Sec. 130. Prize competition for electricity-related technologies for remote communities
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In this section: The term prize means a prize awarded under the prize competition. The term prize competition means the competition established under subsection (b). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a competition to award prizes for technologies that efficiently generate or utilize electricity for use by homes, businesses, communities, or military installations that are in remote locations or are not connected to a regional or national electric grid.
In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary, in accordance with section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 ), shall develop requirements for— the prize competition process; and monitoring and verification procedures for projects selected to receive a prize. The technologies eligible to awarded a prize shall include— technologies that generate electricity and can be used without connection to the electric grid; technologies that store energy; and appliances that are highly-efficient in their use of electricity, including— lights; mobile telephone chargers; computers; fans; refrigerators; and stoves and ovens.
The Secretary shall only award a prize to a technology determined by the Secretary to— function properly; generate no net emissions, or a minimal amount of net emissions, of greenhouse gases throughout its life cycle; be affordable, reliable, durable, safe, and protective of human health and the environment; be compatible with other technologies relevant to its functioning, including those which have been or are being awarded prizes under this section; and be available for deployment at commercial-scale in every State, district, commonwealth, territory, and possession of the United States.
Entities that have been awarded a prize may publish this fact in marketing the technology that has been awarded the prize. The Secretary shall award 1 or more prizes within 2 years of the date of enactment of this section and every year thereafter.
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Prize competition for electricity-related technologies for remote communities
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