To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide financial assistance under sections 203, 205, and 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133, 42 U.S.C. 5135, 42 U.S.C. 5170c) and section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) for home energy storage for single residence structures.
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Latest Action · July 19, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide financial assistance to homeowners for installing energy storage systems, such as batteries, in single-family residences to help them withstand and recover from disasters. The assistance would be available through existing FEMA disaster relief programs and the National Flood Insurance program, but only for projects that are determined to be cost-effective for disaster resilience. The legislation defines home energy storage broadly to include fixed or portable systems that can store electrical energy for later use during emergencies. The bill applies to single-family homes, including individual units in duplexes and small multi-family buildings where residential use comprises the majority of the space. No specific funding amount or timeline is specified in the legislation; it simply authorizes FEMA to use existing disaster relief and insurance appropriations for this new purpose.
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