Energy

John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 2018

John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 This bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: Procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Cooperative Threat Reduction; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; Defense-Wide Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities; the Defense Inspector General; the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and the Defense Health Program. This bill also authorizes appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which are exempt from limits on discretionary spending. OCO appropriations authorized in the bill support base budget requirements as well as OCO activities. The bill authorizes the FY2019 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding military personnel; compensation and other personnel benefits; health care; acquisition policy and management; DOD organization and management; civilian personnel matters; matters relating to foreign nations; and strategic programs, cyber, and intelligence matters. Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 The bill addresses shifting threats to national security and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 The bill authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies regarding military construction for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense agencies, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program, and Guard and Reserve Forces facilities. The bill authorizes appropriations for base realignment and closure (BRAC) activities and prohibits an additional BRAC round. The bill also authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies for DOE national security programs, including the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Christopher Fall, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy, vice Cherry Ann Murray.

United States · United States Senate · 24 May 2018

Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 2018

Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish whistle-blower rights and protections for employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy.

Natural Gas Parity Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 2018

Natural Gas Parity Act This bill modifies several tax provisions and federal programs related to the sale, purchase, and use of natural gas. The bill modifies tax provisions related to natural gas to extend the alternative fuels tax credit, modify the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail to add a partial exclusion for alternative fuel trucks, add a new tax credit for new natural gas motor vehicles, extend and increase the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit, and establish a liquefied natural gas equivalent for the purposes of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate. The bill modifies several federal programs and requirements to specify minimum federal acquisition requirements for natural gas and alternative fuel vehicles; authorize the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct specified research, development, and demonstration activities regarding natural gas vehicles; authorize DOE to award natural gas vehicle deployment grants under the Clean Cities program; and require specified funds provided for under certain settlement agreements for alleged violations of environmental laws to be used for alternative fuel vehicle deployment grants.

Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 2018

Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act This bill rescinds approximately $15 billion in budget authority over 2018-2028 that was proposed to be rescinded by the President under procedures included in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. (A rescission is legislation enacted by Congress that cancels the availability of previously enacted budget authority before the authority would otherwise expire. Under current law, the President may propose rescissions to Congress, which must be enacted into law to take effect. Congress may rescind all, part, or none of the amounts proposed by the President. If Congress does not pass rescission legislation within 45 days of continuous session of Congress, the President must make the funds available.) The bill rescinds budget authority from specified programs and accounts within: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, the Department of State, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the U.S. Agency for International Development. the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Railroad Retirement Board.

NIMBLE Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 2018

National Innovation Modernization by Laboratory Empowerment Act or the NIMBLE Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to delegate signature authority to the nonmilitary national laboratories for certain agreements. Activity under such an agreement must have a total cost of less than $1 million (including the contributions of the national laboratory and the cost share of the contractor). Agreements must fall within the scope of: a strategic plan for the laboratory that has been approved by DOE, or the most recent congressionally approved budget for DOE activities that are to be carried out by the laboratory.

ARPA-E Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 2018

ARPA-E Act of 2018 This bill amends the America COMPETES Act to require the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in the Department of Energy (DOE) to overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of transformative science and technology solutions to address energy, environmental, economic, and national security challenges. (Currently, ARPA-E must overcome barriers in the development of energy technologies.) The bill expands the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy technologies that: provide transformative solutions to improve management of radioactive waste, improve the efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of energy production, and address other challenges within the mission of DOE. The bill expands the responsibility of ARPA-E to accelerate novel early-stage research to include nonenergy research. ARPA-E must: include a strategic vision roadmap in each annual report on energy technology projects or advanced technology projects, and ensure that it does not fund an advanced technology project unless the prospective grantee has demonstrated that it has sufficiently attempted to secure private financing or that such project is not independently commercially viable. Specified categories of proprietary information collected by ARPA-E from award recipients shall be considered privileged and confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 2018

Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018 This bill authorizes various scientific research activities, programs, and initiatives in the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill states that the mission of DOE's Office of Science shall be the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities, and major scientific tools to transform the understanding of nature and to advance energy, economic, and national security. The bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Science's basic energy sciences program, construction and operation of user facilities, Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, and Science Laboratories Infrastructure Program. DOE shall provide for specified upgrades to or construction of basic energy sciences research infrastructure. DOE shall carry out a Solar Fuels Research Initiative and a Electricity Storage Research Initiative. The Office of Science shall: carry out specified research programs; ensure the access of U.S. researchers to the most advanced accelerator facilities and research capabilities in the world, including the Large Hadron Collider; and assess the potential of fusion energy projects supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.

Energizing American Shipbuilding Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 2018

Energizing American Shipbuilding Act This bill amends (1) the Natural Gas Act to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws, and (2) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to direct the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws. DOE and the President may waive these requirements under specified circumstances.

Energizing American Shipbuilding Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 2018

Energizing American Shipbuilding Act This bill amends (1) the Natural Gas Act to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws, and (2) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to direct the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws. DOE and the President may waive these requirements under specified circumstances.

BAN Oil Exports Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 2018

Block All New Oil Exports Act or the BAN Oil Exports Act This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the President to ban the exportation of crude oil and natural gas from the United States. The President may provide an exemption to the requirement in specified circumstances.

Education and Energy Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 2018

Education and Energy Act of 2018 This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require excess revenue from new mineral and geothermal leases to be provided to the states in which the revenue is generated to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12 and to supplement public support of institutions of higher education. The bill applies to revenue from new leases that are in excess of the Congressional Budget Office's estimated revenue for the leases in the prior fiscal year.

Promoting Small Business Innovation through Partnerships with National Labs Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 2018

Promoting Small Business Innovation through Partnerships with National Labs Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a program to provide qualified small business concerns with vouchers that may be used at National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities for activities such as research and development.

Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 2018

Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2018 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) require the labels of fuel pumps that dispense E15 fuel (fuel that contains 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline) to include additional details, such as warning information; and (2) implement a public education campaign concerning the risks associated with the improper use of E15 fuel in vehicles, engines, and equipment, such as boats, lawnmowers, and snowmobiles.

Promoting Small Business Innovation through Partnerships with National Labs Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 2018

Promoting Small Business Innovation through Partnerships with National Labs Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a program to provide qualified small business concerns with vouchers that may be used at National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities for activities such as research and development. It also authorizes the Department of the Treasury to locate and recover unclaimed U.S. government assets on behalf of any executive, judicial, or legislative agency.

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2018

This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend for up to six years the time period during which construction must commence on the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project located in Riverside County, California. Additionally, FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.

Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 2018

Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2018 This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expand research, development, and demonstration for (1) carbon capture technologies for power plants, including technologies for coal and natural gas; (2) carbon storage; (3) carbon utilization; (4) advanced energy systems to improve the efficiency and reliability of, and to reduce emissions from, fossil fuel power generation; (5) rare earth elements; (6) methane hydrate; (7) carbon dioxide removal; and (8) methane leak detection and mitigation. The bill also directs the Department of Energy to convene an interagency task force to assess the potential for a national system of carbon dioxide pipelines.

Farm to Food Bank Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 2018

Farm to Food Bank Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to allocate funding to states to support the establishment and administration of farm to food bank programs. A "farm to food bank program" is a program under which agricultural producers donate food products to a food bank, an association of food banks, or a food assistance network for free distribution to individuals in need. The bill also amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to establish a procedure under which an insured crop that is donated by a producer does not qualify as a produced crop under a crop insurance claim. USDA must coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study to evaluate and determine methods of measuring food waste, standards for the volume of food waste, and causal factors for food waste.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019

United States · United States House of Representatives · 9 May 2018

BUILD ACT OF 2018; UNITED STATES-ISRAEL SECURITY ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018; HACK YOUR STATE DEPARTMENT ACT; ENERGY DIPLOMACY ACT OF 2018; INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2018; AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER AUTHORITIES ACT OF 2018

United States · United States House of Representatives · 9 May 2018

CSA OPPORTUNITY Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 2018

Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty of Reasons to Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act This bill requires that (1) the value of a qualified tuition program be excluded for purposes of a means test under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program or the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits program; and (2) the value of a child's savings account be excluded for purposes of a means test under the TANF program, the SSI benefits program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or the low-income home-energy-assistance program.

Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 2018

Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act This bill rescinds approximately $15 billion in budget authority over 2018-2028 that was proposed to be rescinded by the President under procedures included in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. (A rescission is legislation enacted by Congress that cancels the availability of previously enacted budget authority before the authority would otherwise expire. Under current law, the President may propose rescissions to Congress, which must be enacted into law to take effect. Congress may rescind all, part, or none of the amounts proposed by the President. If Congress does not pass rescission legislation within 45 days of continuous session of Congress, the President must make the funds available.) The bill rescinds budget authority from specified programs and accounts within: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, the Department of State, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Railroad Retirement Board.

Fossil Energy Utilization, Enhancement, and Leadership Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 2018

Fossil Energy Utilization, Enhancement, and Leadership Act of 2018 This bill addresses carbon capture, utilization, and storage, including by requiring the Department of Energy to: establish a program to develop technologies that will significantly improve the efficiency, effectiveness, costs, and environmental performance of coal use; implement a research, development, and demonstration carbon utilization program; assess opportunities relating to commercializing carbon dioxide; convene an interagency task force to assess the potential for a national system of carbon dioxide pipelines; and carry out a program to develop advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal.

Jobs, Not Waste Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2018

Jobs, Not Waste Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.)

Community Wood Energy Innovation Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2018

Community Wood Energy Innovation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and modify the Forest Service Community Wood Energy Program. Under current law, the program provides grants for: (1) state and local governments to develop community wood energy plans or acquire or upgrade community wood energy systems, and (2) for biomass consumer cooperatives. The bill makes private entities eligible for grants and modifies the purposes for which the grants may be used. The grants may be used to install a community wood energy system or to build an innovative wood product facility in an area in which the market for low-value, low-quality wood used by the community wood energy system or innovative wood product facility has declined.

A bill to exempt State and county payments under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 from sequestration.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2018

This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt from sequestration payments to states under provisions of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 that require certain revenues from oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico to be disbursed to Gulf producing states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) and coastal political subdivisions of the states. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)

UPDATE PURPA Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2018

Updating Purchase Obligations to Deploy Affordable Resources to Energy Markets Under PURPA Act or the UPDATE PURPA Act This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to modify the mandatory purchase and sale requirements for electric utility companies.

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2018

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the new source review process (requiring stationary sources of air pollution to get approval before construction or modification).

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019

United States · United States Senate · 25 April 2018

BEST Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018

Better Energy Storage Technology Act of 2018 or the BEST Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish new goals for its energy storage program and enter into agreements to carry out at least three grid-scale energy storage demonstration projects. (The energy storage program supports the ability of the United States to remain globally competitive in energy storage systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution.)

National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018

National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Energy to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the national academies must study and evaluate net metering. Net metering allows consumers who generate some or all of their own electricity to use that electricity anytime, instead of when it is generated.

National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018

National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Energy to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the national academies must study and evaluate net metering. Net metering allows consumers who generate some or all of their own electricity to use that electricity anytime, instead of when it is generated.

Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 23 April 2018

Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds must be deposited into the Clean Energy Victory Bonds Trust Fund and be used to carry activities of the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

ENERGY-RELATED CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN REMOTE AND RURAL AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES

United States · United States Senate · 19 April 2018

Clean Coasts Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 2018

Clean Coasts Act This bill provides statutory authority for regulations implemented by the Department of the Interior regarding safety standards for (1) oil and gas and sulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, and (2) oil spill response requirements for facilities located seaward of the coast line.

[H.A.S.C. No. 115-105] Fiscal Year 2019 Energy, Installation and Environment Budget Request

United States · United States House of Representatives · 18 April 2018

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019

United States · United States Senate · 18 April 2018

Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 2018

Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2018 This bill requires the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration to include in monthly billing statements sent to each customer estimates of the customer's share of such administration's direct and indirect costs for compliance with any relevant federal environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife. Each administration must report each year on: (1) estimates of its total direct and indirect compliance costs, and (2) sources of replacement power.

DOE National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 2018

DOE National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the DOE National Lab Jobs ACCESS Program to provide grants for technical skills-based preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs that provide employer-driven or recognized postsecondary credentials during the five-year grant period.

OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE FY 2019 BUDGET

United States · United States House of Representatives · 17 April 2018

Energy Diplomacy Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2018

Energy Diplomacy Act of 2018 This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the establishment in the Department of State of an Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is amended to eliminate the State Department position of Coordinator for International Energy Affairs.

Energy Reliability Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2018

Energy Reliability Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit through 2022 for a portion of the expenses for the operation or maintenance of a coal-powered electric generation unit, excluding expenses for coal. The credit applies to taxpayers who own or lease an electric generation unit that: (1) uses coal to produce at least 75% of the electricity produced by the unit, and (2) has constructed and installed emissions controls pursuant to specified Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations or any other applicable federal emissions control requirements that are equal to or more stringent than the EPA regulations. Taxpayers may transfer the credit to an eligible project partner. An "eligible project partner" is a person who: is responsible for operating, maintaining, or repairing the unit; participates in the provision, including transportation, of coal or other materials and supplies to the unit; provides financing for the construction, expansion, repair, or operation of the unit; or leases the unit. If a unit claims a credit under this bill, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) must require the applicable reliability coordinator to conduct an assessment analyzing the reliability and resilience attributes offered by the unit to the regional grid in which it is located. FERC must submit to Congress: (1) the results of the assessments, and (2) a recommendation as to whether the credit should be extended after 2022.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that electricity markets do not appropriately value the reliability and resilience attributes of baseload power generation serving the bulk power system.

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2018

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should take action to ensure that the electricity markets fully recognize the reliability and resilience benefits of coal-fired and nuclear baseload power generation resources serving the bulk power system.

Electricity Reliability and Fuel Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 April 2018

Electricity Reliability and Fuel Security Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit through 2022 for a portion of the expenses for the operation or maintenance of a coal-powered electric generation unit, excluding expenses for coal. The credit applies to taxpayers who own or lease an electric generation unit that uses coal to produce at least 75% of the electricity produced by the unit. Taxpayers and certain public entities may transfer the credit to an eligible project partner. An "eligible project partner" is a person who: is responsible for operating, maintaining, or repairing the unit; participates in the provision, including transportation, of coal or other materials and supplies to the unit; provides financing for the construction, expansion, repair, or operation of the unit; or leases the unit.

THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET

United States · United States House of Representatives · 12 April 2018

Promoting Hydropower Development and Jobs Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 2018

Promoting Hydropower Development and Jobs Act This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish an expedited process for issuing and amending licenses and preliminary permits for qualifying hydropower facilities that will be associated with existing nonpowered dams. In establishing the expedited process, FERC shall convene an interagency task force with federal and state agencies and Indian tribes to coordinate the regulatory process associated with the authorizations required to construct and operate a qualifying facility. FERC must assess the safety of existing nonfederal dams and other nonfederal structures related to a qualifying facility before licensing the facility. FERC must coordinate with the Department of the Army, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Agriculture to jointly develop a list of existing nonpowered federal dams that have the greatest potential for nonfederal hydropower development. Licensees of a qualifying facility are not required to pay an annual charge for administrative expenses until construction commences.

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019

United States · United States Senate · 11 April 2018

Energy Infrastructure Demand Response Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 2018

Energy Infrastructure Demand Response Act of 2018 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.

[H.A.S.C. No. 115-93] Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request For Nuclear Forces and Atomic Energy Defense Activities

United States · United States House of Representatives · 22 March 2018

Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 2018

Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to carry out a grant program for establishing consortia to enhance U.S. economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic research and commercial application of clean technologies and advanced manufacturing processes. Clean technology means technologies, production processes, or methodologies that: produce energy from renewable energy sources; transmit, distribute, or store energy more efficiently; enhance energy efficiency for buildings and industry; enable the development of a Smart Grid (an evolving electric power network that utilizes new information technology systems, including those that enable customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods); produce an advanced or sustainable material with energy or energy efficiency applications; improve energy efficiency for transportation; or enhance water security through improved water management, conservation, distribution, or end use applications.