tribes, or units of local government to participate in or use research, development, or demonstration of technology developed under this section. (d) Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. (e) No effect on other provisions of law Nothing in this subtitle or an amendment made by this subtitle authorizes regulatory actions that would duplicate or conflict with regulatory requirements, mandatory standards, or related processes under section 215 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824o ). (f) Use of funds To the maximum extent practicable, in carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the use of funds to carry out this section is coordinated among different offices within the Grid Modernization Initiative of the Department and other programs conducting energy storage research. 2302. Electric grid architecture, scenario development, and modeling (a) Grid architecture and scenario development (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish and facilitate a collaborative process to develop model grid architecture and a set of future scenarios for the electric grid to examine the impacts of different combinations of resources (including different quantities of distributed energy resources and large-scale, central generation) on the electric grid. (2) Market structure The grid architecture and scenarios developed under paragraph (1) shall account for differences in market structure, including an examination of the potential for stranded costs in each type of market structure. (3) Findings Based on the findings of grid architecture developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) determine whether any additional standards are