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42 U.S.C. § 17193 — Definitions
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For purposes of this part:
(1) **Engineered** — When referring to enhanced geothermal systems, the term “engineered” means designed to access subsurface heat, including stimulation and nonstimulation technologies to address one or more of the following issues:
(A) Lack of effective permeability, porosity or open fracture connectivity within the heat reservoir.
(B) Insufficient contained geofluid in the heat reservoir.
(C) A low average geothermal gradient which necessitates deeper drilling, or the use of alternative heat sources or heat generation processes.
(2) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means any of the following entities:
(A) An institution of higher education.
(B) A National laboratory.
(C) A Federal research agency.
(D) A State research agency.
(E) A nonprofit research organization.
(F) An industrial entity.
(G) A consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F).
(3) **Enhanced geothermal systems** — The term “enhanced geothermal systems” means geothermal reservoir systems that are engineered, as opposed to occurring naturally.
(4) **Geofluid** — The term “geofluid” means any fluid used to extract thermal energy from the Earth which is transported to the surface for direct use or electric power generation, except that such term shall not include oil or natural gas.
(5) **Geopressured resources** — The term “geopressured resources” mean geothermal deposits found in sedimentary rocks under higher than normal pressure and saturated with gas or methane.
(6) **Geothermal** — The term “geothermal” refers to heat energy stored in the Earth’s crust that can be accessed for direct use or electric power generation.
(7) **Hydrothermal** — The term “hydrothermal” refers to naturally occurring
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For purposes of this part:
(1) **Engineered** — When referring to enhanced geothermal systems, the term “engineered” means designed to access subsurface heat, including stimulation and nonstimulation technologies to address one or more of the following issues:
(A) Lack of effective permeability, porosity or open fracture connectivity within the heat reservoir.
(B) Insufficient contained geofluid in the heat reservoir.
(C) A low average geothermal gradient which necessitates deeper drilling, or the use of alternative heat sources or heat generation processes.
(2) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means any of the following entities:
(A) An institution of higher education.
(B) A National laboratory.
(C) A Federal research agency.
(D) A State research agency.
(E) A nonprofit research organization.
(F) An industrial entity.
(G) A consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F).
(3) **Enhanced geothermal systems** — The term “enhanced geothermal systems” means geothermal reservoir systems that are engineered, as opposed to occurring naturally.
(4) **Geofluid** — The term “geofluid” means any fluid used to extract thermal energy from the Earth which is transported to the surface for direct use or electric power generation, except that such term shall not include oil or natural gas.
(5) **Geopressured resources** — The term “geopressured resources” mean geothermal deposits found in sedimentary rocks under higher than normal pressure and saturated with gas or methane.
(6) **Geothermal** — The term “geothermal” refers to heat energy stored in the Earth’s crust that can be accessed for direct use or electric power generation.
(7) **Hydrothermal** — The term “hydrothermal” refers to naturally occurring subsurface reservoirs of hot water or steam.
(8) **Systems approach** — The term “systems approach” means an approach to solving problems or designing systems that attempts to optimize the performance of the overall system, rather than a particular component of the system.
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**(a) In general** On the request of a State, regional organization, or electric utility, the Secretary of Energy shall provide assistance to States, regional organizations, and electric utilities to facilitate the development of State, regional, and local electricity distribution plans by—
(1) conducting a resource assessment and analysis of future demand and distribution requirements; and
(2) developing open source tools for State, regional, and local planning and operations.
**(b) Risk and security analysis** The assessment under subsection (a)(1) shall include—
(1) the evaluation of the physical security, cybersecurity, and associated communications needs of an advanced distribution management system and the integration of distributed energy resources; and
(2) advanced use of grid architecture to analyze risks in an all-hazards approach that includes communications infrastructure, control systems architecture, and power systems architecture.
**(c) Designation** The information collected for the assessment and analysis under subsection (a)(1)—
(1) shall be considered to be critical electric infrastructure information under section 824o–1 of title 16; and
(2) shall only be released in compliance with regulations implementing that section.
**(d) Technical assistance** For the purpose of assisting in the development of State and regional electricity distribution plans, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to—
(1) States;
(2) regional reliability entities; and
(3) other distribution asset owners and operators.
**(e) Withdrawal** A State or any entity that has requested technical assistance under this section may withdraw the request for technical assistance at any time, and on such withdrawal, the Secretary shall terminate all assistance efforts.
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**(a) In general** To the maximum extent practicable, the Architect of the Capitol shall include energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures in the Capitol Complex Master Plan.
**(b) Report** Not later than 6 months after December 19, 2007, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, a report on the energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures included in the Capitol Complex Master Plan pursuant to subsection (a).
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 17192
1 So in original. The words ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ appear in in-
troductory provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec.
19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a
note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
SHORT TITLE
This part known as the ‘‘Advanced Geothermal En-
ergy Research and Development Act of 2007’’, see Short
Title note set out under section 17001 of this title.
§ 17192. Hydrothermal research and development
(a) In general
The Secretary shall carry out a program of re-
search, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application for geothermal energy pro-
duction from hydrothermal systems.
(b) Programs
The program authorized in subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) Advanced hydrothermal resource tools
The research and development of advanced
geologic tools to assist in locating hydro-
thermal resources, and to increase the reli-
ability of site characterization, including the
development of new imaging and sensing tech-
nologies
and
techniques
to
assist
in
prioritization of targets for characterization;
(2) Exploratory drilling for geothermal re-
sources
The demonstration of advanced technologies
and techniques of siting and exploratory drill-
ing for undiscovered resources in a variety of
geologic settings, carried out in collaboration
with industry partners that will assist in the
acquisition of high quality data sets relevant
for hydrothermal subsurface characterization
activities.
(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 613, Dec. 19, 2007, 121
Stat. 1679; Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III,
§ 3002(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2487.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENT
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