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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1041
To direct the Secretary of Energy to develop and implement a strategy
for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of
distributed power hybrid energy systems, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2003
Mr. Udall of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Science
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Energy to develop and implement a strategy
for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of
distributed power hybrid energy systems, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Distributed Power Hybrid Energy
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Renewable energy resources have the potential to help
diversify our Nation's energy portfolio with few adverse
environmental effects. By their very nature, renewable
resources are distributed. Our ability to cost effectively take
advantage of our renewable, indigenous resources can be greatly
advanced through systems that minimize the intermittency of
these resources through distributed power hybrid systems.
(2) Distributed power sources configured as distributed
power hybrid systems can maximize benefits to the energy
consumer. The primary benefits of distributed power hybrid
systems are that they can--
(A) shelter consumers from temporary energy price
volatility created by supply and demand mismatches;
(B) increase the reliability of energy supply,
thereby avoiding significant costs associated with
power outages;
(C) provide a cost-effective means to minimize the
impact of intermittent resources, thereby expanding the
Nation's energy supply reserve;
(D) decrease environmental impacts of energy
supply; and
(E) be tailored to address significant local
differences in power and economic development needs and
resource availability that exist throughout the United
States.
(3) Realizing these benefits will require a concerted and
integrated effort that focuses on removing market barriers to
the adoption of distributed power hybrid systems by--
(A) providing tools that enable States and regions
to assess their indigenous renewable energy resources;
(B) developing the technological foundation that
enables designing, testing, certifying, and operating
distributed power hybrid systems; and
(C) providing the policy framework that reduces
such barriers, including making net metering available
on a broader scale to enable consumers to reap the full
value of these systems, thereby lowering their overall
energy bill.
(4) While many of the individual distributed power hybrid
systems components are either available or under development in
existing private and public sector programs, the capabilities
to integrate these components into workable distributed power
hybrid systems that maximize benefits to consumers in a safe
manner are deficient and not coherently being addressed.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``distributed power hybrid system'' means a
system using 2 or more distributed power sources, operated
together with associated supporting equipment, including
storage equipment, and software necessary to provide electric
power to the grid or on site; and
(2) the term ``distributed power source'' means an
independent electric energy source of usually 10 megawatts or
less located close to a residential, commercial, or industrial
load center, including--
(A) reciprocating engines;
(B) turbines;
(C) microturbines;
(D) fuel cells;
(E) solar electric systems;
(F) wind energy systems;
(G) biomass power systems;
(H) geothermal power systems; or
(I) electrical components of cogeneration systems.
SEC. 4. STRATEGY.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall develop and
transmit to the Congress a distributed power hybrid systems strategy
showing--
(1) opportunities and priorities that might best be met
with distributed power hybrid systems configurations;
(2) what barriers exist to the use of distributed power
hybrid systems;
(3) what technology gaps need to be closed; and
(4) what system integration tools are needed to plan,
design, build, and operate distributed power hybrid systems for
maximum benefits.
(b) Elements.--The strategy may provide for development of--
(1) system integration tools for planning, designing,
building, and operating economical, safe, and clean distributed
power hybrid systems, including databases, computer models,
software, and sensors, controls, and other integrating
hardware;
(2) tests of distributed power hybrid systems, including
field tests with industry and cost-shared demonstrations of
distributed power hybrid systems power parks and microgrids, to
validate integrated performance and to give consumers,
policymakers, and industry the confidence that distributed
power hybrid systems work reliably, safely, and cleanly;
(3) special design tools that can characterize the benefits
and values of distributed power hybrid systems for consumers
and enable virtual prototyping of distributed power hybrid
systems to reduce testing needs and the time required to get
the systems into the marketplace;
(4) data to characterize grid operations, including
interconnection requirements; and
(5) precise resource assessment tools to map local
resources for distributed power hybrid systems.
(c) Implementation and Integration.--The Secretary of Energy shall
implement the strategy transmitted under subsection (a), and activities
pursuant to the strategy shall be integrated with other activities of
the Department's Office of Distributed Energy Resources.
SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the
Congress a report on the use of, and experience with, distributed power
hybrid systems in the United States, and the research and development
issues remaining to ensure the successful application of distributed
power hybrid systems.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy
for carrying out this Act--
(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(3) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(5) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
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