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Consumer Access to Grid Information Act of 2020

Introduced: January 16, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jan 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Jan 16, 2020
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Consumer Access to Grid Information Act of 2020

This bill requires the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy to establish a grant program for the creation of a cellular phone application (app). The app must allow the public to monitor power grids, including by enabling the public to view the demand and capacity of the energy grid, the types of energy sources that are serving the grid, and regional energy prices.

What's happening now January 16, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Jan 16, 2020
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 16, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5649: Consumer Access to Grid Information Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5649/
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"H.R. 5649: Consumer Access to Grid Information Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5649/.
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H.R. 5649, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5649/.
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