,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjae ,ms4   
,murk[ski introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to     
e/abli% an e-prize competition pilot    
program to provide up to #d f9ancial    
aw>ds to eligible entities t develop &  
v]ifiably demon/rate te*nology t r$uces 
! co/ ( electricity or space heat 9 a   
high-co/ region4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,e-,prize          
,competition ,pilot ,program ,act (     
#bjae4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,competition ,bo>d ,! t]m          
,competition ,bo>d means ! competition  
bo>d e/abli%$ "u section #c7;a77#b74    
7#b7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means any-- 7,a7 nonpublic       
entity2 or  7,b7 public-private p>tn]%ip
 9 :i* ! private entity is m ?an #a_/b (
 ! p>tn]%ip4  7#c7 ,en]gy ,te*nology    
,comm]cialization ,fund ,! t]m ,en]gy   

,te*nology ,comm]cialization ,fund means
 ! fund e/abli%$ "u section #ajja7;e7 ( 
! ,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #afcia74  7#d7 ,high-co/      
region ,! t]m high-co/ region means a   
region 9 :i* ! av]age co/ ( electrical  
p[] or space heat exce$s #aej p]c5t ( ! 
national av]age retail co/1 z det]m9$ by
 ! ,secret>y4  7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m    
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy4   
#c4 ,prize ,competition ,pilot ,program 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7  
e/abli% a prize competition "u :i*      
eligible entities compete to develop &  
v]ifiably demon/rate te*nology t r$uces 
! co/ ( electricity or space heat 9     
high-co/ regions by at lea/ #be p]c5t2  
7#b7 e/abli% a ,competition ,bo>d to    
aw>d n m ?an #d prizes1 ea* 9 an am\nt (
 n m ?an #a1jjj1jjj2 &  7#c7 use = ea*  
aw>d am\nts made available to ! ,en]gy  
,te*nology ,comm]cialization ,fund4  7b7
 ,duration ,! duration = ! prize        
competition %all be n less ?an #b ye>s  
or m ?an #e ye>s4  7c7 ,selection ,9    

select+ a w9n] = ea* prize1 !           
,competition ,bo>d %all evaluate !      
te*nology bas$ on ! foll[+ crit]ia3     
7#a7 ,co/-effectiv5ess & ease (         
in/allation & ma9t5ance ( ! te*nology4  
7#b7 ,am\nt by :i* ! te*nology w        
decrease electricity or space heat+ co/s
 9 a high-co/ region4  7#c7 ,ability ( !
 te*nology to be deploy$ 9 a v>iety (   
climates & locations4  7#d7 ,ease ( use 
( ! te*nology4  7#e7 ,:e!r ! te*nology  
is design$ to be ( imm$iate or imm95t   
use4  7#f7 ,pot5tial = private sector   
inve/m5t 9 ! te*nology4  7#g7 ,pot5tial 
( ! te*nology to trans=m an exi/+       
indu/ry or e/abli% a new indu/ry4