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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6533 

To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an Office of Advanced Clean 

Energy Technologies to manage a network of Regional Energy Innovation 

and Development Institutes to advance clean energy technologies, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2022 

Ms. BONAMICI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an Office 

of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies to manage a 

network of Regional Energy Innovation and Development 

Institutes to advance clean energy technologies, 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 ‘‘Regional Clean Energy 

5 Innovation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term 

4 ‘‘clean energy technology’’ means a technology, pro5 duction process, or methodology that— 

6 (A) produces energy from solar, wind, geo7 thermal, biomass, tidal, wave, ocean, or another 

8 renewable energy source (as defined in section 

9 609 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 

10 Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 918c)); 

11 (B) more efficiently transmits, distributes, 

12 or stores energy; 

13 (C) enhances energy efficiency for build14 ings, manufacturing processes, and industry, in15 cluding combined heat and power; 

16 (D) enables the development of a Smart 

17 Grid (as described in section 1301 of the En18 ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007 

19 (42 U.S.C. 17381)), including integration of re20 newable energy sources and distributed genera21 tion, demand response, demand side manage22 ment, and systems analysis; 

23 (E) produces an advanced or sustainable 

24 material with clean energy or energy efficiency 

25 applications; or 


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1 (F) improves energy efficiency for trans2 portation, including electric vehicles. 

3 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

4 the Director of the Office of Advanced Clean Energy 

5 Technologies. 

6 (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti7 ty’’ means a State, a unit of local government, a 

8 Tribal government, an institution of higher edu9 cation, a business, a National Laboratory, a labor 

10 organization, and any other entity the Secretary de11 termines appropriate. 

12 (4) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na13 tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given such term 

14 in section 2(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

15 U.S.C. 15801(3)). 

16 (5) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of17 fice of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies estab18 lished under section 3(a). 

19 (6) REGIONAL ENERGY INNOVATION AND DE20 VELOPMENT INSTITUTE OR REIDI.—The term ‘‘Re21 gional Energy Innovation and Development Insti22 tute’’ or ‘‘REIDI’’ means a partnership— 

23 (A) of at least 2 eligible entities; and 


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1 (B) that is designated by the Director 

2 under the program established under section 

3 3(e). 

4 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of Energy. 

6 SEC. 3. OFFICE OF ADVANCED CLEAN ENERGY TECH7 NOLOGIES. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

9 an Office of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies within 

10 the Department of Energy. 

11 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Office is to ad12 vance mid-stage and late-stage innovation, development, 

13 demonstration, and commercialization of clean energy 

14 technologies, in accordance with regional capabilities and 

15 market needs, in order to further regional net-zero green16 house gas emissions pathways. 

17 (c) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by a Di18 rector who shall be appointed by the President, with the 

19 advice and consent of the Senate, and shall report to the 

20 Secretary. 

21 (d) DUTIES.—The duties of the Director shall in22 clude— 

23 (1) assessing regional capabilities to develop 

24 and utilize, and market needs for, clean energy tech25 nologies; 


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1 (2) analyzing region-specific pathways to 

2 decarbonization and net-zero greenhouse gas emis3 sions to inform the designation of Regional Energy 

4 Innovation and Development Institutes; 

5 (3) establishing and carrying out the program 

6 described in subsection (e); 

7 (4) establishing and maintaining a staff with 

8 sufficient qualifications and expertise to enable the 

9 Office to carry out its duties in conjunction with 

10 other operations of the Department of Energy; and 

11 (5) coordinating with National Laboratories 

12 and other Federal agencies, offices, and programs, 

13 including the Economic Development Administra14 tion, to avoid duplication of effort and to work to15 gether to address gaps in mid-stage and late-stage 

16 innovation, demonstration, deployment, and commer17 cialization of clean energy technologies. 

18 (e) PROGRAM TO DESIGNATE AND SUPPORT

19 REIDIS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 

21 and carry out a program to designate, and provide 

22 financial assistance and other support to, Regional 

23 Energy Innovation and Development Institutes in 

24 accordance with this subsection. 


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1 (2) PROGRAM CONTENTS.—In carrying out the 

2 program established under paragraph (1) the Direc3 tor shall— 

4 (A) establish goals for Regional Energy In5 novation and Development Institutes and pub6 licize the goals to eligible entities; 

7 (B) support the creation and development 

8 of Regional Energy Innovation and Develop9 ment Institutes by providing incentives to eligi10 ble entities to organize as partnerships and ad11 dress specific targeted clean energy technologies 

12 and market intersections; 

13 (C) provide assistance to partnerships of 

14 eligible entities in applying to be designated as 

15 Regional Energy Innovation and Development 

16 Institutes; 

17 (D) designate partnerships of eligible enti18 ties as Regional Energy Innovation and Devel19 opment Institutes, taking into consideration— 

20 (i) an appropriate balance of geo21 graphical interests; 

22 (ii) existing clean energy technology 

23 innovation efforts, including innovation ef24 forts of National Laboratories, and other 

25 resources; 


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1 (iii) regional variations in energy sup2 ply and demand and in resilience of energy 

3 supply and demand; 

4 (iv) the potential for job creation in 

5 the area to be served by the proposed Re6 gional Energy Innovation and Development 

7 Institute from mid-stage and late-stage in8 novation, demonstration, deployment, and 

9 commercialization of clean energy tech10 nologies; and 

11 (v) the extent to which the proposed 

12 Regional Energy Innovation and Develop13 ment Institute will address environmental 

14 justice and energy issues for rural and low15 income households, communities of color, 

16 Tribal communities, and communities that 

17 are disproportionately vulnerable to the ef18 fects of climate change and greenhouse gas 

19 emissions; 

20 (E) promote collaboration and resource 

21 sharing among Regional Energy Innovation and 

22 Development Institutes; 

23 (F) in collaboration with National Labora24 tories, provide technical assistance to Regional 

25 Energy Innovation and Development Institutes; 


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1 (G) provide financial assistance to Re2 gional Energy Innovation and Development In3 stitutes to carry out activities described in para4 graph (3); 

5 (H) share best practices for establishing 

6 and operating Regional Energy Innovation and 

7 Development Institutes; 

8 (I) support Regional Energy Innovation 

9 and Development Institutes in the navigation of 

10 regulatory processes; and 

11 (J) assess the success of the Regional En12 ergy Innovation and Development Institutes 

13 through the establishment of technical mile14 stones, which shall be used to determine wheth15 er to terminate the designation of Regional En16 ergy Innovation and Development Institutes 

17 that are not achieving such milestones. 

18 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—A Regional Energy Inno19 vation and Development Institute may use financial 

20 assistance provided under the program established 

21 under paragraph (1) to carry out activities that ad22 vance mid-stage and late-stage innovation, develop23 ment, demonstration, and commercialization of clean 

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1 gional net-zero greenhouse gas emissions pathways, 

2 including activities that— 

3 (A) facilitate commercialization of clean 

4 energy technologies through collaboration with 

5 relevant regulatory authorities and identifica6 tion of regulatory structures that create obsta7 cles to deployment and commercialization of 

8 clean energy technologies; 

9 (B) connect eligible entities that are part10 ners in the Regional Energy Innovation and 

11 Development Institute to technical resources, 

12 modeling, and test beds; 

13 (C) foster mentorship, business develop14 ment, education, and research and development 

15 investments relating to clean energy tech16 nologies; and 

17 (D) design and implement initiatives to 

18 stimulate market demand for clean energy tech19 nologies that will substantially contribute to re20 gional net-zero greenhouse gas emissions path21 ways. 

22 (4) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the 

23 cost of any activity carried out by a Regional Energy 

24 Innovation and Development Institute shall be not 

25 more than 50 percent. 


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1 (5) APPLICATIONS.—To apply for designation 

2 as a Regional Energy Innovation and Development 

3 Institute, and for financial and other assistance, 

4 under the program established under paragraph (1), 

5 a partnership of eligible entities shall submit an ap6 plication to the Director that includes— 

7 (A) a description of the eligible entities in 

8 the partnership; 

9 (B) a description of the geographical re10 gion that will be represented by the Regional 

11 Energy Innovation and Development Institute; 

12 (C) a plan for and description of the activi13 ties to be carried out by the Regional Energy 

14 Innovation and Development Institute with 

15 Federal funds, including a description of how 

16 such activities will— 

17 (i) align with State, local, regional, 

18 and Tribal policies; 

19 (ii) contribute to job creation; 

20 (iii) contribute to regional net-zero 

21 greenhouse gas emissions pathways and re22 ductions in greenhouse gas emissions; and 

23 (iv) address market need in deploy24 ment, and increase market competitiveness, 

25 of clean energy technologies; 


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1 (D) a description of the clean energy sec2 tors that will be served by the Regional Energy 

3 Innovation and Development Institute, and how 

4 such sectors were identified in relation to re5 gional market needs; 

6 (E) a description of the non-Federal fund7 ing sources to be utilized in carrying out the ac8 tivities of the Regional Energy Innovation and 

9 Development Institute; and 

10 (F) such other information as the Director 

11 may require. 

12 (f) REPORTS AND PLAN.— 

13 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director shall an14 nually submit to Congress, as part of the Depart15 ment of Energy’s annual budget submitted for a fis16 cal year, a report describing activities conducted by 

17 each Regional Energy Innovation and Development 

18 Institute during the previous fiscal year. 

19 (2) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than one year 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least 

21 once every 5 years thereafter, the Director shall sub22 mit to Congress a strategic plan for the Office for 

23 the following 5 years that includes a plan for how 

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1 cialization of clean energy technologies, in accord2 ance with regional capabilities and market needs, in 

3 order to further regional net-zero greenhouse gas 

4 emissions pathways. 

5 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

6 authorized to be appropriated, for each of fiscal years 

7 2023 through 2027, $150,000,000 to carry out this sec8 tion, of which not more than $25,000,000 shall be for the 

9 administrative expenses of the Office each fiscal year. 

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