; and (B) solicit participation, and take into consideration comments, from other Federal agencies, the National Laboratories, the National Academy of Sciences, State and local governments, industry, research institutions, nonprofit organizations, consumer advocates, and other interested parties. (3) Inclusions The voluntary national action plan developed under this subsection shall include provisions for— (A) the identification of requirements for technical assistance to States to allow States to maximize distributed energy resource potential that can be developed and deployed cost-effectively; (B) the design of a national communications program that includes broad-based customer education and support; and (C) the identification or development of analytical tools, information, model regulatory provisions, model contracts, and other support materials for use by customers, States, utilities, and demand response providers. . (b) Study on valuation of electric grid services (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary and the Commission shall conduct a comprehensive study that— (A) incorporates the assessment required under subsection (c)(1) of section 921 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16211 ); (B) identifies and analyzes— (i) all electric grid services that can be provided, including— (I) emerging electric grid service needs; and (II) electric grid services that can be provided by— (aa) conventional energy technologies, such as centralized thermal generation units and electricity transmission infrastructure; (bb) utility-scale renewable energy generation technologies; and (cc) emerging energy technologies, such as grid-scale energy storage and distributed energy resources; (ii) (I) the specific electric grid services, the value of which is conditioned by locational value and temporal value