Sec. 327. Long-duration demonstration initiative and joint program
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Not later than January 15, 2021, the Director of the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program of the Department of Defense (hereinafter in this section referred to as the Director ) may establish a demonstration initiative composed of demonstration projects focused on the development of long-duration energy storage technologies. To the maximum extent practicable, in selecting demonstration projects to participate in the demonstration initiative under subsection (a), the Director may— ensure a range of technology types; ensure regional diversity among projects; and consider bulk power level, distribution power level, behind-the-meter, microgrid (grid-connected or islanded mode), and off-grid applications.
As part of the demonstration initiative under subsection (a), the Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, may establish within the Department of Defense a joint program to carry out projects— to demonstrate promising long-duration energy storage technologies at different scales to promote energy resiliency; and to help new, innovative long-duration energy storage technologies become commercially viable. Not later than 200 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Energy to administer the joint program.
In carrying out the joint program, the Director and the Secretary of Energy may— use existing test-bed infrastructure at— installations of the Department of Defense; and facilities of the Department of Energy; and develop new infrastructure for identified projects, if appropriate. The Director and the Secretary of Energy may develop goals and metrics for technological progress under the joint program consistent with energy resilience and energy security policies. To the maximum extent practicable, in selecting projects to participate in the joint program, the Director and the Secretary of Energy may— ensure that projects are carried out under conditions that represent a variety of environments with different physical conditions and market constraints; and ensure an appropriate balance of— larger, operationally-scaled projects, adapting commercially-proven technology that meets military service defined requirements; and smaller, lower-cost projects.
In carrying out the joint program, the Director and the Secretary of Energy may give priority to demonstration projects that— make available to the public project information that will accelerate deployment of long-duration energy storage technologies that promote energy resiliency; and will be carried out as field demonstrations fully integrated into the installation grid at an operational scale.