### Question
How does ELECTRICITY define qualifying security and assured power facility?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 16423*, **qualifying security and assured power facility** is defined as:

> a qualifying advanced power system technology facility determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to be in critical need of secure, reliable, rapidly available, high-quality power for critical governmental, industrial, or commercial applications

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 16423*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 149-ENERGY POLICY, 2005 > SUBCHAPTER XII-ELECTRICITY > Part A-Transmission Infrastructure Modernization**

