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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 1256 (Introduced in Senate) — To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assis... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Definitions

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In this Act: The term energy storage system means a system or strategy that improves the ability to shift the dispatch of energy in time, across multiple timescales. The term islanding means a distributed generator or energy storage device continuing to power a location in the absence of electric power from the primary source. The term loan has the meaning given the term direct loan in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661a ). The term microgrid means an integrated energy system consisting of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources, including generators and energy storage devices, within clearly defined electrical boundaries that— acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid; and can connect and disconnect from the grid to operate in both grid-connected mode and island mode.
The term renewable energy source includes— biomass; geothermal energy; hydropower; landfill gas; municipal solid waste; ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal) energy; organic waste; photosynthetic processes; photovoltaic energy; solar energy; and wind. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
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