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H.R. 5905 116th Congress House

Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2020

Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a demonstration initiative focused on the development of long-duration energy storage technologies, including a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a demonstration initiative focused on the development of long-duration energy storage technologies, including a joint program to be established in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2020 Introduced by: Chris Pappas Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
Energy Advanced technology and technological innovationsElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy research
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Energy storage, supplies, demandResearch administration and fundingTechnology transfer and commercialization
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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Feb 13, 2020
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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

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Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2020

This bill addresses long-term renewable energy storage technologies and systems.

Specifically, it requires the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in the Department of Energy to establish an initiative composed of demonstration projects focused on the development of long-duration energy storage technologies. The goals of the initiative include demonstrating the potential benefits of long-duration energy storage to efficient use of the electricity grid and increasing the commercial viability of long-duration energy storage technologies.

As part of the initiative, ARPA-E must establish a joint program with the Department of Defense's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program office to (1) demonstrate promising long-duration energy storage technologies at different scales; and (2) help new, innovative long-duration energy storage technologies become commercially viable.

In addition, the bill authorizes through FY2024 the Duration Addition to electricitY Storage program to develop energy storage systems that provide power to the electric grid for durations of 10 to approximately 100 hours.

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  • S 2048 Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2019
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 13, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5905: Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5905/
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