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Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act

Introduced: January 25, 2016 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 30, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jan 29, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Jan 25, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 25, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to: (1) study the status of integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids, (2) identify issues requiring additional research or regulatory development, and (3) make grants for research proposals that address technical barriers identified in the study.

"Clean distributed energy" means energy technologies that are located on the customer site operating on the customer side of the electric meter and are interconnected with the electric grid.

DOE shall convene a stakeholder working group to:

  • address regulatory barriers to deployment of intelligent grid integration of clean distributed energy technologies; and
  • provide guidance on how to address the technical, regulatory, and economic factors that limit widespread integration of grid-level clean distributed energy use in order to advance the integration of such energy into electric grids.

DOE may make grants to implement integration demonstration projects, based on study findings, to state and local agencies, public institutions, private companies, electric utilities, and equipment manufacturers.

What's happening now September 30, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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