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Reducing the Cost of Energy Storage Act of 2017

Introduced: September 27, 2017 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Dec 5, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-493.
Sep 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6188)
Sep 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reducing the Cost of Energy Storage Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to research and develop ways to reduce the cost of energy storage, including by (1) facilitating innovation in the manner in which energy storage systems are conceived, designed, manufactured, installed, and used for various energy services; and (2) identifying, addressing, and reducing market barriers that limit energy storage adoption.

As part of its research and development, DOE must pay special attention to energy storage needs and opportunities that are relatively underdeveloped and potentially transformative for the electric grid.

What's happening now December 5, 2017

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-493.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 3 Democratic 3
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Oct 4, 2017
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 27, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1876: Reducing the Cost of Energy Storage Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1876/
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