S. 4615
would amend Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers.
would amend Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers.
The total electricity generated by rooftop solar has increased tenfold over the past decade, and the number of American homes with rooftop solar increases by the day. Despite the rapid rise of solar, in 2022, total solar generation, including small-scale rooftop solar and large-scale utility solar, only made up 3.4% of the American electricity grid, while fossil fuels made up the majority. This Comment argues that the U.S. federal government should facilitate the continued growth of rooftop solar by addressing a looming legal issue associated with rooftop solar’s rise—jurisdiction over net metering.
would amend Title 49, U.S. Code, to make the method used by DOE for calculating electric vehicle-equivalent petroleum fuel economy more accurate.
would amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to direct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities in support of supercritical geothermal and closed-loop geothermal systems in supercritical various conditions.
would extend and repeal the waiver authority under the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019.
would conditionally prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in the Columbia Management Area.
would amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a weatherization readiness program.
would extend and repeal the waiver authority under the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019.