List of United States energy acts

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This is a list of statutes enacted by the United States Congress pertaining to the energy industry.

Year Title Summary
1920 Federal Water Power Act Created Federal Power Commission to coordinate federal hydroelectric projects
1935 Federal Power Act Put electricity sale/transportation regulation under Federal Power Commission
1935 Public Utility Holding Company Act Regulated size of electric utilities, limiting each to a specific geographic area
1936 Rural Electrification Act Funded electric cooperatives to bring electricity to underserved rural areas
1938 Natural Gas Act Gas pipelines regulated under Federal Power Commission
1946 Atomic Energy Act Put development of nuclear weapons and power under civilian control (instead of military)
1954 Atomic Energy Act Opened way for civilian nuclear power program
1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act Created Strategic Petroleum Reserve, established first automobile fuel economy standards
1977 Created federal Department of Energy
1978 National Energy Act, incorporating:
-National Energy Conservation Policy Act
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-Energy Tax Act
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Encouraged conservation efforts in homes, schools, and other public buildings
Restricted new power plants using oil or natural gas. Repealed in 1987.
Opened electric markets to alternative power producers
Taxed "gas-guzzlers", gave income tax credits for alternative fuel use
Phased deregulation of gas wellhead prices
1978 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Photovoltaic_Energy_Research,_Development,_and_Demonstration_Act_of_1978
1980 Energy Security Act, incorporating:
-U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act
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Created Synthetic Fuels Corporation to market fossil fuel alternatives
Provided loan guarantees for biofuels and alcohol fuels projects
1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act First comprehensive nuclear waste legislation
1992 Energy Policy Act Required alternative fuel vehicle use in some private/government fleets
2005 Energy Policy Act Provided tax incentives for conservation and use of alternative fuels
2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, incorporating:
-America COMPETES Act[1] 		Increased fuel economy requirements, phased out incandescent light bulbs, encouraged biofuel development
2008 The Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008,[2] incorporating:
-Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008[3]
-Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act
-America COMPETES Act
-Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008
2009 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funding for an electric smart grid
Renewable energy tax cuts
Weatherizing modest-income homes

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References[]

  1. ^ Fact Sheet: America Competes Act of 2007, White House, August 2007
  2. ^ WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 6049, The Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008
  3. ^ "Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, U.S. Government Printing Office" (PDF).

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