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HEAT Act

USA116th CongressS-2706| Senate 
| Updated: 10/24/2019
Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Heat Efficiency through Applied Technology Act or the HEAT Act This bill addresses interconnection procedures, fees, and standards for the deployment of heat recovery technologies. ( Interconnection means service to an electric consumer under which an on-site generating facility on the consumer's premises is connected to the local distribution facilities.) Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Energy to establish model rules and procedures for interconnection and its associated costs, and for determining fees or rates for supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, and interruptible power supplied to facilities that operate combined heat and power technology and waste heat to power technology; and the Environmental Protection Agency to create a voluntary grant program to encourage states to update state or local air permitting procedures to incorporate output-based emission standards.
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Timeline
Oct 24, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 23, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8677
Introduced in House
  • October 24, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 24, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • October 23, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8677
    Introduced in House

Energy

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental regulatory proceduresLicensing and registrationsLighting, heating, coolingPublic utilities and utility ratesState and local government operations

HEAT Act

USA116th CongressS-2706| Senate 
| Updated: 10/24/2019
Heat Efficiency through Applied Technology Act or the HEAT Act This bill addresses interconnection procedures, fees, and standards for the deployment of heat recovery technologies. ( Interconnection means service to an electric consumer under which an on-site generating facility on the consumer's premises is connected to the local distribution facilities.) Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Energy to establish model rules and procedures for interconnection and its associated costs, and for determining fees or rates for supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, and interruptible power supplied to facilities that operate combined heat and power technology and waste heat to power technology; and the Environmental Protection Agency to create a voluntary grant program to encourage states to update state or local air permitting procedures to incorporate output-based emission standards.
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Timeline
Oct 24, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 23, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8677
Introduced in House
  • October 24, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 24, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • October 23, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8677
    Introduced in House
Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental regulatory proceduresLicensing and registrationsLighting, heating, coolingPublic utilities and utility ratesState and local government operations