To amend the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish new goals for the Department of Energy relating to energy storage and to carry out certain demonstration projects relating to energy storage.
USA115th CongressHR-5610| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Stephen Knight
Republican Representative
California
Cosponsors (21)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Ken Calvert (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Mimi Walters (Republican)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)
Energy Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Better Energy Storage Technology Act of 2018 or the BEST Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish new goals for its energy storage program and enter into agreements to carry out at least three grid-scale energy storage demonstration projects. (The energy storage program supports the ability of the United States to remain globally competitive in energy storage systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution.)
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Latest Companion Bill Action
S 115-1455Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-493.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Energy
Electric power generation and transmissionEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandPublic-private cooperationPublic utilities and utility ratesResearch and developmentTechnology transfer and commercialization
To amend the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish new goals for the Department of Energy relating to energy storage and to carry out certain demonstration projects relating to energy storage.
USA115th CongressHR-5610| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Better Energy Storage Technology Act of 2018 or the BEST Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish new goals for its energy storage program and enter into agreements to carry out at least three grid-scale energy storage demonstration projects. (The energy storage program supports the ability of the United States to remain globally competitive in energy storage systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution.)
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Latest Companion Bill Action
S 115-1455Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-493.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Stephen Knight
Republican Representative
California
Cosponsors (21)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Ken Calvert (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Mimi Walters (Republican)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)
Energy Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Energy
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Electric power generation and transmissionEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandPublic-private cooperationPublic utilities and utility ratesResearch and developmentTechnology transfer and commercialization