US Congress Senate Bill 1741 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on June 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-07-09 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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. DOE must develop cost targets (e.g., technology costs, installation costs, balance of services costs, and soft costs) for energy storage across all types of energy storage technology.

Reducing the Cost of Energy Storage Act of 2019

Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]

Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-09	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
2019-06-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3258-3259)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1741/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1741/BILLS-116s1741is.pdf