[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1413]
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  SA 1426. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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:

        In section 2212(a), strike paragraph (1) and insert the 
     following:
       (1) Hybrid micro-grid system.--The term ``hybrid micro-grid 
     system'' means a micro-grid system that--
       (A) comprises generation from both conventional and 
     renewable energy resources; and
       (B) may use grid-scale energy storage.
       In section 2212(a), strike paragraph (3) and insert the 
     following:
       (3) Micro-grid system.--The term ``micro-grid system'' 
     means a localized grid that operates autonomously, regardless 
     of whether the grid can operate in connection with another 
     grid.
       In section 2212, add at the end the following:
       (e) Municipal Micro-grid Systems.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the benefits of, and barriers to, 
     implementing resilient micro-grid systems that are--
       (A)(i) owned or operated by isolated communities or 
     municipal governments; or
       (ii) operated on behalf of municipal governments; and
       (B) designed to maximize the use of--
       (i) energy-generation facilities owned or operated by 
     isolated communities; or
       (ii) municipal energy-generation facilities.
       (2) Grants to overcome barriers.--The Secretary shall award 
     grants of not more than $500,000 to not fewer than 10 
     municipal governments or isolated communities each year to 
     assist those municipal governments and isolated communities 
     in overcoming the barriers identified in the report under 
     paragraph (1).
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