Sec. 131. Report to Congress
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In this section, the term critical technologies means the technologies identified in sections 111 through 128 of subtitles B and C of this title, including technologies related to— electric vehicles; energy efficient buildings; solar and wind energy; energy storage; nuclear power; carbon removal, utilization, and storage; electric grid modernization; and any other technologies whose deployment the Secretary may advance through the implementation of this title and the amendments made by this title.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with, as appropriate, the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, State agencies, and relevant stakeholders, shall prepare, submit to Congress, and make publicly available a report that— identifies the major risks and benefits associated with the deployment of critical technologies; recommends measures for managing the risks identified in paragraph (1); analyzes barriers to deployment of critical technologies, including— the state of existing research, development, demonstration, and deployment; a detailed identification of the foreseeable technical milestones of the research, development, demonstration, and deployment described in paragraph (A); the projected likelihood of viability at commercial scale; access to capital; adverse environmental impacts; materials challenges relating to extreme environments, including— temperature; pressure; corrosion; seasonality; and weather events; geographic barriers; and economic and other challenges particular to different regions of the United States; estimates the amount and form of any financial assistance, compensation, or incentives needed for wide-scale deployment of critical technologies; recommends additional nonregulatory strategies that could increase the deployment of critical technologies; identifies appropriate Federal agencies with capabilities to support State and local efforts towards deployment of the critical technologies; identifies all Federal financial assistance programs relevant to the deployment of the critical technologies and analyzes the extent to which such programs overlap or are duplicative; and evaluates the current architecture of regional electric grids (including international transmission connections of such grids) that together comprise the Nation’s electric grid, with respect to— potential growth in renewable energy generation, including energy generation from offshore wind; potential growth in electricity demand; retirement of existing electricity generation assets; and the range of benefits that interregional transmission provides.