US Congress Senate Bill 1207 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-05-14 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Next Generation Electric Systems Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grants program for eligible partnerships to develop and implement projects related to achieving the transformation of the future electric grid by the year 2030 using a comprehensive approach to electric system design and architecture. Eligible partnerships may include any institution of higher education, National Laboratory, representative of a state or local government, representative of an Indian tribe, federal power marketing administration, industry expert, or nonprofit industry trade association, but must include at least one electric utility (either investor-owned or publicly owned), technology provider, rural electric cooperative, Regional Transmission Organization, or Independent System Operator. DOE must, when selecting eligible partnerships to receive grants, give priority to those proposing projects for which a cost-share is to be provided.

Next Generation Electric Systems Act

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-14	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
2015-05-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1207/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1207/BILLS-114s1207is.pdf