Energy (generally)
S. 4989
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4989
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Ernst
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Iowa
Issue
11
Volume
52
Update Issue
28
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. S5225

would amend Title 10, U.S. Code, to include additional special considerations for developing and implementing DOD's energy performance goals and energy performance master plan and to require a report on the feasibility of terminating energy procurement from foreign entities of concern.

Equitable Electrification: Could City and State Policies Aggravate Energy Insecurity?
Author
Sara Savarani and Danielle Spiegel-Feld
Author Bios (long)

Sara Savarani is Senior Legal Fellow at the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy, and Land Use Law at New York University School of Law. Danielle Spiegel-Feld is Executive Director of the Guarini Center.

Date
October 2022
Volume
52
Issue
10
Page
10831
Type
Articles
Summary

Progressive cities and states have begun enacting policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, one of the leading sources of such emissions in the United States. The same jurisdictions have also generally committed to pursuing decarbonization equitably, without exacerbating the disadvantages faced by historically marginalized communities. Electrification is currently a favored policy for decarbonizing buildings. This Article examines the potential for building electrification to impact tenant energy costs through a case study of New York City. It focuses on whether there are gaps in current protections for low- and moderate-income tenants, and reveals several loopholes that leave tenants of unregulated housing in particular vulnerable to cost increases. At the same time, a survey of industry stakeholders suggests few owners of multifamily buildings are actually likely to electrify their properties under the current policy framework. These findings suggest that creative reforms are needed both to catalyze electrification of New York City’s building stock and to protect its most vulnerable households from cost increases when it occurs.

H.R. 4819
Update Type
Committee Action
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4819
Committee Name
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Committee Report
H. Rep. No. 117-466
Issue
11
Volume
52
Update Issue
26
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. H7840

would require the Secretary of Energy to revitalize existing university infrastructure relating to nuclear science and engineering and establish new university-based nuclear science and engineering facilities.

S. 442
Update Type
Chamber Action
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442
Issue
11
Volume
52
Update Issue
26
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. H7824

which would amend Title 40, U.S. Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy-efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, was passed by the House.

H.R. 8766
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8766
Committee Name
Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Reform
Sponsor Name
Chabot
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ohio
Issue
11
Volume
52
Update Issue
25
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. H7735

would require the Secretary of Energy to conduct studies relating to strategic petroleum reserve levels, and amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to such reserve.

Subscribe to Energy (generally)