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- 1From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated February 16, 2023 Introduction P.L. 117-169, commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), includes a number of provisions affecting energy use in the buildings sector. The IRA appropriates $9...
- 2From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsFebruary 16, 2023 In January 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) concluded the largest emergency drawdown of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR): approximately 180 million barrels directed by the...
- 3From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated February 7, 2023 On February 6, 2023, the Justice Department announced the arrest of two individuals for planning to attack five electric power transmission substations around Baltimore, MD, allegedly as part...
- 4From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUse of solar energy for electricity generation is growing in the United States and globally. In the United States, solar energy overall accounted for 3.9% of total electricity generation in 2021, compared to 0.7% in...
- 5From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsJanuary 9, 2023 On December 25, 2022, four electric power distribution substations in the Tacoma, WA, area were physically attacked, allegedly by two malicious individuals in a burglary scheme, causing millions of...
- 6From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated December 20, 2022 Indian energy programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) are primarily carried out by the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (IE) and the Loan Programs Office (LPO). IE funds various...
- 7From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsDecember 15, 2022 Overview The United States is undergoing a transition in the energy sector, with a shift in energy supplies and production over relatively short periods of time. Over the last 20 years, natural gas...
- 8From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated November 1, 2022 Omnibus farm bills have been enacted periodically to address agricultural and food programs. The most recent farm bill--the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334; 2018 farm...
- 9From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsNovember 18, 2022 The U.S. electricity transmission system connects the electricity generation system--where electricity is made--and the electricity distribution system--where electricity is used. The transmission...
- 10From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsAugust 5, 2022 The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), now pending in Congress, would substantially revise numerous tax credits designed to support investment in energy infrastructure. Companies building wind farms,...
- 11From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsCongress has long encouraged the production of renewable energy and products derived from agriculture-based feedstock in pursuit of various policy goals. These goals include U.S. energy security, greenhouse gas emission...
- 12From:AEI Paper & StudiesThis statement is submitted for the record in the context of a hearing held June 9, 2022 on the topic of "European Energy Security: America's Role in Supporting Europe's Energy Diversification Agenda," by the...
- 13From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsApril 22, 2022 The Biden Administration announced plans to release up to 260 million barrels of crude oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) from October 2021 through October 2022. Oil stocks in the SPR...
- 14From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsThe Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requires U.S. transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel each year. The RFS--established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58; EPAct05) and expanded in...
- 15From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsAugust 3, 2021 The 117th Congress is considering multiple proposals that would deploy energy tax provisions to pursue climate-related or infrastructure investment policy objectives. On May 26, 2021, the Senate Finance...
- 16From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsJuly 28, 2021 Congress continues to pursue broad goals of reducing petroleum-based fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in road transportation. Legislative proposals in the 116th Congress--several of...
- 17From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsJuly 15, 2021 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is among the world's most water-stressed and vulnerable to climate change. Policymakers' concerns about a changing MENA climate include not only physical and...
- 18From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsJuly 7, 2021 As part of the congressional deliberations on addressing climate change, Congress may consider policy options for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector. One of the leading...
- 19From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsMay 27, 2021 The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is responsible for enabling renewable energy and end-use energy efficiency technology development and...
- 20From:AEI Paper & StudiesChairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and Members of the Committee, My name is Alex Brill, and I am a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank here in Washington, DC. Thank you...