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A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include energy storage as renewable energy under the Rural Energy for America Program.

USA115th CongressS-2993| Senate 
| Updated: 6/5/2018
Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include energy storage as renewable energy under the Rural Energy for America Program. (The program is administered by the Department of Agriculture and provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to farmers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or energy efficiency improvements.) The bill specifies that energy storage includes electrochemical, thermal, and mechanical storage, for example, provided by battery storage, a grid-enabled water heater, or pumped hydroelectric storage.
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Jun 5, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 5, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • June 5, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 5, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Energy

A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include energy storage as renewable energy under the Rural Energy for America Program.

USA115th CongressS-2993| Senate 
| Updated: 6/5/2018
This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include energy storage as renewable energy under the Rural Energy for America Program. (The program is administered by the Department of Agriculture and provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to farmers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or energy efficiency improvements.) The bill specifies that energy storage includes electrochemical, thermal, and mechanical storage, for example, provided by battery storage, a grid-enabled water heater, or pumped hydroelectric storage.
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Timeline
Jun 5, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 5, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • June 5, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 5, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted