Energy (generally)
S. 4615
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Smith
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Minn.
Issue
8
Volume
54
Update Issue
18
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. S4180

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.

Net Metering of Rooftop Solar: A Jurisdictional Challenge on the Horizon
Author
Anne E. Kettler
Author Bios (long)

Anne Kettler is a 2024 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center.

Date
July 2024
Volume
54
Issue
7
Page
10557
Type
Comment(s)
Summary

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.

S. 4507
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Barrasso
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Wyo.
Issue
8
Volume
54
Update Issue
17
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. S4019

would amend Title 49, U.S. Code, to make the method used by DOE for calculating electric vehicle-equivalent petroleum fuel economy more accurate.

H.R. 8665
Update Type
Committee Name
Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Lucas
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Okla.
Issue
8
Volume
54
Update Issue
17
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H3679

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.

H.R. 8721
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Tonko
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.Y.
Issue
8
Volume
54
Update Issue
17
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H3974

would amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a weatherization readiness program.