US Congress Senate Bill 2332 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-10-24 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a program to modernize the electric grid, including by (1) developing standards to compare the storage capacity, cycle length, capabilities, and reliability of different types of electricity storage; (2) promoting the development of micro-grid systems; (3) facilitating a collaborative process to develop model grid architecture; and (4) ensuring a reliable, resilient, affordable, safe, and secure electric grid. (A micro-grid system means a stand-alone electrical system that uses grid-scale energy storage.) DOE must also establish a grant program to carry out projects related to the modernization of the electric grid, including the application of technologies to improve observability, advanced controls, and prediction of system performance on the distribution system.

Grid Modernization Act of 2019

Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]

Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-24	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
2019-10-24	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-149.
2019-09-25	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2019-07-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2332/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2332/BILLS-116s2332is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2332/BILLS-116s2332rs.pdf