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§16211 Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems

Title 42 › CHAPTER 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER IX — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part B — Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems › § 16211

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must run research, development, demonstration, and market-ready programs to make distributed energy resources and systems more reliable and efficient, and to connect advanced energy technologies to the power grid. The work must focus on advanced energy systems and ways to improve grid reliability. Congress approved funding: $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $255,000,000 for 2008, and $273,000,000 for 2009 for these activities. The Power Delivery Research Initiative can get whatever money is needed for each of those years. From the amounts above, $20,000,000 in each of 2007 and 2008 must go to micro-cogeneration work, and $2,000,000 in 2007 must go to high-voltage transmission line work.

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Title 42, §16211

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(a)In general

The Secretary shall carry out programs of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application on distributed energy resources and systems reliability and efficiency, to improve the reliability and efficiency of distributed energy resources and systems, integrating advanced energy technologies with grid connectivity, including activities described in this part. The programs shall address advanced energy technologies and systems and advanced grid reliability technologies.

(b)Authorization of appropriations

(1)Distributed energy and electric energy systems activities

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out distributed energy and electric energy systems activities, including activities authorized under this part—

(A)$240,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;

(B)$255,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and

(C)$273,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.

(2)Power delivery research initiative

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the Power Delivery Research Initiative under subsection 16215(e) of this title such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009.

(c)Micro-cogeneration energy technology

From amounts authorized under subsection (b), $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008 shall be available to carry out activities under section 16213 of this title.

(d)High-voltage transmission lines

From amounts authorized under subsection (b), $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 shall be available to carry out activities under section 16215(g) of this title.

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42 U.S.C. § 16211

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110