Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§16236 Research and Development Into Integrating Renewable Energy Onto the Electric Grid

Title 42 › CHAPTER 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER IX — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part C — Renewable Energy › § 16236

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 180 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary must start a research, development, and demonstration program across Department offices to help put more renewable energy onto the electric grid. The program must work on forecasting renewable output, low-loss long-distance transmission, and cost-effective technologies so variable renewables can provide grid services, and must have offices (including the Office of Electricity) coordinate to reduce adoption barriers like cost.

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Title 42, §16236

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general

Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall establish a research, development, and demonstration program on technologies that enable integration of renewable energy generation sources onto the electric grid across multiple program offices of the Department. The program shall include—

(1)forecasting for predicting generation from variable renewable energy sources;

(2)development of cost-effective low-loss, long-distance transmission lines; and

(3)development of cost-effective advanced technologies for variable renewable generation sources to provide grid services.

(b)Coordination

In carrying out this program, the Secretary shall coordinate across all relevant program offices at the Department to achieve the goals established in this section, including the Office of Electricity.

(c)Adoption of technologies

In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consider barriers to adoption and commercial application of technologies that enable integration of renewable energy sources onto the electric grid, including cost and other economic barriers, and shall coordinate with relevant entities to reduce these barriers.

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42 U.S.C. § 16236

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110