S. 1602

Introduced

BEST Act

Introduced 5/22/2019•116th Congress•Senate

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.

10/22/2019 • Senate

Summary

Better Energy Storage Technology Act or the BEST 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.

Reported to Senate • 10/22/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Energy

Congressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentTechnology transfer and commercialization