[SustainableTompkins] summary of 2007 Energy Bill?

[senecajean at aol.com]

In spite of all the emails I get from enviro groups, I had to google to get this which is a summary from the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and then combine info somewhat.
 
It must also be noted that in a bill which I think was some kind of omnibus spending bill, huge susbsides were passed for nuclear power and coal gasification and even worse, coal liquifying.

Jeanne




http://energy.senate.gov/public/_files/RL342941.pdf

 

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 H.R. 6

 

A Summary of Major Provisions: U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources   
 December 21, 2007

 

Summary

The Energy Independence and Security Act is an omnibus energy policy law that consists mainly of provisions designed to increase energy efficiency and the availability of renewable energy. 

 

Key Provisions

 

The three key provisions enacted in P.L. 110-140 are the Corporate Average

Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), and the

appliance/lighting efficiency standards.

 

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards. The law sets a

target of 35 miles per gallon for the combined fleet of cars and light trucks by model

year 2020. Also, a fuel economy program is established for medium- and heavy-duty

trucks, and a separate fuel economy standard is created for work trucks. 

 

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The law sets a modified standard that

starts at 9.0 billion gallons of renewable fuel in 2008 and rises to 36 billion gallons

by 2022. Of the latter total, 21 billion gallons is required to be obtained from

cellulosic ethanol and other advanced biofuels. 

 

Appliance and Lighting Efficiency Standards. Energy efficiency

standards are set for broad categories of incandescent lamps (light bulbs),

CRS-2 incandescent reflector lamps, and fluorescent lamps. A required target is set for

lighting efficiency, and energy efficiency labeling is required for consumer electronic

products. Also, efficiency standards are set by law for external power supplies,

residential clothes washers, dishwashers, dehumidifiers, refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers, freezers, electric motors, residential boilers, commercial walk-in coolers, and commercial walk-in freezers. Further, DOE is directed to set standards by

rulemaking for furnace fans and battery chargers.

 

(I’ve also taken some other provisions from the full document—JF) 

 

Repeal of Oil and Gas Tax Incentives. The enacted law includes repeal of two tax subsidies in order to offset the estimated cost to implement the CAFE provision.

 

Green Jobs: This title authorizes up to $125 million in funding to establish national and state job training programs, administered by the Department of Labor, to help address job shortages that are impairing growth in green industries, such as energy efficient

buildings and construction, renewable electric power, energy efficient vehicles, and

biofuels development.

 

Energy Transportation and Infrastructure: An Office of Climate Change and Environment is established at DOT to plan, coordinate, and implement strategies to reduce transportation-related energy use,mitigate the effects of climate change, and address the impact of climate change on transportation systems and infrastructure.

 

Provisions Excluded

Two controversial provisions of H.R. 6 that were not included in the enacted

law were the proposed Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) and the proposed

repeal of tax subsidies for oil and gas.

 

 
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Hello,

as anyone run across a good summary of the 2007 Energy bill that is  
elatively quick to digest?

hanks,
ay

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