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Energy Infrastructure Demand Response Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 14, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a natural gas demand response pilot program that uses the latest demand response technology from the energy sector for natural gas to (1) reduce the cost of energy for consumers, (2) reduce market price volatility, (3) increase reliability of the energy system, and (4) achieve reductions in air emissions and other benefits.

What's happening now February 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 487: Energy Infrastructure Demand Response Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-487/
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"S. 487: Energy Infrastructure Demand Response Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-487/.
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S. 487, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-487/.
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