Investing in smart grid technology will improve energy efficiency and prevent outages. Expanding battery storage capacity will allow us to store renewable energy and provide backup power during disruptions. Strengthening grid cybersecurity is essential to protecting against cyber threats and foreign interference. Building a nationwide transmission network will ensure that clean energy from rural wind and solar farms can be delivered efficiently to urban centers.
Support investing in smart grid technology, battery storage, grid cybersecurity, and nationwide transmission infrastructure.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Roll Call 369 for H.R. 3684 was held on November 5, 2021; the vote question was concurring in the Senate amendment, the status was Passed, and the vote list records Carson of Indiana voting Yea.
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Public Law 117-58 is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted from H.R. 3684. It established the Transmission Facilitation Program; expanded Smart Grid Investment Matching Grants, including advanced transmission technologies and energy storage functions; authorized $3 billion for Smart Grid grants; provided $550 million for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response; and provided $8.1 billion for Electricity, including grid grants and transmission facilitation.
Assessments
Carson materially supported the promised federal investment by voting Yea on H.R. 3684 on November 5, 2021, which was enacted as Public Law 117-58 on November 15, 2021. The law included major investments and authorizations for smart grid grants, energy storage-related grid functions, grid cybersecurity, and transmission infrastructure. Because Carson was serving in the House when the bill passed and became law, the delivery timing is same_term.