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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5121 
To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out an energy storage research 
program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Mr. HONDA, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. TAKAI, Ms. KAP-
TUR, and Mr. FATTAH) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out an energy 
storage research program, loan program, and technical 
assistance and grant program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing Grid Stor-
age Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘en-
ergy storage system’’ means a system or strategy 
that improves the ability to shift the dispatch of en-
ergy in time, across multiple timescales. 
(2) ISLANDING.—The term ‘‘islanding’’ means 
a distributed generator or energy storage device con-
tinuing to power a location in the absence of electric 
power from the primary source. 
(3) LOAN.—The term ‘‘loan’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘direct loan’’ in section 502 of the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
(4) MICROGRID.—The term ‘‘microgrid’’ means 
an integrated energy system consisting of inter-
connected loads and distributed energy resources, in-
cluding generators and energy storage devices, with-
in clearly defined electrical boundaries that— 
(A) acts as a single controllable entity with 
respect to the grid; and 
(B) can connect and disconnect from the 
grid to operate in both grid-connected mode 
and island mode. 
(5) RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE.—The term 
‘‘renewable energy source’’ includes— 
(A) biomass; 
(B) geothermal energy; 
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(C) hydropower; 
(D) landfill gas; 
(E) municipal solid waste; 
(F) ocean (including tidal, wave, current, 
and thermal) energy; 
(G) organic waste; 
(H) photosynthetic processes; 
(I) photovoltaic energy; 
(J) solar energy; and 
(K) wind. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
SEC. 3. ENERGY STORAGE RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out, 
within the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reli-
ability, a program for the research of energy storage sys-
tems. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000. 
SEC. 4. ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION AND 
DEPLOYMENT LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) LOAN PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of 
this subsection and subsections (b) and (c), the Sec-
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retary shall carry out a program to provide to eligi-
ble entities— 
(A) loans for the demonstration and de-
ployment of energy storage systems in a specific 
project; and 
(B) loans to provide funding for programs 
to finance the demonstration and deployment of 
multiple energy storage systems through a re-
volving loan fund, credit enhancement program, 
or other financial assistance program. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—Entities eligible to receive a 
loan under paragraph (1) include— 
(A) a State, territory, or possession of the 
United States; 
(B) a State energy office; 
(C) a tribal organization (as defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)); 
(D) an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); and 
(E) an electric utility, including— 
(i) a rural electric cooperative; 
(ii) a municipally owned electric util-
ity; and 
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