Consumer Access to Grid Information Act of 2020 2020-01-16 Introduced in House Consumer Access to Grid Information Act of 2020

This bill requires the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy to establish a grant program for the creation of a cellular phone application (app). The app must allow the public to monitor power grids, including by enabling the public to view the demand and capacity of the energy grid, the types of energy sources that are serving the grid, and regional energy prices.

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