### Question
What does self-healing grid mean?


### Answer
**Self-healing grid** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 17231*:

> a grid that is capable of automatically anticipating and responding to power system disturbances (including the isolation of failed sections and components), while optimizing the performance and service of the grid to customers

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 17231*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 152-ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER V-ACCELERATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT > Part D-Energy Storage for Transportation and Electric Power**

