,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1 #bjae
 ,ms4 ,murkowski introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
establish an e-prize competition pilot  
program to provide up to #d financial   
awards to eligible entities that develop
 and verifiably demonstrate technology  
that reduces the cost of electricity or 
space heat in a high-cost region4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,e-,prize ,competition ,pilot      
,program ,act of #bjae4  #b4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,competition ,board ,the term           
,competition ,board means the           
competition board established under     
section #c7;a77#b74  7#b7 ,eligible     
entity ,the term eligible entity means  
any-- 7,a7 nonpublic entity2 or  7,b7   
public-private partnership in which the 

private entity is more than #a_/b of the
 partnership4  7#c7 ,energy ,technology 
,commercialization ,fund ,the term      
,energy ,technology ,commercialization  
,fund means the fund established under  
section #ajja7;e7 of the ,energy ,policy
 ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcia74  
7#d7 ,high-cost region ,the term        
high-cost region means a region in which
 the average cost of electrical power or
 space heat exceeds #aej percent of the 
national average retail cost1 as        
determined by the ,secretary4  7#e7     
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,energy4  #c4 ,prize  
,competition ,pilot ,program  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary shall--  7#a7   
establish a prize competition under     
which eligible entities compete to      
develop and verifiably demonstrate      
technology that reduces the cost of     
electricity or space heat in high-cost  
regions by at least #be percent2  7#b7  
establish a ,competition ,board to award
 not more than #d prizes1 each in an    

amount of not more than #a1jjj1jjj2 and 
7#c7 use for each award amounts made    
available to the ,energy ,technology    
,commercialization ,fund4  7b7 ,duration
 ,the duration for the prize competition
 shall be not less than #b years or more
 than #e years4  7c7 ,selection ,in     
selecting a winner for each prize1 the  
,competition ,board shall evaluate the  
technology based on the following       
criteria3  7#a7 ,cost-effectiveness and 
ease of installation and maintenance of 
the technology4  7#b7 ,amount by which  
the technology will decrease electricity
 or space heating costs in a high-cost  
region4  7#c7 ,ability of the technology
 to be deployed in a variety of climates
 and locations4  7#d7 ,ease of use of   
the technology4  7#e7 ,whether the      
technology is designed to be of         
immediate or imminent use4  7#f7        
,potential for private sector investment
 in the technology4  7#g7 ,potential of 
the technology to transform an existing 
industry or establish a new industry4