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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 4447 (Engrossed in House) — To establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program. · Sec. 5104

Sec. 5104. Advanced energy and grid efficiency studies and report

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The Secretary, in coordination with the Commission, shall carry out a study of the costs and benefits to consumers of updating power system planning, modeling, and operational practices, including reliability-related planning, and energy market participation rules on advanced energy technologies and resources, including distributed energy technologies and resources, such as— energy storage technologies; energy efficiency and transmission efficiency technologies; distributed solar and wind energy generation; fuel cells; smart thermostats and smart building technologies; demand response technologies, including natural gas demand response technologies; advanced metering technologies; electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging infrastructure; any aggregation of the distributed energy technologies and resources described in subparagraph
(A)or (C); and any other advanced energy technologies, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary, in coordination with the Commission, shall carry out a study of the barriers and opportunities for advanced energy technologies that provide increased, more efficient, or more effective delivery over the existing transmission network. The study under subparagraph
(A)shall include— an examination of— the reliability, resilience, and economic benefits of technologies such as power flow control, topology optimization, and dynamic line ratings; the costs, benefits, and challenges associated with deployment of the advanced energy technologies described in subparagraph (A); and the impact of grid efficiency improvements on wholesale and retail electricity rates; and an analysis of the role of financial and regulatory incentives in the deployment of advanced energy technologies, as determined by the Secretary. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the studies under paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of subsection (a).
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