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S 1227 114th Congress Senate Energy Alternative and renewable resources Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Infrastructure development Rural conditions and development

A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to develop an implementation strategy to promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities.

Introduced: May 6, 2015 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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May 14, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-65.
May 6, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 6, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Energy to develop an implementation strategy to promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities, particularly communities exposed to extreme weather conditions and high costs of energy, including electricity, space heating and cooling, and transportation.

A hybrid micro-grid system is a stand-alone electrical system composed of conventional generation and at least one alternative energy resource.

Mandatory considerations in developing the strategy include:

  • the potential for renewable resources, including wind, solar, and hydropower, to be integrated into a hybrid micro-grid system;
  • the capacity of the local workforce to operate, maintain, and repair a hybrid micro-grid system; and
  • the need for basic infrastructure to develop, deploy, and sustain a hybrid micro-grid system.
What's happening now May 14, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-65.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1227: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to develop an implementation strategy to promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1227/
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