Gas Turbine Efficiency Act of 2009
Latest action · Sep 27, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 17, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Gas Turbine Efficiency Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in power generation systems and to identify the technologies that will lead to gas turbine combined cycle efficiency of 65% or simple cycle efficiency of 50%.
Requires the program to: (1) support first-of-a-kind engineering and detailed gas turbine design for megawatt-scale and utility-scale electric power generation; (2) include technology demonstration through component testing, subscale testing, and full scale testing in existing fleets; (3) include field demonstrations of the developed technology elements to demonstrate technical and economic feasibility; and (4) assess overall combined cycle and simple cycle system performance.
Delineates as the goals of the program: (1) in phase I, to develop the conceptual design of, and to develop and demonstrate the technology required for, advanced high efficiency gas turbines that can achieve at least 62% combined cycle efficiency or 47% simple cycle efficiency on a lower heating value basis; and (2) in phase II, to develop the conceptual design for advanced high efficiency gas turbines that can achieve at least 65% combined cycle efficiency or 50% simple cycle efficiency on a lower heating value basis.
Directs the Secretary, in selecting program proposals, to emphasize the extent to which the proposal will: (1) stimulate the creation or increased retention of jobs in the United States; and (2) promote and enhance U.S. technology leadership. Requires awards of financial assistance to be made on a competitive basis with an emphasis on technical merit.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2014.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2010 to Dec 8, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Jan 28, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Feb 9, 2010 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 20, 2010 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Dec 8, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 17, 2009Markup Aug 5, 2010Reported Sep 27, 2010 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 15, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 111-315.
- Sep 27, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.
- Aug 5, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 15, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-699.
- Dec 17, 2009Introduced in Senate
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 13, 2010S. 2900, Gas Turbine Efficiency Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on August 5, 2010</p>
- Aug 13, 2010S. 2900, Gas Turbine Efficiency Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on August 5, 2010
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011134 pages | Appropriations Committee | Sep 30, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-699 | CURRENT ENERGY BILLS59 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 15, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-954 | ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011385 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 4, 2010–Mar 11, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3029 | A bill to establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems. | Related bill | Dec 2, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Gas Turbine Efficiency Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Gas Turbine Efficiency Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2010Reported to Senate
- Dec 17, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
