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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4148 

To require the Secretary of Energy to complete and publish a study and 

develop a plan relating to the ability of the electric system to meet 

the electricity demand of new electric vehicle charging infrastructure, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 5, 2022 

Mr. REED introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy to complete and publish 

a study and develop a plan relating to the ability of 

the electric system to meet the electricity demand of 

new electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Electric Vehicle Grid 

5 Readiness, Improvement, and Development Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘EV GRID Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDY AND PLAN RELATING TO THE ABILITY OF 

2 THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM TO MEET THE ELEC3 TRICITY DEMAND OF NEW ELECTRIC VEHI4 CLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRA7 STRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘electric vehicle charging 

8 infrastructure’’ means the charging infrastructure 

9 necessary to support light-duty, medium-duty, and 

10 heavy-duty on-road electric vehicles, including charg11 ing infrastructure that is located at a workplace, 

12 recreational destination, vehicle corridor, home, or 

13 depot. 

14 (2) PRESIDENT’S GREENHOUSE GAS REDUC15 TION TARGET.—The term ‘‘President’s greenhouse 

16 gas reduction target’’ means the target, established 

17 by the President, of reducing greenhouse gas pollu18 tion by 50 to 52 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. 

19 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of Energy. 

21 (4) STUDY.—The term ‘‘Study’’ means the 

22 study completed and published under subsection 

23 (b)(1). 

24 (b) STUDY.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

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1 retary shall complete, and publish on the website of 

2 the Department of Energy, a study that assesses the 

3 ability of the electric system to meet the electricity 

4 demand of electric vehicle charging infrastructure 

5 that is installed on or after that date of enactment. 

6 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Study shall— 

7 (A) include an estimate of— 

8 (i) the growth in the use of electric 

9 vehicles that is necessary to meet the 

10 President’s greenhouse gas reduction tar11 get; 

12 (ii) the additional electric generation, 

13 transmission, and distribution capacity 

14 that will need to be added to the electric 

15 system to meet the electricity demand of 

16 electric vehicle charging infrastructure that 

17 is installed on or after the date of enact18 ment of this Act; and 

19 (iii) how the electricity demand de20 scribed in clause (ii) will vary by— 

21 (I) geography; 

22 (II) population density; 

23 (III) vehicle-grid interaction sce24 nario; and 


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1 (IV) time of day at which the 

2 electric vehicle charging infrastructure 

3 is used; and 

4 (B) identify geographic areas in which 

5 greater investment in the electric system is nec6 essary to meet the electricity demand of electric 

7 vehicle charging infrastructure installed on or 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act in those 

9 geographic areas. 

10 (c) PLAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 

11 90 days after the date on which the Study is published 

12 under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary, in coordination 

13 with the Building a Better Grid Initiative of the Office 

14 of Electricity and the Vehicle Technologies Office of the 

15 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

16 shall— 

17 (1) develop a plan, based on the Study, for how 

18 the Department of Energy may assist the electric 

19 system with meeting the increase in the demand for 

20 electricity estimated in the Study; and 

21 (2) provide to Congress recommendations for 

22 legislation that would support the Department of 

23 Energy in assisting the electric system as described 

24 in paragraph (1). 


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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

3 out this section $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 

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