; and (C) other factors that affect energy delivery; (6) the coordination of goals, investments to optimize the grid, and other measures for energy efficiency, advanced grid technologies, interoperability, and demand response-side management resources; (7) partnerships with States and the private sector— (A) to facilitate advanced grid capabilities and strategies; and (B) to provide technical assistance, tools, or other related information necessary to enhance grid integration, particularly in connection with the development at the State and local levels of strategic energy, energy surety and assurance, and emergency preparedness, response, and restoration planning; (8) the deployment of information and communications technologies at all levels of the electric system; (9) opportunities to provide consumers with timely information and advanced control options; (10) sophisticated or advanced control options to integrate distributed energy resources and associated ancillary services; (11) open-source communications, database architectures, and common information model standards, guidelines, and protocols that enable interoperability to maximize efficiency gains and associated benefits among— (A) the grid; (B) energy and building management systems; and (C) residential, commercial, and industrial equipment; (12) private sector investment in the energy delivery infrastructure of the United States through targeted demonstration and validation of advanced grid technologies; and (13) establishment of common valuation methods and tools for cost-benefit analysis of grid integration paradigms.