S 1346 · 114th Congress · Energy

E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-05-14· Sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.(2015-06-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish for a limited time: (1) a prize competition for the development and demonstration of technology that reduces by at least 25% the cost of electricity or space heat in high-cost regions; and (2) a Competition Board to award a maximum of 4 prizes of not more than $1 million each. Funds for the awards shall be available from the Energy Technology Commercialization Fund. The Competition Board must use prescribed criteria to evaluate competing technologies.…

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