House Bill 5649
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Consumer Access to Grid Information Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 16, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5649
Congress
116
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
January 16, 2020
01/16/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
01/16/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:51 PM