Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term DER means an electric device that can produce or consume energy that is located— on the distribution system or any subsystem of the distribution system; or behind a customer meter. The term DER includes— an energy storage resource; an energy generation technology; a demand response resource; an energy efficiency resource; an electric vehicle and associated supply equipment and systems; and aggregations and integrated control systems, including virtual power plants, microgrids, and networks of microgrid cells.
The terms electric consumer and State regulatory authority have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2602 ). The term energy storage means equipment or facilities capable of absorbing energy, storing energy for a period of time, and dispatching the stored energy, that— uses mechanical, electrochemical, hydroelectric, or thermal processes, as a single facility or as an aggregation of units, throughout the electric grid, including behind the meter to store energy generated at 1 time for use at a later time; uses mechanical, electrochemical, hydroelectric, or thermal processes, as a single facility or as an aggregation of units, throughout the electric grid, including behind the meter to store energy generated from mechanical processes that would otherwise be wasted for delivery at a later time; or stores thermal energy for direct use for heating or cooling at a later time in a manner that avoids the need to use electricity at that later time.
The term light-duty consumer vehicle has the meaning given the term light-duty vehicle in section 1037.801 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). The term microgrid means a localized grid that can disconnect from the traditional grid to operate autonomously and help mitigate grid disturbances to strengthen grid resilience. The term program means the energy storage program established under section 3(a). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
The term State energy office has the meaning given the term in section 124(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15821(a) ). The term transit vehicle has the meaning given the term bus in section 1192.3 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
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