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Extended and modified renewable energy tax incentives and defined electricity as a clean fuel. 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Provided funding for an electric smart grid. Created and modified renewable energy tax cuts. Weatherized modest-income homes. Incentivized federal building energy efficiency.
Increased energy efficiency and weatherization spending has a high return on investment. [26] On August 4, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed into law The Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (Pub. L. 95–91, 91 Stat. 565, enacted August 4, 1977), which created the United States Department of Energy (DOE). [27]
EPA—United States Environmental Protection Agency; EPAct—Energy Policy Act of 1992 (US) —Energy Policy Act of 2005 (US) EPRI—Electric Power Research Institute (US) EPSA—Electric Power Supply Association; EQR—Electric Quarterly Report; ERA—Economic Regulatory Administration (part of United States Department of Energy
The development of renewable energy and energy efficiency marked "a new era of energy exploration" in the United States, according to former President Barack Obama. [9] In a joint address to the Congress on February 24, 2009, President Obama called for doubling renewable energy within the following three years.
The United States had a nameplate generation capacity of 1,213 GW in 2021. [7] The following table summarizes the electrical energy generated by fuel source for the United States grid in 2021. Figures account for generation losses, but not transmission losses. Fission had the highest capacity factor, while petroleum had the lowest.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street lost ground on Tuesday as investors closed the book on a remarkable year for equities, during which the U.S. stock market was powered to record highs by the twin ...