Sec. 7. DOE STUDY OF PUMPED STORAGE AND POTENTIAL HYDROPOWER FROM CONDUITS

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## SEC. 7 DOE STUDY OF PUMPED STORAGE AND POTENTIAL HYDROPOWER FROM CONDUITS ###

(a)In General The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study— ####

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(A)of the technical flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced commercially available technology; and #####

(B)of the technical potential of existing pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to provide grid reliability benefits; and ####

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(A)to identify the range of opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by the Secretary) in the United States; and #####

(B)through case studies, to assess amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower projects. ###

(b)Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.