To direct Federal departments or agencies to implement certain definitions for the terms affordable, reliable, and clean energy, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Defines the terms affordable, reliable, and clean energy and requires Energy, Interior, and EPA to incorporate those definitions into regulations, grants, guidance, and policies.
Who Benefits and How
Energy sources favored by the bill's definitions, including nuclear and hydrocarbon generation meeting air-quality standards, could benefit from more favorable federal treatment.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Energy, Interior, and EPA would need to review and revise their policies, and energy sources outside the bill's definitions could face less favorable treatment in federal programs and guidance.
Key Provisions
- Defines affordable, reliable, and clean energy for purposes of the Act.
- Requires Energy, Interior, and EPA to identify, revise, and report on policies using those terms.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Defines the terms affordable, reliable, and clean energy and requires Energy, Interior, and EPA to incorporate those definitions into regulations, grants, guidance, and policies.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Defines the terms affordable, reliable, and clean energy and requires Energy, Interior, and EPA to incorporate those definitions into regulations, grants, guidance, and policies.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Energy sources and producers favored by the Act's definitions of affordable, reliable, and clean energy
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Energy, Interior, and EPA officials required to revise policies and report on implementation
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Balderson introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Energy generated from listed Energy Policy Act sources, a nuclear reactor, or hydrocarbons in compliance with national ambient air quality standards, including natural gas.
A source of electricity with an effective load carrying capability of 60 percent or greater, that is not intermittently available and is not subject to routine weather impacts.
A low cost method of producing electricity factoring in the full system cost of each generation source.
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