S.Amdt. 2998

SA 2998. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 43___. EFFICIENT CHARACTERIZATION AND VALUATION OF NEW
GRID SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES.

The Secretary shall--
(1) evaluate the ability of distinct grid components to
provide grid services and options for increasing the
viability of grid

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components to provide grid services, with the goal of
allowing market operators and regulators to have a more
complete understanding of the range of technologies and
strategies that can provide grid services;
(2) convene and work with stakeholders to--
(A)(i) define the characteristics of a reliable,
affordable, and environmentally sustainable electricity
system; and
(ii) create approaches for valuing the defined
characteristics;
(B) develop a framework for identifying attributes of
services provided to the grid by electricity system
components; and
(C) develop approaches for incorporating the valuation of
grid service attributes in different regulatory contexts; and
(3) not later than January 1, 2018, submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes
the findings of the Secretary with respect to the issues
evaluated under paragraphs (1) and (2).
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