Energy (generally)
H.R. 6508
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Miller-Meeks
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Iowa
Issue
1
Volume
54
Update Issue
34
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H5983

would require the Administrator of EPA to ensure that flexible fuel vehicles may use certain gram per mile carbon dioxide values for purposes of determining fleet average carbon dioxide standards for certain vehicles.

Agrivoltaics as a Lifeline for Rural Farmers and California's Renewable Energy Goals
Author
Avery Forrest Lajeunesse
Author Bios (long)

Avery Forrest Lajeunesse is a 2024 J.D. candidate at the University of California, Davis School of Law.

Date
December 2023
Volume
53
Issue
12
Page
10921
Type
Articles
Summary

Agrivoltaics, the concept of using solar energy systems to enhance agricultural production and generate renewable energy on the same plot of land, offers a lifeline to beleaguered farmers and  communities facing water shortages, cost increases, and marginal agricultural profitability. This concept seeks to aid California in its ambitious renewables portfolio standard, and could reduce the impacts of climate change and the toll agricultural operations take on the San Joaquin Valley’s groundwater resources. However, agrivoltaics is a novel and emergent concept, and calls for adjusting California’s legal framework to better support it. This Article serves to bring greater attention to agrivoltaics and to further identify potential barriers to its application, while suggesting fair and reasoned solutions and identifying paths where its agricultural components provide either meaningful opportunities or unique challenges that could be mitigated.

H.R. 6395
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Curtis
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Utah
Issue
1
Volume
54
Update Issue
33
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H5855

would amend the Energy Act of 2020 to require the Secretary of the Interior to include the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultations regarding designations of critical minerals, elements, substances, and materials.

H.R. 6348
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Matsui
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
Issue
1
Volume
54
Update Issue
33
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H5668

would direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to facilitate tree planting that reduces residential energy consumption.

H.R. 6326
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Buchson
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ind.
Issue
1
Volume
54
Update Issue
33
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H5667

would amend the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act to reduce regulatory costs for advanced nuclear reactor application reviews.

H.R. 6372
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Sponsor Name
Babin
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Tex.
Issue
1
Volume
54
Update Issue
33
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H5728

would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct research on how quantum information science, technology, and engineering can enhance the resilience and security of the electric grid.

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