# 115-hr-5615: National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2018

115-hr-5615, National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5615
- Congress: 115
- Title: National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2018-04-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Energy to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the national academies must study and evaluate net metering. Net metering allows consumers who generate some or all of their own electricity to use that electricity anytime, instead of when it is generated.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5615 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5615)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5615 (as of 2025-11-18).