EV GRID Act
Bill: S.4148 | Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack (D-RI)
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Electric Vehicle Grid Readiness, Improvement, and Development Act or the EV GRID Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy to complete and publish a study that assesses the ability of the electric system to meet the electricity demand of electric vehicle charging infrastructure that is installed on or after the enactment of this 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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Electric Vehicle Grid Readiness, 
Improvement, and Development Act'' or the ``EV GRID Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND PLAN RELATING TO THE ABILITY OF THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM 
              TO MEET THE ELECTRICITY DEMAND OF NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
              CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Electric vehicle charging infrastructure.--The term 
        ``electric vehicle charging infrastructure'' means the charging 
        infrastructure necessary to support light-duty, medium-duty, 
        and heavy-duty on-road electric vehicles, including charging 
        infrastructure that is located at a workplace, recreational 
        destination, vehicle corridor, home, or depot.
            (2) President's greenhouse gas reduction target.--The term 
        ``President's greenhouse gas reduction target'' means the 
        target, established by the President, of reducing greenhouse 
        gas pollution by 50 to 52 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.
            (4) Study.--The term ``Study'' means the study completed 
        and published under subsection (b)(1).
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete, and 
        publish on the website of the Department of Energy, a study 
        that assesses the ability of the electric system to meet the 
        electricity demand of electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
        that is installed on or after that date of enactment.
            (2) Requirements.--The Study shall--
                    (A) include an estimate of--
                            (i) the growth in the use of electric 
                        vehicles that is necessary to meet the 
                        President's greenhouse gas reduction target;
                            (ii) the additional electric generation, 
                        transmission, and distribution capacity that 
                        will need to be added to the electric system to 
                        meet the electricity demand of electric vehicle 
                        charging infrastructure that is installed on or 
                        after the date of enactment of this Act; and
                            (iii) how the electricity demand described 
                        in clause (ii) will vary by--
                                    (I) geography;
                                    (II) population density;
                                    (III) vehicle-grid interaction 
                                scenario; and
                                    (IV) time of day at which the 
                                electric vehicle charging 
                                infrastructure is used; and
                    (B) identify geographic areas in which greater 
                investment in the electric system is necessary to meet 
                the electricity demand of electric vehicle charging 
                infrastructure installed on or after the date of 
                enactment of this Act in those geographic areas.
    (c) Plan and Recommendations.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the Study is published under subsection (b)(1), the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Building a Better Grid Initiative 
of the Office of Electricity and the Vehicle Technologies Office of the 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall--
            (1) develop a plan, based on the Study, for how the 
        Department of Energy may assist the electric system with 
        meeting the increase in the demand for electricity estimated in 
        the Study; and
            (2) provide to Congress recommendations for legislation 
        that would support the Department of Energy in assisting the 
        electric system as described in paragraph (1).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $4,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2023.
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