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Problem:SECTION 1. LARGE-SCALE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.

Title VI of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is
amended by inserting after section 616 (42 U.S.C. 17195) the following:

''SEC. 616A. LARGE-SCALE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.

''(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
''(1) the Geothermal Technologies Program of the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department has
included a focus on direct use of geothermal energy in the low-
temperature geothermal energy subprogram (including in the
development of a research and development plan for the
program);
''(2) the Building Technologies Program of the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department--
''(A) is focused on the energy demand and energy
efficiency of buildings; and
''(B) includes geothermal heat pumps as a component
technology in the residential and commercial deployment
activities of the program; and
''(3) geothermal heat pumps and direct use of geothermal
energy, especially in large-scale applications, can make a
significant contribution to the use of renewable energy but are
underrepresented in research, development, demonstration, and
commercialization.
''(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
''(1) to improve the components, processes, and systems
used for geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of geothermal
energy; and
''(2) to increase the energy efficiency, lower the cost,
increase the use, and improve and demonstrate the applicability
of geothermal heat pumps to, and the direct use of geothermal
energy in, large buildings, commercial districts, residential
communities, and large municipal, agricultural, or industrial
projects.
''(c) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Direct use of geothermal energy.--The term 'direct
use of geothermal energy' means systems that use water that is
at a temperature between approximately 38 degrees Celsius and
149 degrees Celsius directly or through a heat exchanger to
provide--
''(A) heating to buildings; or
''(B) heat required for industrial processes,
agriculture, aquaculture, and other facilities.
''(2) Geothermal heat pump.--The term 'geothermal heat
pump' means a system that provides heating and cooling by
exchanging heat from shallow ground or surface water using--
''(A) a closed loop system, which transfers heat
via buried or immersed pipes that contain a mix of
water and antifreeze; or
''(B) an open loop system, which circulates ground
or surface water directly into the building and returns
the water to the same aquifer or surface water source.
''(3) Large-scale application.--The term 'large-scale
application' means an application for space or process heating
or cooling for large entities, such as a large building,
commercial district, residential community, or a large
municipal, agricultural, or industrial project.
''(4) Secretary.--The term 'Secretary' means Secretary of
Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
''(d) Program.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program
of research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application for geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of
geothermal energy.
''(2) Areas.--The program may include research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application of--
''(A) geothermal ground loop efficiency
improvements through more efficient heat transfer
fluids;
''(B) geothermal ground loop efficiency
improvements through more efficient thermal grouts for
wells and trenches;
''(C) geothermal ground loop installation cost
reduction through--
''(i) improved drilling methods; and
''(ii) improvements in drilling equipment;
''(D) installing geothermal ground loops near the
foundation walls of new construction to take advantage
of existing structures;
''(E) using gray or black wastewater as a method of
heat exchange;
''(F) improving geothermal heat pump system
economics through integration of geothermal systems
with other building systems, including providing hot
and cold water and rejecting or circulating industrial
process heat through refrigeration heat rejection and
waste heat recovery;
''(G) advanced geothermal systems using variable
pumping rates to increase efficiency;
''(H) geothermal heat pump efficiency improvements;
''(I) use of hot water found in mines and mine
shafts and other surface waters as the heat exchange
medium;
''(J) heating of districts, neighborhoods,
communities, large commercial or public buildings
(including office, retail, educational, government, and
institutional buildings and multifamily residential
buildings and campuses), and industrial and
manufacturing facilities;
''(K) geothermal system integration with solar
thermal water heating or cool roofs and solar-
regenerated desiccants to balance loads and use
building hot water to store geothermal energy;
''(L) use of hot water coproduced from oil and gas
recovery;
''(M) use of water sources at a temperature of less
than 150 degrees Celsius for direct use;
''(N) system integration of direct use with
geothermal electricity production; and
''(O) coproduction of heat and power, including on-
site use.
''(3) Environmental impacts.--In carrying out the program,
the Secretary shall identify and mitigate potential
environmental impacts in accordance with section 614(c).
''(e) Grants.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants
available to State and local governments, institutions of
higher education, nonprofit entities, utilities, and for-profit
companies (including manufacturers of heat-pump and direct-use
components and systems) to promote the development of
geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of geothermal energy.
''(2) Priority.--In making grants under this subsection,
the Secretary shall give priority to proposals that apply to
large buildings (including office, retail, educational,
government, institutional, and multifamily residential
buildings and campuses and industrial and manufacturing
facilities), commercial districts, and residential communities.
''(3) National solicitation.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants
under this section.
''(f) Reports.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science and
Technology of the House of Representatives a report on progress
made and results obtained under this section to develop
geothermal heat pumps and direct use of geothermal energy.
''(2) Areas.--Each of the reports required under this
subsection shall include--
''(A) an analysis of progress made in each of the
areas described in subsection (d)(2); and
''(B)(i) a description of any relevant
recommendations made during a review of the program;
and
''(ii) any plans to address the recommendations
under clause (i).
''(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section such sums as
are necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.''.
Solution:
Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE): (1) acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of geothermal energy; and (2) identify and mitigate potential environmental impacts.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) make grants to state and local governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofit entities, utilities, and for-profit companies to promote the development of geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of geothermal energy; (2) give priority to proposals that apply to large buildings, commercial districts, and residential communities; and (3) conduct a national solicitation for grant applications.