§17387 Integrated Energy Systems

Summary

Requires the Secretary of Energy to set up a research, development, and demonstration program within 180 days after December 27, 2020, to make cost-effective integrated energy systems. The program must fund computer modeling, work on how systems connect to and operate with the electric grid, build and test systems for uses like building and factory heat, electricity storage with generation, desalination, making liquid and gaseous fuels, and making chemicals such as ammonia and ethylene, create testing facilities, and study how to combine technologies like nuclear, renewables, storage, and carbon capture. The Secretary must send a strategic plan to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate within 1 year after December 27, 2020. The plan must analyze grid benefits and scenarios, set R&D goals, identify policy and market barriers, examine technical and economic feasibility, and include a 10-year roadmap. The plan must be updated at least once every 3 years. The Department must follow the plan, coordinate across the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Office of Nuclear Energy, and the Office of Fossil Energy, use existing programs, and prioritize work that speeds development of integrated electricity systems with net zero greenhouse gas emissions. "Integrated energy system": two or more co-located or jointly run parts for generating, storing, or using energy.