[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1381. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced geothermal 
research and development, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following:

     SEC. 1__. NET METERING STUDY AND EVALUATION.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 1122) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1841. NET METERING STUDY AND EVALUATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall seek to 
     enter into an agreement with the National Academies of 
     Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this 
     section as the `National Academies') under which the National 
     Academies shall--
       ``(1) study the opportunities and challenges associated 
     with net metering; and
       ``(2) evaluate the expected medium- and long-term impacts 
     of net metering.
       ``(b) Elements.--The study and evaluation conducted 
     pursuant to the agreement entered into under subsection (a) 
     shall address--
       ``(1) developments in net metering, including the emergence 
     of new technologies;
       ``(2) alternatives to existing metering systems that--
       ``(A) provide for transactions that--
       ``(i) measure electric energy consumption by an electric 
     consumer at the home or facility of that electric consumer; 
     and
       ``(ii) are capable of sending electric energy usage 
     information through a communications network to an electric 
     utility;
       ``(B) promote equitable distribution of resources and 
     costs; and
       ``(C) provide incentives for the use of distributed 
     renewable generation;
       ``(3) net metering planning and operating techniques;
       ``(4) effective architecture for net metering;
       ``(5) successful net metering business models;
       ``(6) consumer and industry incentives for net metering;
       ``(7) the role of renewable resources in the electric grid;
       ``(8) the role of net metering in developing future models 
     for renewable infrastructure; and
       ``(9) the use of battery storage with net metering.
       ``(c) Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--The agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a) shall require the National Academies to submit 
     to the Secretary, not later than 2 years after entering into 
     the agreement, a report that describes the results of the 
     study and evaluation conducted pursuant to the agreement.
       ``(2) Public availability.--The report submitted under 
     paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public through 
     electronic means, including the internet.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 604) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 1841. Net metering study and evaluation.''.
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