Sec. 5301. Energy storage
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The United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17231 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(l)through
(p)as subsections
(p)through (t), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(k)the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a research and development program for energy storage systems, components, and materials across multiple program offices of the Department. In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— coordinate across all relevant program offices throughout the Department, including the Office of Electricity, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, the Office of Science, and the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response; adopt long-term cost, performance, and demonstration targets for different types of energy storage systems and for use in a variety of regions, including rural areas; incorporate considerations of sustainability, sourcing, recycling, reuse, and disposal of materials, including critical elements, in the design of energy storage systems; identify energy storage duration needs; analyze the need for various types of energy storage to improve electric grid resilience and reliability; and support research and development of advanced manufacturing technologies that have the potential to improve United States competitiveness in energy storage manufacturing. No later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop a 5-year strategic plan identifying research, development, demonstration, and commercial application goals for the program in accordance with this section. The Secretary shall submit this plan to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The strategic plan submitted under subparagraph
(A)shall— identify programs at the Department related to energy storage systems that support the research and development activities described in paragraph (4), and the demonstration projects under subsection (m); and include timelines for the accomplishment of goals developed under the plan. Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an updated version of the plan under subparagraph (A). In carrying out the program established in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall focus on developing— energy storage systems that can store energy and deliver stored energy for a minimum of 6 hours in duration to balance electricity needs over the course of a single day; long-duration energy storage systems that can store energy and deliver stored energy for 10 to 100 hours in duration; and energy storage systems that can store energy and deliver stored energy over several months and address seasonal scale variations in supply and demand. The Secretary shall support the standardized testing and validation of energy storage systems under the program through collaboration with 1 or more National Laboratories, including the development of methodologies to independently validate energy storage technologies by— performance of energy storage systems on the electric grid, including— when appropriate, testing of application-driven charge and discharge protocols; evaluation of power capacity and energy output; degradation of the energy storage systems from cycling and aging; safety; and reliability testing under grid duty cycles; and prediction of lifetime metrics. In carrying out the program established in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate with— programs and offices that aim to increase domestic manufacturing and production of energy storage systems, such as those within the Department and within the National Institute of Standards and Technology; other Federal agencies that are carrying out initiatives to increase energy reliability through the development of energy storage systems, including the Department of Defense; and other stakeholders working to advance the development of commercially viable energy storage systems. The Secretary shall provide technical assistance for commercial application of energy storage technologies to eligible entities. Technical assistance provided under this paragraph— may include assistance with— assessment of relevant technical and geographic characteristics; interconnection of electricity storage systems with the electric grid; and engineering design; and may not include assistance relating to modification of Federal, State, or local regulations or policies with respect to energy storage systems. The Secretary shall seek applications for technical assistance under the program— on a competitive basis; and on a periodic basis, but not less frequently than once every 12 months. In selecting eligible entities for technical assistance for commercial applications, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities with projects that have the greatest potential for— strengthening the reliability and resilience of the electric grid to the impact of extreme weather events, power grid failures, and interruptions in supply of electricity; reducing the cost of energy storage systems; or facilitating the use of net zero emission energy resources. In this subsection (except in paragraph (9)), the term program means the research and development program established under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall establish a technical assistance grant program (referred to in this subsection as the program ) to award grants to eligible entities so that entities may seek technical assistance outside of the Department of Energy to identify, evaluate, plan, design, and develop processes to procure energy storage systems. Grants for technical assistance may be used to obtain technical assistance with one or more of the following activities relating to energy storage systems: Identification of opportunities to use energy storage systems. Assessment of technical and economic characteristics. Utility interconnection. Permitting and siting issues. Business planning and financial analysis. Engineering design. Carrying out initial assessment to identify net system benefits of using energy storage systems. Obtaining guidance relating to methods to assess energy storage in long-term resource planning and resource procurement. Carrying out studies to assess the cost-benefit ratio of energy storage systems. Obtaining guidance on complying with state and local regulatory technical standards, including siting and permitting standards. The grants for technical assistance described in subparagraph
(A)shall not be used for assistance relating to modification of Federal, State, or local regulations or policies relating to energy storage systems. An eligible entity desiring grants for technical assistance under the program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall seek applications for technical assistance grants under the program— on a competitive basis; and on a periodic basis, but not less frequently than once every 12 months. In selecting eligible entities for grants under the program, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities with projects that have the greatest potential for— strengthening the reliability of energy infrastructure and the resilience of energy infrastructure to the effects of extreme weather events, power grid failures, and interruptions in supply of power; reducing the cost of energy storage systems; facilitating the use of renewable energy resources; minimizing environmental impact, including regulated air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions; improving the feasibility of microgrids or island-mode operation, particularly in rural areas, including rural areas with high energy costs; and maximizing local job creation. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, by rule, establish procedures for carrying out the program. Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary establishes procedures for the program under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall issue grants under this subsection. The Secretary shall submit to Congress and make available to the public— not less frequently than once every 2 years, a report describing the performance of the program under this subsection, including a synthesis and analysis of any information the Secretary requires grant recipients to provide to the Secretary as a condition of receiving a grant; and on termination of the program under this subsection, an assessment of the success of, and education provided by, the measures carried out by eligible entities under the program. The Secretary shall hold one or more workshops during each of calendar years 2021 and 2023 to facilitate the sharing, across the Department of Energy, the States, local and Tribal governments, industry, and the academic research community, of research developments and new technical knowledge gained in carrying out this subsection. . The United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17231 ), as amended, is further amended by inserting after subsection (l), as added by subsection (a), the following: The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program for the demonstration of energy storage systems, as identified by the Secretary, that use either— a single system; or aggregations of multiple systems. In selecting eligible entities to receive a grant under this section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable— ensure regional diversity among eligible entities that receive the grants, including participation by rural States and small States; ensure that specific projects selected for grants— expand on the existing technology demonstration programs of the Department of Energy; and are designed to achieve one or more of the objectives described in paragraph (3); give consideration to proposals from eligible entities for securing energy storage through competitive procurement or contract for service; and prioritize projects that leverage matching funds from non-Federal sources. Each demonstration project selected for a grant under paragraph
(1)shall include one or more of the following objectives: To improve the security of critical infrastructure and emergency response systems. To improve the reliability of the transmission and distribution system, particularly in rural areas, including high energy cost rural areas. To optimize transmission or distribution system operation and power quality to defer or avoid costs of replacing or upgrading electric grid infrastructure, including transformers and substations. To supply energy at peak periods of demand on the electric grid or during periods of significant variation of electric grid supply or demand. To reduce peak loads of homes and businesses, particularly to defer or avoid investments in new electric grid capacity. To advance power conversion systems to make the systems smarter, more efficient, able to communicate with other inverters, and able to control voltage. To provide ancillary services for grid stability and management. To integrate one or more energy resources, including renewable energy resources, at the source or away from the source. To increase the feasibility of microgrids or island-mode operation. To enable the use of stored energy in forms other than electricity to support the natural gas system and other industrial processes. Any eligible entity that receives a grant under paragraph
(1)may only use the grant to fund programs relating to the demonstration of energy storage systems connected to the electric grid, or that provides bi-directional energy storage capable of providing back-up energy in the event of grid outages, including energy storage systems sited behind a customer revenue meter. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall require cost sharing under this section in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16352 ). The United States shall hold no equity or other ownership interest in an energy storage system for which a grant is provided under paragraph (1). Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall adopt rules and procedures for carrying out the grant program under subsection (m). Not later than 1 year after the date on which the rules and procedures under paragraph
(A)are established, the Secretary shall award the initial grants provided under this section. The Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available— not less frequently than once every 2 years for the duration of the grant program under subsection (m), a report describing the performance of the grant program, including a synthesis and analysis of any information the Secretary requires grant recipients to provide to the Secretary as a condition of receiving a grant; and on termination of the grant program under subsection (m), an assessment of the success of, and education provided by, the measures carried out by grant recipients under the grant program. In this subsection, the term program means the demonstration program established under paragraph (1). . The United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17231 ) is amended, in subsection
(t)(as redesignated by subsection (a)(1))— in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; ; and by adding at the end the following: the research and development program for energy storage systems under subsection (l)— $65,100,000 for fiscal year 2021; $68,355,000 for fiscal year 2022; $71,773,000 for fiscal year 2023; $75,362,000 for fiscal year 2024; and $79,130,000 for fiscal year 2025; and the demonstration program for energy storage systems under subsection (m), $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. .
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