Senate - 10/22/2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255. (All Actions)
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A bill to amend the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems, and for other purposes.
Actions Overview (2)
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10/22/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 116-135.
05/22/2019
Introduced in Senate
10/22/2019 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 116-135.
05/22/2019 Introduced in Senate
All Actions (5)
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10/22/2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255. Action By: Senate
10/22/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 116-135.
09/25/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
07/09/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. Action By: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy
05/22/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3062-3063) Action By: Senate
10/22/2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
10/22/2019 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 116-135.
09/25/2019 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
07/09/2019 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
05/22/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3062-3063)
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Better Energy Storage Technology Act or theBEST Act
This bill addresses research, development, and demonstration programs relating to energy storage systems.
Among other requirements, the Department of Energy must
establish a research, development, and deployment program for energy storage systems, including distributed and transportation energy storage technologies and applications;
enter into agreements to carry out at least five demonstration projects and develop a 10-year strategic plan for energy storage systems;
establish a competitive grant program to assist certain states and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, utilities, and private energy storage companies carry out demonstration projects for pilot energy storage systems;
provide technical and planning assistance to help certain electric cooperatives, political subdivisions of states, nonprofit entities, and utilities procure energy storage systems; and
award competitive prizes for advancing the recycling of critical energy storage materials such as lithium and cobalt.
Better Energy Storage Technology Act or theBEST Act
This bill addresses research, development, and demonstration programs relating to energy storage systems.
Among other requirements, the Department of Energy must
establish a research, development, and deployment program for energy storage systems, including distributed and transportation energy storage technologies and applications;
enter into agreements to carry out at least five demonstration projects and develop a 10-year strategic plan for energy storage systems;
establish a competitive grant program to assist certain states and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, utilities, and private energy storage companies carry out demonstration projects for pilot energy storage systems;
provide technical and planning assistance to help certain electric cooperatives, political subdivisions of states, nonprofit entities, and utilities procure energy storage systems; and
award competitive prizes for advancing the recycling of critical energy storage materials such as lithium and cobalt.
Shown Here: Introduced in Senate (05/22/2019)
Better Energy Storage Technology Act or theBEST Act
This bill addresses grid-scale energy storage systems.
The bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish within its Office of Electricity a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems.
DOE must enter into agreements to carry out not more than five demonstration projects and develop a 10-year strategic plan and cost targets for grid-scale energy storage systems.
