S. 1742 · 116th Congress
Distributed Energy Demonstration Act of 2019
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This bill establishes several renewable energy and energy efficiency grant programs.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 5, 2019
Distributed Energy Demonstration Act of 2019
This bill establishes several renewable energy and energy efficiency grant programs.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish grant programs for
- advancing the integration and optimization of distributed energy resources (e.g., smaller power sources that can be aggregated to provide power, such as rooftop solar panels) into the electric energy grid;
- demonstrating the use of household hot water heaters as energy storage resources;
- advancing electric vehicle technologies; and
- supporting the voluntary deployment of granular electricity pricing that is based upon the electricity's value at the time and location of the production or consumption of the electricity.
In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the DOE grant program for smart grid investments.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Distributed Energy Demonstration Act of 2019
Latest action (Jun 5, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 5, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.