S.Amdt. 1426
What it does: 3 changes: rewrites 2 provisions, inserts text
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-PA)What it changes
3 changes to S. 2657
Change 1: Rewrites section 2212(a)(1)
ReplacesRemoves section 2212(a)(1).
Inserted: (1) Hybrid micro-grid system.--The term "hybrid micro-grid system" means a micro-grid system that--
Inserted: (A) comprises generation from both conventional and renewable energy resources; and
Inserted: (B) may use grid-scale energy storage.
Original wording
In section 2212(a), strike paragraph (1) and insert the following:
Change 2: Rewrites section 2212(a)(3)
ReplacesRemoves section 2212(a)(3).
Inserted: (3) Micro-grid system.--The term "micro-grid system" means a localized grid that operates autonomously, regardless of whether the grid can operate in connection with another grid.
Original wording
In section 2212(a), strike paragraph (3) and insert the following:
Change 3: Inserts new text at the end of section 2212
InsertsInserted: (e) Municipal Micro-grid Systems.--
Inserted: (1) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the benefits of, and barriers to, implementing resilient micro-grid systems that are--
Inserted: (A)(i) owned or operated by isolated communities or municipal governments; or
Inserted: (ii) operated on behalf of municipal governments; and
Inserted: (B) designed to maximize the use of--
Inserted: (i) energy-generation facilities owned or operated by isolated communities; or
Inserted: (ii) municipal energy-generation facilities.
Inserted: (2) Grants to overcome barriers.--The Secretary shall award grants of not more than $500,000 to not fewer than 10 municipal governments or isolated communities each year to assist those municipal governments and isolated communities in overcoming the barriers identified in the report under paragraph (1).
Original wording
In section 2212, add at the end the following:
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As printed
SA 1426. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In section 2212(a), strike paragraph (1) and insert the following:
(1) Hybrid micro-grid system.--The term “hybrid micro-grid system” means a micro-grid system that--
(A) comprises generation from both conventional and renewable energy resources; and
(B) may use grid-scale energy storage.
In section 2212(a), strike paragraph (3) and insert the following:
(3) Micro-grid system.--The term “micro-grid system” means a localized grid that operates autonomously, regardless of whether the grid can operate in connection with another grid.
In section 2212, add at the end the following:
(e) Municipal Micro-grid Systems.--
(1) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the benefits of, and barriers to, implementing resilient micro-grid systems that are--
(A)(i) owned or operated by isolated communities or municipal governments; or
(ii) operated on behalf of municipal governments; and
(B) designed to maximize the use of--
(i) energy-generation facilities owned or operated by isolated communities; or
(ii) municipal energy-generation facilities.
(2) Grants to overcome barriers.--The Secretary shall award grants of not more than $500,000 to not fewer than 10 municipal governments or isolated communities each year to assist those municipal governments and isolated communities in overcoming the barriers identified in the report under paragraph (1).
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Senate amendment submitted
March 3, 2020