,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,port] 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1 & ,mr4  
,tonko7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ! ,(fice 
( ,en]gy ,effici5cy & ,r5ewable ,en]gy  
to e/abli% a grant program to fund      
rese>* & developm5t ) respect to c]ta9  
cellul> phone applications1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,consum] ,access to ,grid  
,in=mation ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,grant    
program = cellul> phone applications    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all e/abli% a grant
 program "u :i* ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y   
%all aw>d grants to eligible entities to
 c>ry out an eligible project describ$ 9
 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,eligible project 
,an eligible entity receiv+ a grant "u  
subsection 7a7 may use grant funds =    

rese>* & developm5t activities ) respect
 to ! creation ( a cellul> phone        
application t all[s ! public to monitor 
an applicable p[] grid1 includ+ provid+ 
a us] ) ! ability to--  7#a7 receive    
grid sy/em al]ts2  7#b7 view ! /atus ( !
 grid1 includ+--  7,a7 curr5t dem& =    
p[]2  7,b7 ! =eca/$ peak dem& = p[]2 &  
7,c7 tr5ds 9 dem& = p[]2  7#c7 monitor  
p[] grid capacity2  7#d7 visualize1     
?r\gh a *>t or graph-- 7,a7 ! types (   
en]gy s\rces t are s]v+ ! grid1 includ+ 
clean en]gy s\rces & o!r en]gy s\rces1 z
 applicable2  7,b7 ! p]c5tage ( p[] t is
 be+ provid$ to ! grid f ea* su* en]gy  
s\rce2  7,c7 ! p[] supply 9 response to 
dem& on ! grid1 ) a display ( ! diff]5t 
types ( en]gy s\rces be+ us$ to meet    
dem&2 &  7,d7 ! c>bon dioxide emissions 
result+ f en]gy use ) respect to ! grid1
 includ+ a breakd[n %[+ ! p]c5tage (    
emissions com+ f any en]gy s\rces creat+
 su* emissions2 &  7#e7 monitor en]gy   
prices 9 ea* region s]v$ by an indep5d5t
 sy/em op]ator4  7c7 ,applications ,to  

be eligible to receive a grant "u ?is   
section1 an eligible entity %all submit 
to ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y an application 
9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y       
det]m9es necess>y4  7d7 ,outrea* ,!     
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all conduct su*    
outrea* z ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y det]m9es
 is necess>y to ensure t eligible       
entities are aw>e ( ! exi/5ce ( ! grant 
program e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  #c4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,applicable p[] grid2 grid ,! t]ms      
applicable p[] grid & grid mean a p[]   
grid ov]se5 by an eligible entity4  7#b7
 ,assi/ant ,secret>y ,! t]m ,assi/ant   
,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( 
! ,(fice ( ,en]gy ,effici5cy & ,r5ewable
 ,en]gy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7#c7   
,cellul> phone application ,! t]m       
cellul> phone application means a s(tw>e
 application t enables ! p]=mance (     
specific tasks t may be run on a        
comput]1 a mobile device1 ! int]net1 or 
any o!r electronic device4  7#d7 ,clean 

en]gy s\rce ,! t]m clean en]gy s\rce    
means a fuel1 electrical1 or en]gy s\rce
 t significantly limits or avoids       
gre5h\se gas emissions1 z det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y4  7#e7 ,eligible ,entity ,!   
t]m eligible entity means an indep5d5t  
sy/em op]ator1 regional transmission    
organization1 or o!r transmission sy/em 
op]ator4  7#f7 ,indep5d5t sy/em op]ator 
,! t]m indep5d5t sy/em op]ator has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( !     
,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74  
7#g7 ,load ,! t]m load means ! total    
am\nt ( electrical p[] t is dem&$ by    
us]s ( ! grid4  7#h7 ,regional          
transmission organization ,! t]m        
regional transmission organization has !
 mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( !    
,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74