,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,porter 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,stevens1 and ,mr4 ,tonko7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1  
and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,assistant ,secretary of the ,office
 of ,energy ,efficiency and ,renewable  
,energy to establish a grant program to 
fund research and development with      
respect to certain cellular phone       
applications1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,consumer ,access to ,grid      
,information ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,grant 
program for cellular phone applications 
7a7 ,in general ,not later than one year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall  
establish a grant program under which   
the ,assistant ,secretary shall award   
grants to eligible entities to carry out
 an eligible project described in       

subsection 7b74  7b7 ,eligible project  
,an eligible entity receiving a grant   
under subsection 7a7 may use grant funds
 for research and development activities
 with respect to the creation of a      
cellular phone application that allows  
the public to monitor an applicable     
power grid1 including providing a user  
with the ability to--  7#a7 receive grid
 system alerts2  7#b7 view the status of
 the grid1 including--  7,a7 current    
demand for power2  7,b7 the forecasted  
peak demand for power2 and  7,c7 trends 
in demand for power2  7#c7 monitor power
 grid capacity2  7#d7 visualize1 through
 a chart or graph-- 7,a7 the types of   
energy sources that are serving the     
grid1 including clean energy sources and
 other energy sources1 as applicable2   
7,b7 the percentage of power that is    
being provided to the grid from each    
such energy source2  7,c7 the power     
supply in response to demand on the     
grid1 with a display of the different   
types of energy sources being used to   

meet demand2 and  7,d7 the carbon       
dioxide emissions resulting from energy 
use with respect to the grid1 including 
a breakdown showing the percentage of   
emissions coming from any energy sources
 creating such emissions2 and  7#e7     
monitor energy prices in each region    
served by an independent system         
operator4  7c7 ,applications ,to be     
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section1 an eligible entity shall submit
 to the ,assistant ,secretary an        
application in such form1 at such time1 
and containing such information as the  
,assistant ,secretary determines        
necessary4  7d7 ,outreach ,the          
,assistant ,secretary shall conduct such
 outreach as the ,assistant ,secretary  
determines is necessary to ensure that  
eligible entities are aware of the      
existence of the grant program          
established under this section4  #c4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,applicable power grid2 grid ,the terms 
applicable power grid and grid mean a   

power grid overseen by an eligible      
entity4  7#b7 ,assistant ,secretary ,the
 term ,assistant ,secretary means the   
,assistant ,secretary of the ,office of 
,energy ,efficiency and ,renewable      
,energy of the ,department of ,energy4  
7#c7 ,cellular phone application ,the   
term cellular phone application means a 
software application that enables the   
performance of specific tasks that may  
be run on a computer1 a mobile device1  
the internet1 or any other electronic   
device4  7#d7 ,clean energy source ,the 
term clean energy source means a fuel1  
electrical1 or energy source that       
significantly limits or avoids          
greenhouse gas emissions1 as determined 
by the ,secretary4  7#e7 ,eligible      
,entity ,the term eligible entity means 
an independent system operator1 regional
 transmission organization1 or other    
transmission system operator4  7#f7     
,independent system operator ,the term  
independent system operator has the     
meaning given such term in section #c of

 the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #gif74  7#g7 ,load ,the term load means
 the total amount of electrical power   
that is demanded by users of the grid4  
7#h7 ,regional transmission organization
 ,the term regional transmission        
organization has the meaning given such 
term in section #c of the ,federal      
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74